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Bridgebank Capital appoints marketing head

Bridgebank Capital has announced the appointment of Claire Pender as its new head of...

Hope Capital completes its largest bridging loan

Hope Capital has completed its largest bridging deal to date. Working closely with Chris Dailly...

Coventry Intermediaries cuts rates

Coventry Intermediaries has cut rates across its range of residential, offset and buy-to-let options. New...

Second consecutive monthly rise in house purchase approvals

House purchase lending increased by 2% last month, as lending conditions continue to improve...

House prices helped by improving mortgage market

The average price paid for a house in England & Wales in April rose...

More rate cuts from First Direct

First Direct is cutting rates on over 85% of its mortgage range by up...

First Complete increases AR numbers by 10%

First Complete is celebrating its third birthday under LSL Property Services and April has...

Rebuildingsociety.com increases maximum loan size

Peer-to-business lending platform rebuildingsociety.com is increasing the amount that can be borrowed through its...

Buy to let accounts for 13% of total number of mortgages

Gross mortgage lending of £4.2 billion across 33,500 mortgages was advanced to buy-to-let landlords...

Downward pressure continues on BTL fixed rates

TBMC has found that average buy-to-let fixed rates have dropped below variable rates. Its Landlord...

Acenden publishes ‘Mortgage Fiscal Cliff’ research

Acenden has released research reporting how specific economic variables, including interest rates and inflation,...

Strong growth for Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank has posted an underlying second year profit of £2.6m. The lender has...

Scottish urban rents rose in Q1 2013

The latest quarterly report from Citylets has revealed that in the first quarter...

Landlords offered insurance against pet damage

A specialist landlord insurance policy is to be launched this month by Dogs Trust,...
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The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker. Flexibility, autonomy and...

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

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