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Paragon: landlords putting tenant requirements over profits

Paragon Bank has found that landlords are prioritising that their properties are suitable for...

Aspen Bridging makes environmental pledge

Aspen Bridging has pledged to plant a new UK tree for every case completed...

Iress expands Features protection initiative

Iress has launched the second phase of its Features initiative with the addition of...

Pivotal Growth acquires specialist mortgage broker

Pivotal Growth has agreed to acquire The Loan Partnership, subject to FCA approval. The Loan...

John Eastgate joins the Nottingham

The Nottingham has announced the appointment of John Eastgate as its new chief lending...

Countrywide and SDL to take Route 66 Charity Challenge

Members of the training academies of Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), suppliers of valuation panel...

Evolution Money announces new IT director

Evolution Money has announced the appointment of Steve Daly as its new IT director. ...

Tenet Compliance Services partners with Legal & General Mortgage Club

Tenet Compliance Services (TCS) has teamed with Legal & General Mortgage Club to bolster...

Hampshire Trust Bank launches EPC refurbishment product

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has unveiled a new product for clients looking at improving...

Spring Finance completes first bridging loan

Spring Finance has successfully completed its first bridging loan. Following Spring’s recent pilot launch this...

Bluestone completes second securitisation

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the completion of a £250m residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS), which...

Paragon Bank is founding partner of new membership body

Paragon Bank is one of the 12 founding partners of Progress Together, a new,...

Together reveals pricing of inaugural second charge RMBS

Together Financial Services has announced the pricing of its inaugural second charge only owner-occupied...

Only 54% of disabled workers are saving into a pension

People with disabilities face huge barriers to pensions saving, resulting in a private pension...

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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...

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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