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L&G pays out record in protection claims

Legal & General has revealed that it paid out a record 46 personal protection...

Aspen completes £5.2m heavy works bridge-to-let deal

Aspen Bridging has completed a £5.2m Heavy Works bridge-to-let at 75%, inclusive of 100%...

Time Finance appoints head of compliance

Time Finance has appointed Sean Hughes as head of compliance. Hughes (pictured) brings over 10 years’...

SMEs to invest £633m in growth over next 12 months

SMEs plan to spend an average of £111,175 on growth strategies, equating to a...

Pure Retirement appoints new CTO

Pure Retirement has announced the appointment of Leslie Baker as its new chief technological...

Recognise Bank secures £8.7m in new capital

Recognise Bank is to benefit from £8.7 million in new capital following the latest...

Clydesdale Bank ups selected residential and BTL rates

Clydesdale Bank has increased a number of its fixed rate mortgages. In its Core 75%-95%...

Hodge unveils new ‘Stretch Senior’ option for experienced property developers

Hodge has launched a new development finance option, Stretch Senior, to provide experienced property...

Recognise Bank promotes Meigh to director role

James Meigh has been appointed by Recognise Bank as its director, business development. Meigh (pictured) was...

Paradigm appoints new senior relationship manager

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the appointment of a new senior relationship manager. Sarah Blackwood...

Incorrect to see equity release always as ‘product of last resort’

Retirement aspirations and financial planning drives almost half of equity release customer choices, according...

Paragon reveals most affordable places to rent a home

Paragon’s latest Rental Affordability Index has found that Copeland in Cumbria is England’s most...

Bluestone opens up Right to Buy availability

Bluestone Mortgages has announced a rate reduction across its product range and has brought...

Evolution Money appoints head of ESG

Evolution Money has announced the appointment of Sue Harrison as its new head of...
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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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Asking prices suffer biggest August fall since 2018

The average asking price of a newly listed home fell by 2% in August,...
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Instamo launches automated post-submission mortgage tool

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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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