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OMS and Monument Technology join forces to deliver integrated lending platform

One Mortgage System (OMS) has partnered with Monument Technology in a move designed to...

StreamBank expands regional reach with new BDM for Midlands, Wales and the West

Specialist lender StreamBank has appointed Amy Robinson as business development manager for the Midlands,...

SM Advice launches BSL-translated social media service to tackle financial exclusion among the deaf community

SM Advice, a specialist social media management firm for financial services professionals, has launched...

HSBC narrows product switch window in phased move

HSBC has confirmed it is continuing with its phased reduction to the product switch...

Housing affordability crisis deepens for FTBs as stamp duty changes take toll

A sharp rise in the number of first-time buyer homes now subject to stamp...

Bridge Help bolsters business development team

Bridge Help has expanded its business development team with the appointment of Daisy Wilson,...

Borrowers lean towards short-term deals as rate cuts loom, says Family Building Society

A growing number of UK mortgage borrowers are shunning five-year fixed deals in favour...

ModaMortgages offering zero fee options at 80% LTV

ModaMortgages has broadened its buy-to-let range by introducing new £0 fee products at up...

Fleet Mortgages unveils £1,000 cashback and rate cuts on HMO buy-to-let products

Fleet Mortgages has announced fresh rate reductions across its five-year fixed-rate HMO and multi-unit...

Coventry for intermediaries reduces residential and buy-to-let fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has announced rate reductions across selected fixed mortgage products, offering brokers...

Atom bank adopts Provenir platform to modernise risk decisioning

Atom bank has selected Provenir’s AI-powered decisioning platform as part of a strategic move...

Suffolk BS drops rates on buy-to-let and holiday let mortgages

Suffolk Building Society has announced a series of rate reductions across its buy-to-let and...

StreamBank backs Birmingham commercial property sale with £720k bridging loan

StreamBank has provided a £720,000 commercial bridging loan to support the sale of a...

Landbay takes 25bps off non-portfolio rates

Landbay has announced a 25 basis point reduction in rates across its non-portfolio buy-to-let...

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The Treasury is casting more floaters than a sewage farm

The problem with having a thoroughly inexperienced Chancellor and a properly ‘woodenheaded’ Prime Minister, is that they are learning the job ‘on the hoof’...

HMOs: market realities, future prospects, and the broker opportunity

The HMO sector remains one of the most dynamic parts of the private rented market, with recent data showing it’s both a significant asset...

Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

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The Treasury is casting more floaters than a sewage farm

The problem with having a thoroughly inexperienced Chancellor and a properly ‘woodenheaded’ Prime Minister,...

Why planning must be part of the asylum debate

At 2pm today the High Court is due to decide on an appeal against...

How planning can help solve the asylum housing crisis

The scale of the asylum housing crisis is stark. According to Reuters, more than...

Limited company landlords take bigger share of buy-to-let market

Landlords holding investment property through limited companies are playing an increasingly prominent role in...