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Equity Release Summit to focus on gifting and green finance

The Equity Release Council's Equity Release Summit, which will take place next month, will...

HTB makes vehicle asset finance hire

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Scott Riley as sales manager, specialist cars and...

UTB makes three property development sales appointments

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed three new property development directors and managers. Neil Birse...

Knowledge Bank & UTB create “industry-first” digital criteria guide

Knowledge Bank has teamed up with United Trust Bank (UTB) to create a bespoke...

360 Dotnet appoints strategic relationships director

David Smith has joined 360 Dotnet as its strategic relationships director. Smith (pictured) has over...

Fleet: quarterly buy-to-let yield returns remain steady

Fleet Mortgages has released the latest iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q1 2022...

IMLA welcomes trio of new mutual members

The Cumberland Building Society, Saffron Building Society, and Melton Building Society have become the...

Paragon appoints customer retention and partnerships director

Paragon Bank has announced the appointment of Russell Anderson as customer retention and partnerships director...

Mandatory face-to-face legal advice returns to equity release

All customers considering an equity release product will now be required to have at...

TMA Club partners with the Vernon BS

TMA Club has entered into a partnership with Vernon Building Society, whereby Directly Authorised (DA)...

Large numbers of non-vanilla customers being turned down for finance

44% of those traditionally underserved by high street lenders, including self-employed, those who have...

Tenet appoints pair of new regional business managers

Tenet Group has appointed two new regional business managers to support its continued growth. Julie...

Sandbanks regains most expensive seaside town title

Halifax has reported that Sandbanks in Dorset was Britain’s most expensive seaside town in...

CHL Mortgages introduces short-term let offering

CHL Mortgages has entered the short-term let marketplace with the launch of a new...
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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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FCA bans CEO over fake €200m bond portfolio

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Pivotal has reported a 121% year-on-year increase in second charge lending through its Believe...
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ModaMortgages trims limited-edition five-year fixed rates

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