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Clydesdale Bank improves new build criteria

Clydesdale Bank has made changes to its mortgage lending policy. The bank will now accept...

Hinckley & Rugby relaunches limited company offering

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has announced the relaunch of its buy-to-let limited company Lending...

CSF to support Teenage Cancer Trust during 2022

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has confirmed Teenage Cancer Trust as its charity partner for...

Clydesdale Bank unveils residential and BTL mortgage changes

Clydesdale Bank has made changes to its mortgage range. It has replaced its current 75%-90% LTV...

Suffolk BS reports 8% mortgage book growth

Suffolk Building Society has reported its results for the year ending 30 November 2021. Over...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries appoints new London BDM

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has appointed Melanie Merchant as a business development manager (BDM)...

Life broker appoints chief people officer

Life insurance broker, Reassured, has appointed Mareena Flint as its new chief people officer...

CHL Mortgages launches its first seven-year fix

CHL Mortgages has expanded its proposition with new deals, including a seven-year fixed rate...

TRM Network updates vulnerability training and resources

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has introduced its Vulnerability Hub, built to address...

Sancus launches new refurb product

Sancus has launched a new refurbishment product aimed at UK brokers and their clients...

Steve Griffiths joins TML board

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has appointed Steve Griffiths, its sales and product director, to...

Positive Lending to host specialist lending roadshow

Positive Lending has launched a series of roundtable events for its Spring Specialist Lending...

LMS launches service to safeguard conveyancing process

LMS has announced the launch of 'confirmly', a secure law firm identity checking technology,...

​​Atom bank unveils exclusive rates with Sesame

Atom bank has introduced two-year fixed rate near prime product exclusives for Sesame Network's...

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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