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Suros Capital partners with wine trading platform

Luxury asset lender, Suros Capital, has agreed partnership with fine wine trading platform, Cavex...

PMS and Sesame completions up 18%

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has reported that combined mortgage completions in 2021 through its...

Alice Altemaire rejoins UTB board

Alice Altemaire, CEO of RCI Bank UK, part of Renault’s Group captive bank, has...

Kensington doubles value of funding lines

Kensington Mortgages has doubled its secured funding lines to £2.6 billion in total –...

Lendlord unveils aggregated auction tool

Lendlord has launched an integrated auction tool that allows users to browse available lots,...

Increase in more severe forms of adverse credit

There has been a rise in the number of people who have experienced more...

Uinsure launches new online insurance journeys

Uinsure has launched two new insurance journeys on its Adviser Platform. This means advisers can...

eConveyancer appoints head of sales

eConveyancer has announced the appointment of Sam Kirk as head of sales. Kirk (pictured) has...

Landlords see opportunities from buying EPC ‘D’ properties

Research undertaken by Landbay has found that awareness of EPC changes is much higher...

Reward plans to double its SME lending over next three years

SME funder, Reward Finance Group, has secured a £50m increase in its credit line...

More people considering new builds than before

26% of homeowners are more likely to consider purchasing a new-build property compared to...

Skipton launches new podcast series

Skipton Building Society for intermediaries is launching a four-part podcast series aimed at brokers...

Coventry for intermediaries unveils new mortgage products

Coventry for intermediaries has added new mortgage products across its owner-occupier, offset and buy-to-let...

Mortgage Brain acquires Mortgage Engine

Mortgage Brain has acquired digital platform provider Mortgage Engine. Cloe Atkinson, managing director of Mortgage...

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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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