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Castle Trust Bank appoints director of proposition & strategy

Castle Trust Bank has appointed Anna Lewis to the newly created role of director of...

Property professionals doubt EPCs’ use in tackling emissions

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has found that 62% of residential property professionals do not...

Paying off mortgage remains most popular reason for equity release

46% of equity release applications to Canada Life in 2021 were from customers looking...

Hodge ups holiday let rental yield LTV criteria

Hodge will now accept 30 weeks' occupancy as a rental yield projection for its...

Paymentshield reports record year of growth

Paymentshield is set to exceed half a million customers in the first quarter of...

Newcastle Intermediaries improves large loan rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced rates on its large loan range, with products across the...

Leeds BS unveils new 10-year mortgages

Leeds Building Society is adding 10-year fixed rate products to its range. It has launched...

Darlington BS bolsters executive team

Darlington Building Society has appointed two new executive team members from within its own...

FCA appoints new Practitioner Panel chair

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Direct Line Group CEO, Penny James, as chair...

Equity Release Council introduces new repayment safeguards

The Equity Release Council has announced that new equity release customers will be able...

OMS partners with L&G’s SmartrFit

One Mortgage System (OMS has partnered with Legal & General’s SmartrFit affordability calculator tool. OMS...

Phoebus and Hampshire Trust Bank agree new contract

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) and Hampshire Trust Bank have renewed their contract which will...

Step One added to Twenty7Tec’s SOURCE

Twenty7Tec has announced that Step One has added its secured loans product range to the...

The Exeter signs up to Vulnerable Customers Charter

The Exeter has become the first insurer to sign up to the Vulnerable Customer...
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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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FCA bans CEO over fake €200m bond portfolio

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Pivotal reports 121% growth in second charge lending

Pivotal has reported a 121% year-on-year increase in second charge lending through its Believe...
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ModaMortgages trims limited-edition five-year fixed rates

ModaMortgages has reduced rates by up to 10 basis points across its limited-edition five-year...
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