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YBS unveils new longer-term fixes for remortgagors

Yorkshire Building Society has launched a range of new mortgage deals. £6.7 billion worth of...

Assured Futures partners with comparethemarket.com

Specialist life and health insurance intermediary Assured Futures has announced a partnership with comparison...

BSA: FTBs underestimate intergenerational support available

The Building Societies Association (BSA) has found that 53% of people think older family...

Clydesdale rejigs residential mortgage rates

Clydesdale Bank has made changes to its residential mortgage offering. The changes are as follows: ...

Foundation adds 90% LTV fee-assisted and five-year ‘Professionals’ deals

Foundation Home Loans has made changes to its owner-occupied proposition with new 90% LTV...

People put off by fear of credit rejection

Freedom Finance has claimed that millions of people in the UK are being put...

Covid causing advisers to hold comprehensive client financial reviews

The Openwork Partnership has found that advisers are working hard to help clients review...

BuildLoan and Furness launch products for North West self-builders

BuildLoan has introduced two new self and custom build products with Furness Building Society...

Dudley BS ups ex-pat and holiday let maximum loan sizes

Dudley Building Society has increased its maximum loan size on ex-pat mortgages from £1...

Time Finance appoints invoice finance BDM

Time Finance has appointed Lauren Maloney as business development manager in its invoice finance...

Recognise Bank appoints comms head

Paul Beadle has been appointed as head of communications for Recognise Bank. With over 25...

Rightmove: buyer demand and market momentum remain strong

Rightmove has reported a continuation of the seasonal fall in the price of property...

The Mortgage Lender appoints head of distribution

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has announced the appointment of Sara Palmer as head of...

UTB integrates Hometrack AVMs

United Trust Bank (UTB) has unveiled the integration of Hometrack AVM (Automated Valuation Model)...

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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