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DM Hall hires commercial property surveying pair

DM Hall has recruited two new Aberdeen-based commercial property surveyors to senior roles. Kevin Jackson joins as...

Burst water pipes major cause of insurance claims

Legal & General has revealed that one of the major reasons for home insurance claims is...

BFS revamps development finance package

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has restructured and relaunched a finance package designed specifically for...

“Sea change” in limited company BTL volumes

63% of applications by landlords purchasing buy-to-let properties are being made using a limited...

New shared ownership deal from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has unveiled a new 4.29% three-year fixed rate shared ownership mortgage. The...

Atom bank “now fully open”

Atom Bank is now open to all customers. It initially launched with an ‘invitation only’ phase,...

Openwork hires recruitment & growth director

Openwork has announced the appointment of Stephen Wildgoose as recruitment & growth director. He has been...

TRMPN chooses SolutionBuilder

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has adopted iPipeline's research, quote and apply portal SolutionBuilder. SolutionBuilder is a...

Master brokers “should be fully CeMAP qualified”

Fluent for Advisers has argued that all master brokers and distributors providing second charge services to...

Brightstar teams up with Axis Bank UK

Brightstar Financial has partnered with Axis Bank UK to help develop and expand its service. Axis...

Ticking time bomb for interest-only borrowers

27% of all interest-only mortgage holders may not be able to pay back their...

LMS extends Ipswich partnership

LMS has expanded its partnership with the Ipswich Building Society. The Ipswich has...

Goldsmith Williams to relocate

Law firm Goldsmith Williams is to relocate to a new office space in Liverpool's...

Precise moves into Right to Buy

Precise Mortgages has launched a new range of products for tenants using the Right...

COMMENT

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

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Fintel chair and TMG chief rescue Rotherham United Women

Rotherham United Women Football Club has been rescued from the brink of extinction after...

Just Mortgages hires new area director for self-employed division

Just Mortgages has appointed Claire Jopson as area director within its self-employed division, with...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect...

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a wide range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

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