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Uinsure and Optimus agree partnership

Optimus has announced a new partnership with Uinsure to integrate home insurance into the...

Estate agent flocks up billboard ad strategy

An outdoor poster for Lamb and Co Property, an estate agent, has been banned...

LiveMore creates four-tier structure to product range

LiveMore Capital has revised its entire product range for borrowers aged 50 to 90+. Instead...

Aspen provides 80% bridge-to-let deal for heavy refurb customer

A developer has chosen Aspen Bridging’s new bridge-to-let product for a heavy refurbishment project. The client...

New NED at the Yorkshire

Yorkshire Building Society has announced that Angela Darlington has joined its board as a...

Alternative Bridging appoints case manager

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its support function with the appointment of a new...

Record figures for the equity release market

The Equity Release Council has revealed that the number of new and returning equity...

Smart Money People becomes MMF corporate sponsor

Smart Money People has joined The Mortgage Marketing Forum as a corporate sponsor. The deals...

The Bridging Group joins ASTL

The Bridging Group has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short...

SoMo reports 25% second charge loan rise

Bridging loan firm, SoMo, has reported a 25% increase in its second charge lending. Nearly...

TMA Club partners with first-time buyer specialist 

TMA Club has announced a partnership with Generation Home. Generation Home, founded in 2019, has...

New client vulnerability rating tool launches to brokers

MorganAsh has launched a consumer vulnerability assessment tool, providing an objective ‘resilience rating’ similar...

15% of tenants paying above going rate to secure property

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to the Deposit...

The Beverley BS appoints CEO

Beverley Building Society has announced the appointment of Janet Bedford as its new chief...

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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FCA bans CEO over fake €200m bond portfolio

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned two former Blue Horizon Asset...

Pivotal reports 121% growth in second charge lending

Pivotal has reported a 121% year-on-year increase in second charge lending through its Believe...

ModaMortgages trims limited-edition five-year fixed rates

ModaMortgages has reduced rates by up to 10 basis points across its limited-edition five-year...

Providence agrees deal to acquire Hometrack

Providence Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Hometrack, the residential property valuation and risk...

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