11+ hour, 4+ min ago  (327+ words) The buy-to-let lender now offers fixed rates across standard, specialist, expat, holiday let, product transfer and refurb-to-let exit. Keystone Property Finance has reintroduced fixed rates across its two and five-year buy-to-let product ranges. Last week, Keystone launched a range of…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago  (949+ words) We spoke to Alan Davison, chief commercial officer at Foundation, about the lender's recent rebrand, which area presents its biggest opportunity for growth, and what brokers most need from specialist lenders in 2026. FR: You joined Foundation at the start of…...

10+ hour, 39+ min ago  (274+ words) OneView brings together key tools, information and processes for advisers within Sesame's network in one place. Sesame has announced the launch of OneView, a new proprietary platform that aims to enhance the adviser experience by bringing key capabilities onto one…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago  (379+ words) Fine & Country founder joins HLPartnership as board adviser'Financial Reporter Fine & Country founder joins HLPartnership as board adviser Cooke is also a non-executive director at BetterHome Group, which made a strategic investment in HLPartnership in 2024. HLPartnership (HLP) has appointed estate agency…...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago  (353+ words) Andrew Gething, managing director of MorganAsh, outlines how firms can ensure that everything from everyday interactions, right through to exceptional processes " like a redress exercise " are designed with the customer in mind. This is undoubtedly where firms looking to remediate…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (10+ words) Pure Retirement launches introducer-facing resources for advisers'financialreporter.co.uk...

10+ hour, 54+ min ago  (306+ words) The lender has increased flexibility on benefits income for affordability, relaxed requirements for later life lending and enhanced AVM rules for second charge loan applications. United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has announced new enhancements to its residential mortgage and second…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (179+ words) The regulators propose that lenders should have flexibility to determine their own individual high LTI lending strategies. The PRA and FCA have launched a new consultation on high loan-to-income (LTI) mortgage lending. The regulators propose to remove the current 15% LTI…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (224+ words) Mortgage Intelligence adds Handelsbanken to panel'Financial Reporter Mortgage Intelligence adds Handelsbanken to panel The bank's lending range is now available to all Mortgage Intelligence members. Mortgage and insurance network, Mortgage Intelligence, has announced that Handelsbanken has joined its lender panel....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (179+ words) Retirees and near-retirees were less trusting of advisers who led with products, consumer interviews suggest. Their report found that product-led communication was one of the clearest drivers of mistrust among the retirees and near-retirees interviewed. Consumers who felt advisers led…...