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Sirius Property Finance appoints senior associate

Sirius Property Finance has announced the recruitment of Ashley Elkin as senior associate. Elkin (pictured) has...

May increase in UK house price growth

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that UK...

Spike in SmartrCriteria remortgage searches

There was a jump in remortgage activity as borrowers looked to beat further rate...

TMA Club partners with United Trust Bank for Intermediaries

TMA Club has embarked upon a new partnership with United Trust Bank for Intermediaries...

Aspen completes £1.5m bridge-to-let in Mayfair

Aspen Bridging has completed a complex £1.5m gross bridge-to-let application on a luxury two-bedroom...

Rob Barnard to rejoin Pepper Money

Rob Barnard is to return to Pepper Money in the new role of director...

ONS: inflation hits 9.1%

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reveal that the Consumer Prices Index (CPI)...

Virgin Money changes all fixed rates

Virgin Money has made changes to all of its fixed rate mortgage products. The changes...

Majority of SMEs preparing for recession

New data from Time Finance has revealed the scale of impact on UK SMEs...

Parents would double financial assistance if it would be repaid

Parents are twice as likely to offer their adult children (aged 18-34 years old)...

Leeds BS to offer Decision in Principle “in less than 11 seconds”

Mortgage brokers making an application with Leeds Building Society can now be offered a...

H&R BS delivering financial education sessions to schools

Primary and secondary school pupils across Leicestershire & Warwickshire have received lessons in financial...

HMRC forecasts May fall in residential transaction volumes

HMRC has estimated UK residential transactions in May 2022 at 100,870, 2.0% lower than...

Foundation Home Loans improves professional proposition

Foundation Home Loans has broadened its criteria for its Professionals mortgage range which offers...

COMMENT

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...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

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The West Brom widens mortgage access for foreign nationals

West Brom Building Society has launched a mortgage range for foreign nationals living and...

Wealthy borrowers favour liquidity as specialist lending grows

High-net-worth borrowers are increasingly using finance to preserve liquidity and manage their wider wealth...

MIMHC extends mental health survey after record industry response

Mortgage professionals have been given an extra week to contribute to the Mortgage Industry...

e4 Strategic signs Project 28 Charter to speed up property transactions

Proptech provider e4 Strategic has joined the Project 28 Charter, an industry initiative intended...

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