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LMS expects busy remortgage market despite January fall

LMS has published its Monthly Remortgage Snapshot, which shows remortgage market activity through January...

BFS predicts 20% national growth in coming months

Short term lender, Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS), has doubled its lending over the past...

Pink Pig Loans helps business buy property to secure future

Pink Pig Loans has secured a £210,000 commercial loan for a local business, ensuring...

Qualis Credit Risk completes first with Gatehouse Bank

Qualis Credit Risk, the specialist mortgage and credit Managing General Agent (MGA) created by...

Key sees rise in number of female advisers

To mark International Women's Day, Key Equity Release has announced that 19% of its...

Skipton launches International Women’s Day podcast

Skipton Building Society for intermediaries has released the first of a four-part podcast series...

Investec offers dual representation for mortgages

Investec Bank has launched dual representation for mortgages, allowing approved solicitors to act for...

Finova adds Norton Home Loans to panel

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services has announced its partnership with specialist mortgage provider, Norton...

Landlords targeting ‘secondary’ towns and cities

Paragon Bank has reported that buy-to-let landlords purchasing in urban areas are increasingly targeting...

United Trust Bank posts record new lending figures

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported an increase in new lending to a record...

Green buy-to-let choice greater than ever

Mortgages For Business has reported that 'green' product choice in the buy-to-let sector has...

2021 first-time buyers numbers up 98% on 2020

The number of first time buyers has doubled over the past year, with 2021...

Skipton BS joins Trussle’s Speed Promise

Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries says it has committed to "making things easier for...

Newcastle Intermediaries relaunches deals for newly self-employed

Newcastle Intermediaries has unveiled a new range of mortgages exclusively for self-employed applicants with...

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...

Latest news

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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