The new rules extend protection to mandatory payment lifetime mortgages and all advice conversations must now cover income and expenditure.

The Society has also launched a new self build product with no ERCs.

Following a new institutional funding line, Blend is widening its product offerings.

Rizwan will work with brokers to deliver its home purchase plan product to clients.

Lucas joins the lender's development finance team.

The partnership brings the total number of lenders on finova’s panel to over 90.

The later life lender recently appointed Les Pick as director of intermediary sales.

High inflation, weaknesses in the labour market, low productivity growth and adverse weather conditions all weighed on activity.

The new system allows brokers to submit residential and buy-to-let DIPs online.

The rates offer a 1.5% broker commission.