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Blackfinch Property finances sustainable mixed-use commercial development

Blackfinch Property has provided a £2.1 million development loan to initiate the first phase...

Nottingham BS partners with Smoove

Smoove, the PEXA Group conveyancing software provider, has announced that Nottingham Building Society has...

InterBay revamps commercial and semi-commercial ranges

InterBay has revised its complete semi-commercial and commercial product ranges, including the introduction of...

Pluto Finance unveils new pricing structure for landlord product

Pluto Finance has revised its pricing for its Landlord Solutions product, with fixed rates...

Gatehouse Bank adopts CRM solution from OMS

Shariah-compliant bank, Gatehouse Bank, has chosen One Mortgage System (OMS) as the CRM provider...

Just Mortgages launches scheme to support self-employed adviser transition

Just Mortgages has introduced New Starter Boost, a support package designed to help advisers...

Target Group and FourNet agree five-year partnership

Target Group has entered a five-year strategic partnership with FourNet to improve its contact...

Many consumers unprepared for financial impact of illness or injury

A majority of consumers are uncertain about how they would manage their finances if...

Asset-based lending underused by UK SMEs

A new survey by Time Finance has highlighted that asset-based lending (ABL) remains significantly...

UTB Mortgages launches portal for BTL product transfers

United Trust Bank Mortgages has introduced a new buy-to-let portal for brokers looking for...

Marsden updates expat criteria

Marsden Building Society has made a series of changes to its expat mortgage criteria,...

Arc & Co. arranges £59m hotel loan

Arc & Co. has arranged a £59m loan with Atlas Capital Partners for a...

Paragon Bank reduces switch and further advance rates

Paragon Bank has lowered rates on its switch and further advance products by up...

Rents continue to rise but rental growth slows

The average UK private rent increased by 8.7% in the 12 months to January...
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Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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...

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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

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Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

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