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Shawbrook creates bridging & seconds team amid restructure

Shawbrook is implementing a new structure designed to deliver an improved service proposition. Emma Cox...

TMA Club adds The Loan Partnership to panel

TMA Club has added master broker, The Loan Partnership, to its panel. Through the...

Aldermore appoints asset finance BDM

Aldermore bank has appointed James Harrowsmith as business development manager in its asset finance...

Time Finance expands invoice finance team

Time Finance has announced an addition to its invoice finance team as David Nurcombe...

Foundation Home Loans introduces new expat BTL range

Foundation Home Loans has announced a new buy-to-let product range exclusively for expat landlords. From...

LendInvest launches 10-year fixed rate BTL

LendInvest has launched a 10-year fixed rate product as it continues to refresh its buy-to-let...

91% of SMEs still have cash reserves

New research from Nucleus Commercial Finance has found that 39% of SMEs plan on...

Virgin Money integrates new affordability platform

Virgin Money has made changes to the way customers who have fallen into arrears...

Suros Capital partners with Funding Bay

'Luxury asset' lender Suros Capital has announced its latest partnership with SME finance specialist,...

Just Mortgages unveils equity release offering

Broker firm Just Mortgages has begun to advise on equity release. The business has trained...

Mortgage 1st hires head of growth

Mortgage 1st has announced the appointment of Paul Lewis as head of growth. The senior...

Hodge reports rising interest in 50+ mortgage

Hodge has reported a 59% rise in 50+ mortgage completions since 2019. Applications reached a...

Atom Bank improves prime and near prime deals

Atom bank has made a number of changes to its current prime and near...

Assetz Capital appoints business development director

Assetz Capital has announced the appointment of Jason Way as business development director. Based in...

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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