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Central Trust launches CBTL offering in Northern Ireland

Central Trust has extended the availability of its Consumer Buy-to-let (CBTL) mortgage proposition by...

Report outlines challenges of homeownership

Homeowners and buyers at all stages of the property ladder are being forced to...

CSS gains ISO27001 approval for 10th consecutive year

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has successfully been approved for continuation of the ISO27001 accreditation...

West One Loans appoints two new bridging BDMs

West One Loans has appointed two new business development managers as part of a...

Pepper Money reprices following swap rate rises

Pepper Money has repriced its range of affordable housing, residential and buy-to-let mortgages in...

Yorkshire BS appoints interim CEO

Yorkshire Building Society has announced that Alasdair Lenman has been appointed as interim chief...

Mortgage Vision roadshows scheduled for September & October

Mortgage Brain's Mortgage Vision is holding 10 roadshows around the country this September and...

United Trust Bank begins asset finance digital transformation

United Trust Bank (UTB) has chosen software specialist Alfa to transform the bank’s asset...

Scottish house price growth at highest level for 2022

Walker Fraser Steele has reported the highest year-to-date annual house price growth in Scotland...

BoE increases interest rates yet again

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced interest rates will rise...

Mortgage advisers propose sweeping reforms to aid first-time buyers

A group of mortgage advisers working closely with Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has proposed...

£4m shopping centre deal saved from collapse

SPF Short Term Finance has rescued an investor purchasing a £4 million shopping centre...

Investors remain bullish over UK real estate

Investec Real Estate has launched its inaugural The era of real estate innovation: The...

Consumers think price is only home insurance differentiator

New YouGov research has found that almost half of UK consumers believe that price...

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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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...

Nomo joins Omni Mortgage Club lender panel

Omni Mortgage Club has added Sharia-compliant property finance provider Nomo to its lender panel. The...

United Trust Bank creates expanded role for buy-to-let and bridging

United Trust Bank has promoted Gene Clohessy to director of buy-to-let and bridging, giving...

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