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L&G honours top performers at 14th annual Business Quality Awards

Legal & General has named the winners of its 14th annual Business Quality Awards,...

Mortgage affordability at highest level since 2024, says Stonebridge

Mortgage affordability in the UK reached its most favourable level in March since the...

AdviserSoftware.com announces senior appointment and internal promotion

AdviserSoftware.com has announced a key internal promotion and a strategic new hire as the...

FCA moves to simplify insurance regulations

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to streamline its insurance rulebook, in a...

Crystal Specialist Finance appoints group strategy director

Crystal Specialist Finance has appointed Gareth Shilton as group strategy director. Shilton (pictured), who brings...

Hanley Economic unveils 100% Rent to Own mortgage

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a new 100% loan-to-value mortgage aimed at first-time...

Inspired Lending backs complex South Yorkshire refurb with £1.1m bridging facility

Inspired Lending has completed a £1.1 million bridging loan to fund the acquisition and...

Atom bank sees record Near Prime mortgage activity

Atom bank has reported record levels of Near Prime mortgage business, setting new monthly...

Kensington Mortgages lowers residential and buy-to-let rates

Kensington Mortgages has announced widespread rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage products,...

Rosemount Financial Solutions partners with 4C Platform for PMI

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), the mortgage, protection and financial planning network, has announced a...

Kuflink secures pub purchase in time for Stamp Duty cut-off

Specialist lender Kuflink stepped in to complete a commercial property purchase at speed, enabling...

Landlord confidence divides along regional lines

Landlords in the south of England are markedly more optimistic about the future of...

Hope Capital cuts fast-track bridging rates to 0.85%

Hope Capital has reduced its rate for residential fast-track bridging loans to 0.85% per...

Rightmove and Nationwide launch real-time mortgage eligibility check

Rightmove and Nationwide have launched a real-time digital tool that enables prospective homebuyers to...

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HMOs: market realities, future prospects, and the broker opportunity

The HMO sector remains one of the most dynamic parts of the private rented market, with recent data showing it’s both a significant asset...

Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

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Limited company landlords take bigger share of buy-to-let market

Landlords holding investment property through limited companies are playing an increasingly prominent role in...

Latest property transaction data indicates market is “building resilience”

UK property transactions edged up in July as confidence begins to return to the...

EXCLUSIVE: Mortgage industry launches festive concert to aid homeless

A collective of leading mortgage brokerages are joining forces this festive season to raise...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank cut product transfer window to four months

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank are reducing the length of time customers can apply...