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Legalisation and tax not denting landlord confidence

Optimism among landlords is increasing moderately, despite the introduction of higher Capital Gains Tax...

Paragon to migrate to new BTL origination platform

Paragon Bank has unveils its new buy-to-let mortgage origination platform, designed to provide an...

MT Finance makes senior hire for buy-to-let division

MT Finance Group has bolstered its buy-to-let division with the appointment of Raheel Butt...

LiveMore unveils trio of appointees

LiveMore has appointed two new key account managers for the North and Midlands, as...

Phoebus reduces its carbon footprint by almost 70%

Phoebus Software has cut its carbon footprint by 69% since 2021. The mortgages and savings...

Precise unveils developer exit and cuts bridging rates

Precise has reduced rates across its complete bridging range, as well as introducing a...

Good news for leasehold property owners

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has announced that the requirement for a flat or house...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) reports record 12 months

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has revealed 2024 was the most successful year to date. The...

CA launches lender survey to gauge conveyancer views

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched its 2025 Lender Survey to get feedback on...

Countrywide Surveying Services appoints head of surveyor development

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced the promotion of Kate Marlow to head of...

North East is top region for HMO yields

Lendlord has published its first HMO Data Analysis Report, providing detailed insights into the...

Gatehouse Bank improves buy-to-let offering

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a series of changes to its range of buy-to-let purchase...

Aldermore funds four South West residential schemes

Aldermore has completed has provided a multi-million pound loan to Bathford Investments, which provided...

Stonebridge welcomes Apex Mortgage & Protection

Stonebridge has welcomed broker, Apex Mortgage & Protection, to the network. Apex Mortgage & Protection...

COMMENT

You own the shares, but are you really just the custodian?

I've built three businesses and I've said the same thing most entrepreneurs have probably said to their mates and family at some point: "Give...

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

Only one in five of your clients thinks your fee was justified

You know the moment. 40 minutes in. Gone well. They like you, you like them, everyone's getting on. Then you have to say the fee. And...

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Movera appoints Saunders-Proudlove to manage broker panel relationships

Movera has appointed Claire Saunders-Proudlove as partner relationships manager, with responsibility for managing and...

Chartwell adopts Instamo technology to streamline mortgage applications

Chartwell Mortgage Services has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology through its integration with JammJar, allowing...

Coleman confirmed as Financial Ombudsman Service chair after interim appointment

Liam Coleman has been appointed permanent chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), following...

Goldman Sachs discloses 3.15% stake in Secure Trust Bank

Goldman Sachs has reported a 3.15% voting interest in Secure Trust Bank following a...

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