News

SmartrCriteria sees surge in searches for self-employed clients

New data from Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrCriteria tool has shown that searches...

Atom bank cuts SME fixed rates

Atom banks cut headline rates across its fixed rate commercial mortgage products by up...

Equity Release Supermarket welcomes two new advisers

Equity release advisory service, Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), has appointed two new advisers. With...

Recognise Bank provides ‘blended rate approach’ to £4.2m refinance

Recognise Bank has provided a £4.2 million-plus refinance package for a portfolio investment client. The...

Air Sourcing launches borrowing forecast and rebroke tools

Air Sourcing has launched a new borrowing forecast tool and rebroke tool that is...

Buckinghamshire BS introduces new data-driven approach to brokers

Buckinghamshire Building Society has developed a new data driven approach, allowing it to segment...

New chairs appointed for FCA panels

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Helen Charlton as the chair of the...

The Nottingham shakes up BDM team

Richard Goodman has joined the Nottingham as a business development manager (BDM) to support...

Fleet appoints new marketing & events manager

Fleet Mortgages has announced the appointment of Sarah Todd as its new marketing &...

Hanley Intermediaries unveils fee-free 5yr shared ownership mortgage

Hanley Intermediaries has launched a fee-free 3.75% five-year fixed rate shared ownership mortgage up...

Brightstar Group completes its largest ever day

The Brightstar Group has completed its largest ever day in terms of business, securing...

Fall in number of bridging completions

Bridging applications and completions in the first quarter of the year have fallen back...

Kuflink to allow broker self-instruction for valuations

Short-term lender, Kuflink, has announced that introducers will now have the facility to instruct...

BuildLoan unveils short-term borrowing solution

Self and custom build finance specialist BuildLoan has created a short-term mortgage for builders...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

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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...
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The average asking price of a newly listed home fell by 2% in August,...
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HMLR and OS data tie-up targets faster property transactions

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