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RM Secured Direct Lending invests in asset finance sector

RM Secured Direct Lending (RMDL) is to lend up to £10 million in loans...

TMA unveils BTL Hub in advance of PRA changes

TMA has launched a dedicated website, the ‘BTL Hub’, to support advisers, ahead of...

Together lends £3.7m in three days

Together has provided three regulated bridging loans worth more than £3.7 million in three...

‘Persuade not coerce’ for second charge acceptance

A secured loan lender and mortgage intermediary have both declared that trying to bludgeon...

BDM relocation pays off for Mint Bridging

Mint Bridging has relocated its sales and business development team to MediaCityUK, Salford.  The six strong...

Further fall in arrears and repossessions

Trade body UK Finance has revealed that the number of mortgages in arrears of...

Positive adds the Mansfield to panel

Positive Lending has ounce again expanded its mortgage lending panel with the addition of...

Openwork appoints customer protection panel chair

Openwork has appointed Sarah Howe to chair its new Customer Protection Panel. She has 30...

Refurbishment top reason for bridging

The second quarter of the year saw gross bridging lending increase by 26% on...

RICS: lack of momentum for sales and enquiries continues

The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has reported that record low stock numbers,...

AToM outlines September roadshow programme

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has revealed the dates and locations for its September...

OneFamily appoints corporate and customer strategy director

OneFamily has appointed Guy French as its corporate and customer strategy director. He will report...

Network CEO sees ban upheld

The Upper Tribunal has upheld the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) decision to ban Charles Palmer,...

Positive Lending launches Hodge Lifetime 55 Plus mortgage

Positive Lending has added Hodge Lifetime to its lender panel.  Hodge Lifetime’s 55 Plus mortgage...
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Homebuying

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache

We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

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MT Finance latest firm to offer World Cup time off

As mortgage firms gear up for England’s 1am World Cup clash against Mexico on...
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Broker optimism grows as sub-4% rates edge closer

A series of mortgage rate cuts from lenders this week has sparked optimism among...
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Renters face higher costs amid strong demand

Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...
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ModaMortgages cuts rates across limited-edition BTL range

ModaMortgages has announced a reprice of its limited-edition buy-to-let range, with rate reductions across...

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