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HMRC quizzing tenants over landlords’ tax arrangements

Tenants are being asked about the tax status of their landlords by HMRC. An HMRC...

Secure Trust Bank provides £13.75m commercial loan

Pensworth Food Service Specialists has secured a £13.75m loan from Secure Trust Bank Commercial...

Cautious equity release borrowers switch to drawdown

Equity release adviser Key has reported that third quarter take-up of drawdown plans grew...

PMS and Sesame expand bridging lender panels

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, have added Greenfield...

Accord appoints telephone BDM pair

Accord Mortgages has added its sales division with the appointment of two new telephone...

Bluestone Mortgages appoints sales and marketing director

Emma Hollingworth is to join Bluestone Mortgages as sales and marketing director. Hollingworth (pictured) will...

30% drop in second charge repossessions

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the number of...

E.surv: mortgage approvals hold steady

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv found that there were 65,922 residential mortgages approved...

New CEO of the ASTL appointed

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed that Vic Jannels will become...

Paragon offers new discounted variable rate products

Paragon has unveiled a new range of buy-to-let purchase and remortgage products for portfolio...

Aldermore unveils five-year fixed remortgage deal for landlords

Aldermore has introduced a new five-year fixed remortgage product for individual and company landlords...

Hodge Bank appoints two new directors

Hodge Bank has appointed Graeme Hughes as senior independent director of Julian Hodge Bank...

New deals and maximum loan size at Accord

Accord Mortgages has launched eight new products at 90% and 95% loan to value...

Knowledge Bank sees changes in brokers’ criteria searches

Criteria search firm Knowledge Bank has reported changes in the most common criteria searches...

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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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