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25% rise in new home registrations during Q1

UK new home registrations increased by 25% in the first quarter of 2022 compared...

Evolution Money unveils new digital journey

Evolution Money has launched its new digital journey for customers and adviser introducers with...

ONS: house prices rise by 9.8%

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that UK average house prices increased...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries launches new flexible residential range

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has launched a new residential mortgage proposition to support brokers...

TMA Club partners with Even

TMA Club has announced a partnership with Even, which provides interest-free equity loans for...

LendInvest adds new products to bridging proposition 

LendInvest has launched a new refurbishment product, as the lender has reported an increase...

Record number of older homeowners turn to equity release

Older homeowners accessing the value held in their homes via lifetime mortgages and other...

West One cuts buy-to-let lifetime tracker rates

West One Loans has announced a reduction on the rates of its buy-to-let lifetime...

Virgin Money increases pricing on selected fixed rates

Virgin Money has increased the pricing of a number of its residential mortgages. Selected Exclusive...

Homeowners want government support to improve affordability of sustainable properties

30% of homeowners have started to prioritise sustainability within their property ownership and investment...

Shawbrook second charge used for limited company tax bill

Shawbrook’s second charge mortgage process has helped a client to repay a tax bill. Previously...

Trussle joins forces with Phil Spencer’s website and podcast

Online mortgage broker Trussle has partnered with Phil Spencer’s home moving advice website Move...

Sancus appoints business development manager

Sancus has appointed Clare Cuff as business development manager (BDM). She joins the London-based company...

CMS provider integrates LMS’ Confirmly technology

LMS has announced its partnership with Redbrick Solutions, a case management software (CMS) provider,...

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...

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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