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Remortgage growth threatened by tightening of affordability

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has warned that tightening mortgage affordability could threaten the growth...

Quantum Mortgages to launch with L&G Mortgage Club

Quantum Mortgages partnering with L&G Mortgage Club to launch its first product range into...

Non-portfolio landlords less aware of EPC changes

New research by Landbay has found that buy-to-let portfolio landlords are more likely to...

Paradigm Mortgage Services appoints senior relationship manager

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the appointment of a new senior relationship manager. Michael...

Foundation Home Loans appoints pair of national sales managers

Foundation Home Loans has announced the appointment of two national sales managers. Nathan Goodridge joins...

Ceta parent appoints new pricing director

Atec Group, the parent company of Ceta Insurance and MGA Arkel, has appointed Matthew...

Free mortgage market sustainability webinar next week

The Mortgage Marketing Forum (MMF) has unveiled a Sustainability Webinar for its members and...

Vida to strengthen key partner relationships

Vida says it is to improve its sales proposition by moving to a focussed...

IMLA: good lender-broker relationships essential

The vast majority of lenders see advisers’ work as essential to helping non-standard borrowers,...

Royal London to further roll out new underwriting approach

Royal London has stated that 94% of all life cover on its Business Menu...

Atom bank reduces secured business loan rates

Atom bank has cut rates across its secured business loan range by up to...

Whitepaper urges effective AML due diligence

Anti-money laundering (AML) specialist SmartSearch has published a whitepaper analysing due diligence undertaken by...

Just Mortgages appoints development directors

National broker firm, Just Mortgages, has appointed three new development directors. The trio will work...

Recognise Bank helps fund dementia care village

Recognise Bank has partnered with the Central and Regional Estates (CARE) Healthcare Team to...

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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