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Tuscan Capital appoints sales director

Tuscan Capital has announced the appointment of Jaxon Stevens as its new sales director. Reporting...

Legal & General Mortgage Club adds MFS to lender panel

Members of Legal & General Mortgage Club now have access to Market Financial Solutions’...

Paragon funds £9.5m East Lothian housing project

Ambassador Living has secured a £9.5 million finance facility from Paragon Bank’s Development Finance...

Clever Lending packages regulated holiday let development bridge

Clever Lending has packaged a £180,000 regulated bridging facility for a broker’s clients who...

Property developers utilising AI to improve operations

An increasing number of developers are turning to new technologies – including artificial intelligence...

Most popular types of specialist property investment revealed

Castle Trust Bank has established that refurbishments, HMOs and MUFBs have been the most...

Finvest completes application process pilot with Nivo

Specialist property finance brokerage Finvest has transformed its business a following a successful pilot...

Paragon Bank appoints development finance relationship director

Greg Dunne has been appointed relationship director in Paragon Bank’s development finance division. Dunne (pictured)...

ASTL makes new executive board appointments

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced the appointment of two new...

Paradigm adds Crystal Specialist Finance to panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of Crystal Specialist Finance to its distribution panel. Crystal...

Maximising returns in a challenging market  

Given the continued uncertainty in the mortgage market and wider UK economy, reports of...

PMS Mortgage Club adds Market Harborough to panel

PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, has added Market Harborough Building Society...

Hope Capital reveals promotions and hires

Hope Capital has announced changes to its sales team to strengthen its proposition. Kim...

MCR Property Group secures £48m refinance

MCR Property Group, a real estate investment and development company, has secured a £48...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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