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The Nottingham changes self-build strategy

The Nottingham is moving to a "cost-based self-build and custom-build lending approach" through specialist...

Aspen Bridging introduces bridge-to-let offering

Aspen Bridging has entered the bridge-to-let market. Available up to 80% LTV, with bridge rates starting...

Pepper completes largest securitisation to date

Pepper Money has closed its largest Residential Mortgage-Backed Securitisation (RMBS) to date, Polaris 2022-1,...

Central Trust improves specialist mortgage offering

Central Trust has revised to its residential mortgage proposition, including helping customers with secured...

Norton Home Loans unveils 80% LTV second charge

Norton Home Loans has launched a second charge mortgage product with a maximum loan...

Recognise Bank partners with Galliard Homes and Reflex Bridging

Recognise Bank has agreed a multi-million pound 'loan on loan' partnership with Reflex Bridging,...

Pivotal Growth acquires specialist brokerage

Pivotal Growth Limited has announced the acquisition of Grange Mortgage and Protection Services. Grange is...

Age Partnership reports 18-month high in enquiries

Equity release advisory firm Age Partnership has reported that the volume of enquiries it...

Source Insurance appoints director of sales

General insurance provider, Source Insurance, has appointed Carl Oakes as its new director of...

Two new recruits at Alternative Bridging Corporation

Alternative Bridging Corporation has appointed a new underwriter and a case manager. Robert Seymour has...

OneFamily appoints director of intermediaries and partnerships

OneFamily has announced the appointment of Alan Waddington as its new director of intermediaries...

Shawbrook bolsters commercial investment offering

Shawbrook has made changes to its commercial investment proposition to increase support for owner-occupied...

Brightstar Group buys out private equity investor

The leadership team of the Brightstar Group has regained a controlling stake in the...

Pepper Money unveils shared ownership proposition to mark

Pepper Money has rolled out its shared ownership offering to the whole market following...

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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