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Virgin Money to increase selected fixed rates

Virgin Money is making changes to a selection of fixed rate mortgages. The changes come...

London mortgage applications up 30%

Buyers are returning to city centres across the UK, according to new data from...

eConveyancer partners with Moneyfacts

eConveyancer has embarked upon an exclusive conveyancing partnership with comparison website, Moneyfacts. The partnership will...

Buy-to-let stock value up by £239bn

Research from Octane Capital has found that the UK’s buy-to-let sector has grown substantially...

Skipton BS appoints first female chair

Skipton Building Society is appointing Gwyn Burr as its new chair, subject to regulatory...

LiveMore Capital unveils new fixed term interest-only mortgage

LiveMore Capital has launched its new term interest-only mortgage for over-50s. An alternative to LiveMore’s...

Suffolk BS moves into expat holiday let market

Suffolk Building Society has launched a new standalone expat holiday let product, to bolster...

Allica Bank improves commercial mortgage proposition

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

Skipton offers discounted additional green borrowing

Skipton mortgage customers looking to make environmentally friendly home improvements can now access discounted...

One in five plan to buy a property this year

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed that one in five UK adults plan to...

Masthaven Bank to cease lending and pull out of UK banking market

Masthaven Bank is to withdraw from the UK banking market over the next two...

Mercantile Trust revamps buy-to-let criteria

Mercantile Trust has made a series of changes across its buy-to-let proposition. Lending criteria now...

Nationwide sees strongest market start to year for 17 years

Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth increased to 11.2% in...

Pepper Money cuts over 100 fixed rate mortgages

Pepper Money has reduced rates on more than 100 fixed rate mortgages and launched...
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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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