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Norton Home Loans up maximum LTV to 80%

Norton Home Loans (NHL) has increased the maximum LTV on its first charge mortgage...

BuildLoan offers products for up to 90% of client build costs

BuildLoan has unveils a new range of products with Newcastle Building Society offering self...

Equity Release Council advisers offered lower PI premiums

Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE is offering eligible Equity Release Council adviser-members discounted professional...

New build not appealing to landlords hit by inflation

A high inflationary environment is triggering significant change in the way that landlords interact...

Knowledge Bank appoints sales and marketing director

Knowledge Bank has recruited a new sales and marketing manager as part of its...

Less than one-third of landlords can fund EPC requirements

Landlords could lose up to £9,500 a year if they are unable to make...

Central & Mercantile Trust grow BDM team

Central and Mercantile Trust have expanded their field sales operations with the appointment of...

Recognise completes £5m commercial deal two weeks early

Recognise Bank has agreed a £5 million commercial loan with property company Grangewood Investments...

Royal London widens Underwrite Later coverage

Royal London is expanding its Underwrite Later approach to a wider range of products. ...

HL Partnership bolsters compliance team

Mortgage and protection network, HL Partnership, has announced the appointment of Joanne Osborne to...

West One offers ‘first’ green second charge mortgage

West One Loans says it is the first lender to introduce a green second...

CHL Mortgages introduces new large HMO and MUFB range

CHL Mortgages has launched a new product range for large Houses in Multiple Occupation...

Countrywide Surveying Services makes two SMT promotions

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced two key promotions to its senior management team. Kharla...

The Conveyancing Association unveils new affiliate member

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced Landmark Information Group as a new affiliate member. ...

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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

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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