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Promise placed on Pink panel

Pink Home Loans has added Promise Solutions to its secured loan panel. Neil Hoare, sales...

Will writing service well received by Brilliant members

Brilliant Mortgages, the Exclusive Connections mortgage club, has just completed a series of roadshows. The...

Bridging lender added to Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added West One Loans to its bridging lending panel. Members of...

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Four firms wound up following Insolvency Service investigation

Four companies providing estate agency, sales, lettings and mortgage advice have been wound up...

Hodge Lifetime offers free surveys

Falling house prices are causing increased popularity in home reversions, according to Hodge Lifetime. The...

Crown takes over commercial portfolio servicing

Crown Mortgage Management has been called under standby to service a £1 billion securitized...

First direct unveils BBR plus 2.48% tracker

First direct has launched what it claims is a market leading offset tracker mortgage. It...

Massive shake-up at Cattles

Following the completion of an independent forensic review, Cattles has sacked five key executives. On...

Welcome Car Finance to shut

Cattles is to close its direct distribution car retailer, Welcome Car Finance. The board told...

Cattles’ shares suspended

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has temporarily suspended Cattles' securities from the Official List...

Cattles shares slump after accountancy error warning

Embattled sub-prime lender Cattles has admitted that there has been a breakdown in internal...

Cattles suspends new lending at Welcome

Cattles has "temporarily" suspending lending to new customers in Welcome Finance with immediate effect....

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Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

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New Skipton cashback mortgage to help those who miss stamp duty deadline

To support those who don’t manage to complete their house purchase before the stamp...

MT Finance up maximum LTV on HMO product

MT Finance has increased the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) to 80% on its buy-to-let small...

HTB completes 22-property refinance and capital raise

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided a £3.67 million refinance and capital raise for...

Homebuyers paid £1.1bn in Stamp Duty last month

Homebuyers paid £1.1bn in Stamp Duty in February, a 24% rise from the £848m...