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Shawbrook to acquire The Mortgage Lender

Shawbrook Bank has agreed to buy the remaining shares in The Mortgage Lender (TML),...

Busy end to 2020 for later life lending market

The Equity Release Council has released market figures for Q4 2020. Annual lending to new...

Ceta Insurance partners with Paymentshield

Paymentshield has joined up with specialist GI insurer Ceta Insurance to deliver access to...

Gatehouse Bank reduces buy-to-let rates

Gatehouse Bank has cuts rates on its entire buy-to-let product range. The reductions apply to...

Foundation Home Loans cuts five-year BTL rate

Foundation Home Loans, has reduced the rate on its five-year buy-to-let fixed rate mortgage at...

Don’t forget buildings insurance in Stamp Duty rush

HLPartnership has sounded a warning that in the hurry to complete property transactions by...

Specialist lender appoints new MD

SoMo has appointed Jamie Jolly as its new managing director following its recent rebrand...

Nivo reaches major milestone

Nivo has revealed that more than five million messages have now been sent and...

Together restructures intermediary sales team

Specialist lender Together has promoted Sundeep Patel to become its new director of sales. Patel...

Lenders should expect strong rebound by Q3

LendingMetrics is predicting a "phenomenal spending rebound" by the end of the second quarter...

FCA finalises mortgage repossession guidance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised its guidance on repossessions for mortgages and...

L&G unveils new Care Concierge service

Legal & General has launched a service for employees of its group protection customers. It...

The Bath adds AI to direct mortgage sales operation

The Bath Building Society has joined up with Festina Finance to revamp its direct...

L&G Mortgage Club adds Greenfield to bridging panel

Greenfield Mortgages has joined Legal & General Mortgage Club’s panel of specialist lenders. All of Greenfield...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

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Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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