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Equity release product pricing up year-on-year

The Equity Release Council has reported that the average equity release customer drew the...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries introduces new residential proposition

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has revamped its residential mortgage offering to give wider access...

Precise unveils wider adverse product offering

Precise Mortgages has launched a new range of residential mortgage products designed to support...

Tenet appoints learning & development head

Tenet Group has appointed Anthony Sheard as head of learning and development (L&D). the hire...

Virgin Money pulls majority of exclusive deals and ups rates

Virgin Money has made a series of changes within its range of fixed rate...

TML launches invitation-only intermediary club

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has launched 'Society', an invitation-only club for its intermediary partners....

Majority of young people believe credit scoring system is flawed

54% of people aged 18-34 think the current credit score system is fundamentally flawed, according...

New version of Buyer’s and Seller’s Property Information form unveiled

Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors,...

CHL bolsters BDM team with North of England hire

Specialist buy-to-let lender, CHL Mortgages, has added Aidan Walker to its business development manager...

Fleet Mortgages unveils seven-year fixes

Fleet Mortgages has launched seven-year fixed rates in all three of its buy-to-let core...

Conveyancing Foundation launches Ukraine Appeal

The Conveyancing Foundation has launched an appeal for Ukraine by opening up its monthly...

Phoebus marks £80 billion of AUM on servicing platform

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has reported that the balances of loans and savings serviced...

Recognise Bank reaches £100m in lending to SMEs

Recognise Bank has announced that is has delivered over £100 million in SME lending. It...

Nationwide: house prices now 21% than before Covid

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that March saw a further acceleration in annual...

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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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