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Aspen saves development project after finance extension refused

Aspen Bridging has rescued a developer’s project from collapse after the previous lender refused...

iPipeline unveils enhanced product features report service

iPipeline is extending its Product Features Report Service within SolutionBuilder, to include multi-benefit protection...

Pepper Money appoints key accounts manager

Pepper Money has bolstered its sales team with the recruitment of Brad Rhodes as...

Lendco closes £384m buy-to-let securitisation

Lendco has announced its second public buy-to-let mortgage-based securitisation of £384m closed on 12...

New marketing and products manager at Hope Capital 

Hope Capital has appointed Sarah Butler as the firm’s new marketing and products manager. Butler...

Impact Specialist Finance added to Paradigm panel

Impact Specialist Finance has been added to the packager panel of Paradigm Mortgage Services,...

Newcastle Intermediaries unveils seven-year fixed rate 

Newcastle Intermediaries has introduced a seven-year fixed rate mortgage to its product portfolio. The lender...

Mortgage Magic upgrades mobile app

Mortgage Magic has upgraded its mobile app with enhanced features including electronic ID (E-ID)...

Make income protection a priority, advisers urged

The Exeter is urging advisers to start discussing income protection with their clients as...

FCA fines guarantor lender and imposes redress conditions

TFS Loans Ltd has been fined £811,900 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in...

Family BS increases maximum loan sizes

The Family Building Society has announced a new fixed rate mortgage product range with...

SoMo launches ‘One Month Interest Free’ option

In what it claims is an industry first, bridging lender SoMo has launched a...

Spring Finance hires new bridging underwriter

Spring Finance has appointed Jordan Lapid as an underwriter to work within the specialist...

Government unveils plans to extend home ownership

The government has announced plans to extend the Right to Buy scheme to those...

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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Landlords exploit softer market with lowball offers

More than half of buy-to-let investor offers were at least 10% below the original...

Asking prices suffer biggest August fall since 2018

The average asking price of a newly listed home fell by 2% in August,...

Instamo launches automated post-submission mortgage tool

Instamo has launched FastAdmin, a post-submission automation service designed to reduce the administrative work...

HMLR and OS data tie-up targets faster property transactions

HM Land Registry (HMLR) and Ordnance Survey (OS) have agreed a three-year collaboration intended...

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