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UK economy shrinks by 0.1%

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has estimated that UK gross domestic product (GDP) increased...

Work means much more than a pay cheque

Higher earners are more nervous of moving or losing jobs than low-earners, due to...

Legal & General Mortgage Club adds Lendco to lender panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has welcomed Lendco to its lender panel. Lendco is an...

New Leaf Distribution signs five-year deal with 360 Dotnet

Network, New Leaf Distribution, has agreed a five-year contract renewal with software house, 360 Dotnet. 360...

Age Partnership to encourage digital documentation with tree-planting

Equity release broker, Age Partnership, is to plant a tree on behalf of every...

Legal & General Surveying Services appoints sustainability director

Legal & General Surveying Services has announced the promotion of Trudy Woolf to sustainability...

TAB launches tracker bridging loan

TAB has introduced a tracker bridging loan to sit alongside its traditional, fixed-rate, short-term loans. The...

Pepper Money cuts rates for those with a low credit score

Pepper Money has reduced rates on its Pepper 60 and Pepper 48 mortgages for...

OSB Group unveils office based BDM team

OSB Group has launched a new office based business development manager (BDM) team, under...

Norton’s Lawrence to retire after over 50 years in sales

Stephen Lawrence has retired as group national sales manager at Norton Home Loans, having...

Lack of bridging knowledge not denting willingness to provide advice

83% of brokers offer bridging finance to their clients, even though only 67% claim...

Vida offers fee-free options and expands fee saver range

Vida is making changes to its residential range to improve the lender’s range of...

Alternative Bridging makes junior marketing hire

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its marketing team with the appointment of a new...

Weekly household spending to rise to £705 by 2024

Yorkshire Building Society has warned that the average UK household will be short of...
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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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