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February rise in annual house price growth

Nationwide Building Society has reported that house price growth increased to 12.6% in February,...

Scottish Widows appoints intermediary distribution director

Scottish Widows has appointed Ranila Ravi-Burslem as its new intermediary distribution director, working across...

Just Mortgages provides business protection advice training

Just Mortgages is training its advisers to offer business protection advice. A dozen advisers have...

TMB partners with Proportunity

Mortgage broker The Mortgage Brain (TMB) has teamed up with shared equity loan provider...

OMS integrates Land Registry search facility into platform

One Mortgage System (OMS) has integrated the Land Registry search facility. It provides users with...

Norton Home Loans joins New Leaf lender panel

Norton Home Loans has been added to the lender panel of network New Leaf. Members...

SortRefer appoints new BDM

SortRefer has appointed Simon Parish as business development manager (BDM) for the South East...

SoMo hires in-house recruiter

Bridging loan firm, SoMo, has appointed an in-house talent acquisition partner. In the last...

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services partners with interest-free equity loan provider

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services has announced a partnership with equity loan provider, Even. Finova's...

Record growth for bridging market

The latest data from the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed a...

Aspen Bridging appoints BDM for the South

Aspen Bridging has appointed Steve Gregory as its first southern region business development manager...

Metro Bank becomes NACFB patron

Metro Bank has become the latest lender to join the National Association of Commercial...

Pepper Money launches energy efficiency initiative

Pepper Money has launched a new initiative for customers looking to make their homes...

Movin Legal joins TRM Network panel

Movin Legal has partnered with The Right Mortgage (TRM) Network. Under the arrangement, TRM Network members...

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...

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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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