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Keystone Property Finance overhauls criteria  

Keystone Property Finance has revamped its HMO offering and hiked its maximum loan to...

Brokers not confident lenders will listen to them over affordability

Mortgage Broker Tools has found that brokers overwhelmingly want lenders to take a more...

Pepper adds impaired credit remortgage products to Help to Buy range

Pepper Money has expanded its Help to Buy range with the introduction of Help...

Cirencester Friendly appoints new CEO

Income protection specialist Cirencester Friendly has announced the appointment of Andy Morris as CEO,...

West One completes £7.8m complex commercial bridge

West One Loans has completed a £7.8m large, complex, commercial bridging loan to finance...

Assurant Intermediary appoints new BDM

Assurant Intermediary has appointed David Carr as business development manager (BDM) covering Wales, Midlands...

MFS lowers buy-to-let and bridging rates

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has cuts rates across both its buy-to-let mortgage range and...

Alternative Bridging provides £1.5m loan for BTL investment

Alternative Bridging Corporation has provided a large bridging loan so a client could move...

Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter targets 200+ signatories

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is looking to achieve 200+ signatories by...

Royal London improves income protection non-medical limits

Royal London has made a number of enhancements to its non-medical limits for income...

Significant rise in gifting by mortgage customers aged 50+

Mortgage lender Hodge has reported that, between 2019 and 2021, there was a 30%...

Vida improves criteria for contractors

Vida has unveiled a series of changes to its criteria for borrowers who are...

Martin Sims joins Rockstead crew

Martin Sims has joined Rockstead, the due diligence and business review provider. Sims has over...

Molo Finance joins Brilliant Solutions’ panel

'Digital' buy-to-let lender, Molo Finance, has partnered with mortgage distributor, Brilliant Solutions. The arrangement will...

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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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