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Mia House, head of internal sales at Hampshire Trust Bank, says not every enquiry will result in a completed loan, or even an application, but that early conversation can save the...

For Black History Month 2026, LendInvest intern Jessy Salumu-Nsa shares how his life, from being a young child in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during wartime to spending time...

Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says another turn of the screw on landlords risks feeding directly through to higher rents,...

Samantha Ward, commercial director at Hanley Economic Building Society, explores how advisers can help clients make informed decisions about the new government housing scheme while the...

Nick Allen, head of marketing, product and proposition at GB Bank, says many genuinely complex cases no longer require bespoke pricing or individually negotiated terms simply because...

Jonathan Rubins, director and chief commercial officer at Alternative Bridging Corporation, says a healthy appetite for commercial lending means there is less reason to tolerate a...

Rhys Powell, interim head of distribution at Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries, explores how brokers can get far more from the relationship by bringing a BDM in earlier. 

Andrew Peters, associate director of technical services at Countrywide Surveying Services, says brokers should increasingly find that external wall issues do not automatically limit...

Luke Watson, director of intermediary sales and lending at Recognise Bank, explains why challenging conditions do not necessarily remove the appetite to grow.

James Lucas, director at Barcadia Media, says the government's new mortgage scheme could help first-time buyers purchase the same home with less mortgage debt, or take the same...