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Mansfield BS improves Versatility pricing

Mansfield Building Society has taken up to 0.25 percentage points off its Versatility range...

PRIMIS and TMA to hold virtual CeMAP courses

PRIMIS Mortgage Network and TMA Club will be offering a range of Certificate in Mortgage...

Average FTB age now over 30 in every region of UK

First-time buyer numbers increased at a record rate (up 35%) to 409,370 despite low...

Unbranded Finance completes £2.5m Glasgow bridging loan

Unbranded Finance has completed a £2.5 million bridging loan on behalf of Courie Investments...

Four in 10 renters would buy the property if possible

42% of those renting a home would like to buy it from their landlord...

Aspen completes five drawdowns in one day

Aspen Bridging has completed five drawdowns on five different products in a single day,...

Swansea Building Society appoints new NED

Swansea Building Society has appointed Malcolm Hayes as a new non-executive director. Hayes (pictured) has...

Newcastle BS expands First Homes range

Newcastle Building Society is expanding the availability of its popular First Homes product range...

Barclays unveils new green buy-to-let mortgage

Barclays Mortgages has launched the Barclays Green Home Buy-to-Let Mortgage, available to existing and...

Gatehouse Bank ups max finance amount on Home Purchase Plan products

Gatehouse Bank has increased the maximum finance amount on its Home Purchase Plans (HPPs)...

Target Group assigns £10m to customer experience transformation

Target Group has announced a commitment to ‘transforming customer experiences.’ At the unveiling of its...

Conveyancing Association issues cladding guidance

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new ‘Guidance on Cladding’ document to help...

Hope Capital adds duo to sales team

Danielle Evans and David Weir have joined the sales team at Hope Capital. Evans has...

Saxon Trust appoints financial controller

Marc Osterley has been appointed as financial controller at Saxon Trust. A Chartered Management Accountant,...

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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

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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