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BoE consults over withdrawing mortgage affordability stress test

The Bank of England has issued a consultation over the Financial Policy Committee's (FPC)...

Cost-of-living squeeze having effect on mortgage searches

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported that overall mortgage search volumes by advisers...

Paragon provides £22.6m development finance for student scheme

Student accommodation provider Study Inn Group has secured a £22.6 million finance facility from...

SPF and LendInvest complete £14m of development funding

SPF Private Clients and LendInvest have partnered across three deals in a week, worth...

Bluestone makes key appointment in the North

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the appointment of Chloe Bowden Davies as key account manager...

IMLA signs up 60th member

Gallagher Re has become the 60th member to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association...

Record high for BTL affordability

Buy-to-let affordability has risen to its highest level on record according to the latest...

eConveyancer teams up with Stipendium

eConveyancer is introducing a new partnership with Stipendium to provide its customers access to...

Brokers struggle to place first-time landlord cases

Brokers are facing a number of challenges on a regular basis when placing buy-to-let...

BuildLoan and mutual offer ‘cost based’ self-build deals

BuildLoan has partnered with Nottingham Building Society to launch three new 'cost based' self...

The Nottingham unveils new 95% LTV fixes

The Nottingham is targeting first-time buyers with the launch of a pair of new...

Pepper Money introduces completion fee-free tracker range

Pepper Money has unveiled a range of lifetime tracker mortgages with no completion fee...

Conveyancing Association responds to latest government consultation

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has issued its formal response to the government consultation entitled,...

Adverse credit could cause 34% of mortgage applications to be rejected

14% of UK adults are planning to buy a home in the next 12...
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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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