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The FCA should make later life lending central to its public discussions

The government’s ongoing focus on growing the economy has led it down the path...

Second charge market is fastest growing area of property lending

Secured loans are the fastest-growing segment in the post-pandemic UK property finance market, according...

Newcastle tops UK property market for fastest sales; Blackpool lags behind

Newcastle upon Tyne has been revealed as the fastest property market in the UK,...

UK buy-to-let market boost as lending rises 39% in Q4 2024

The UK’s buy-to-let market saw a sharp rise in new lending in the final...

New identity for Leaders Romans Group

Property services group, Leaders Romans Group, has rebranded to LRG. The new identity is designed...

Completions hit record highs in last five days

Completion volumes surged to unprecedented levels in the final days of March, with estimates...

UK house price growth steady in March as regional divide persists

UK house price growth held steady at 3.9% year-on-year in March, unchanged from February,...

Nearly half of landlords have no plans to sell despite tax squeeze

Almost half of UK buy-to-let landlords have no intention of selling any of their...

Mortgage campaigner and Labour MP Taiwo Owatemi faces backlash over ‘Pet Rent’ expense claims

Labour MP and mortgage campaigner Taiwo Owatemi is under fire after revelations surfaced that...

Santander cuts affordability rates following FCA guidance

Santander UK has become the first major lender to reduce its residential mortgage affordability...

UK property transactions surged in February ahead of stamp duty deadline

The number of UK residential property transactions saw a significant increase in February 2025,...

Access FS completes 72 broker microsites

Access Financial Services has finished the first phase of an initiative where it creates...

Housing promises vs. reality: Will the Government deliver on 1.5 million new homes?

Next year will be 80 years since the New Towns Act (1946) was passed...

LV= reports strong 2024 financial results as protection and equity release flourish

LV= reported strong performance in the key areas of protection and equity release with...

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The Treasury is casting more floaters than a sewage farm

The problem with having a thoroughly inexperienced Chancellor and a properly ‘woodenheaded’ Prime Minister, is that they are learning the job ‘on the hoof’...

HMOs: market realities, future prospects, and the broker opportunity

The HMO sector remains one of the most dynamic parts of the private rented market, with recent data showing it’s both a significant asset...

Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

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CIExpert’s campaign against joint life policies gathers widespread support

CIExpert’s “Single is Best” campaign has passed a major milestone, with more than 100...

Car finance no longer weighs heavily on mortgage borrowing

Homebuyers with car loans are now able to borrow thousands more on their mortgages...

Climate change concern reshaping UK property market, survey finds

Climate change has become a decisive factor in UK property transactions, with new research...

iPipeline expands ‘advanced underwriting’ to whole adviser market

iPipeline has extended its advanced underwriting feature to all advisers using its SolutionBuilder platform,...