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Rising cost of living behind second charge interest

Borrowers are turning to second charge mortgages to help alleviate financial issues, according to...

Shared ownership growth happening beyond capital

Leeds Building Society data has indicated that first-time buyers outside the traditional hotspot of...

Source Insurance streamlines its quote journey

Source Insurance has updated its general insurance platform to help brokers obtain quotes quicker. Source...

Newcastle Intermediaries joins Experian’s mortgage eligibility hub

Newcastle Intermediaries has joined Experian’s mortgage eligibility hub in order to reduce the time...

The Mortgage Lender removes unsecured arrears cascading

The Mortgage Lender has made changes to its residential lending tiers and removed the...

Brokers remained busy after end of Stamp Duty holiday

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has revealed that mortgage advisers processed more cases...

Scottish Friendly unveils “game-changer” over-50s’ life product

Scottish Friendly has launched a new over-50s' life insurance plan. The plan helps protect vulnerable...

First 4 Bridging hires head of intermediary relations

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has appointed Besmir Kurti as head of intermediary relations for...

VAS Audit launches personalised AVMs

VAS Audit has launched Valuation Desktop+ for lenders who require the speed and flexibility...

Affinity Mortgages joins Proportunity broker panel

Affinity Mortgages has been added to the panel of brokers at Proportunity, the shared...

Paradigm unveils Consumer Duty online video

Paradigm has launched a new online video aimed at advisory firms, which provides a...

Virgin Money increases all BTL and residential fixed rates

Virgin Money is making changes to all of its fixed rate mortgages at 8pm...

Huge SME business loan protection gap identified

Legal & General has estimated that £672 billion of corporate borrowing by SMEs is...

Allica Bank revamps commercial mortgage range 

Allica Bank has revised its commercial mortgage products, including reducing interest rates and increasing...
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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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