Paragon Bank has promoted Matt Fulford to head of specialist lending in its mortgages division, with responsibility for developing its approach to complex buy-to-let cases and overseeing a new portfolio relationship management team. Fulford (pictured), who has worked at Paragon for 15 years, will report...

More than a third of homeowners and prospective buyers want the government to review council tax bands and provide greater support with payments, according to research from specialist lender Together. The lender's survey found that 37% of respondents identified council tax reform and affordability measures...