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UTB appoints commercial director for mortgages, buy-to-let and bridging

United Trust Bank has appointed Andrew Ferguson to a newly created commercial director role...

Time Finance reports record lending book and profits in first half

Time Finance has delivered another strong half year, with the lender confirming record figures...

Quantum Mortgages set to expand into specialist residential lending

Quantum Mortgages is preparing to enter the specialist residential mortgage market, extending its lending...

Big restructure at Afin Bank as leaders head for pastures new

Afin Bank is restructuring its senior management team after key players James Briggs and...

Targeted support must not sideline customer vulnerability, MorganAsh warns

Firms preparing to offer the FCA’s new targeted support service risk falling foul of...

Bridging brokers cite government policy as main risk to mortgage market

Research among bridging professionals suggests political uncertainty outweighs concerns over rates, affordability and housing...

BDLA backs FCA review of regulated bridging loan term limits

The Bridging and Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has welcomed a move by the Financial...

The Vernon boosts affordability support with JBSP launch

Vernon Building Society has launched a new Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor mortgage range aimed...

Connect adds BuildLoan to panel to boost self-build and renovation support

Connect for Intermediaries has added specialist distributor BuildLoan to its lender panel, expanding adviser...

The Family’s members back brownfield development to ease housing pressures

Members of the Family Building Society are calling on the government to make greater...

Barclays lowers rates again as three-year fixes see sharpest cuts

Barclays has announced further reductions across its mortgage range, with three-year fixed rates seeing...

The Furness appoints John Worth as non-executive director

Furness Building Society has appointed John Worth to its board, strengthening governance as the...

Rental supply rises year on year despite tax and regulatory pressures

Rental supply across England has increased by more than 15% over the past year,...

LendInvest secures £175m development finance backing from HSBC and AB CarVal

LendInvest Mortgages has announced a new development finance funding structure supported by HSBC and...
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COMMENT

Comment

The fall in BTL company formations isn’t the whole story

It is often the case with housing and mortgage market data that the headline figure attracts most of the attention, while some of the...

Buy-to-let has matured as a market

Buy-to-let turned 30 last week, and it's a good moment for some much-needed positivity around this market. Whatever the narrative around buy-to-let has been at...

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

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SortRefer expands faster conveyancing service after pilot cuts completion times

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Octane revives specialist buy-to-let range with loans up to £15m

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