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Suffolk BS launches new 5-year fixed expat BTL product

Suffolk Building Society has announced the launch of a new five-year fixed expat buy-to-let...

SBI UK adds 50% LTV deal to offering

State Bank of India (UK) has relaunched its fixed rate buy-to-let products. The range offers...

ASTL and FIBA invite support for education programme

The ASTL and FIBA have written to members and partners respectively, inviting them to...

Allica Bank extends asset funding range

Allica Bank has extended its asset finance proposition to include soft assets to meet...

Clydesdale Bank cuts rates and unveils new cashback exclusive

Clydesdale Bank has launched a new Exclusive 80% LTV product with £1,000 cashback for...

BTL yields strong across the board

Fleet Mortgages has published the latest iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q4...

West One agrees distribution deal with Legal & General Mortgage Club

West One Loans has added Legal & General Mortgage Club to its residential mortgage...

Residential transaction levels “remain healthy”

HMRC's provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of residential transactions in December 2022 is...

PMS Mortgage Club partners with Tandem Bank

PMS Mortgage Club has announced the addition of Tandem Bank to its lender panel....

CHL Mortgages improves product proposition

CHL Mortgages has reduced two and five-year fixed rates products across its Core and...

Brightstar Group to host ‘overcoming adversity’ event

As part of its Young Brightstars Programme, The Brightstar Group is hosting a special...

Finova launches partnership with Loans Warehouse

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services has partnered with Loans Warehouse, the second charge mortgage...

United Trust Bank completes £3.3m regulated bridging loan

United Trust Bank's (UTB) bridging division completed a £3.3m regulated bridging loan to enable...

HLPartnership appoints recruitment manager

Mortgage & Protection network, HLPartnership (HLP), has announced the appointment of Bob Scott as...

COMMENT

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

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FCA bans debt management executive over dishonesty

The Financial Conduct Authority has banned Howard Roland Duckett from working in financial services...

Industry fantasy football league to raise funds for mental health charter

Mortgage and property finance professionals are being invited to join an industry-wide Fantasy Premier...

Gen H cuts high-LTV mortgage rates by 15 basis points

Gen H has reduced rates across its 90% and 95% loan-to-value mortgage ranges in...

Tenant demand rises for first time in two years

Tenant demand increased in the second quarter of 2026, reversing two years of decline,...

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