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UTB launches remortgage products for mortgage prisoners

United Trust Bank (UTB) has launched a new range of mortgage products, designed to...

Adults doubt housing crisis to be fixed in their lifetime

52% of UK adults consider the housing crisis to be one of the country’s...

Conveyancing Association sets out process improvements

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has used its recent Annual Conference to outline a number...

Suffolk BS improves criteria to increase case suitability

Suffolk Building Society has made four changes to its lending criteria. The mutual has increased...

Awareness of bridging finance on the rise

A Masthaven Bank survey of 140 brokers has found that 71% believe awareness of...

Paragon reports 34% rise in buy-to-let lending

Paragon Bank's buy-to-let lending increased by 33.9% to £1.61 billion in its last financial...

Halifax: house price rises for fifth consecutive month

House prices in the UK increased once again in November, with the value of...

SME bank hires head of client relationship management

Allica Bank has announced the appointment of Emma Lane as head of client relationship...

Zephyr Homeloans introduces new ‘EPC Deal’ products

Zephyr Homeloans has unveiled a series of new products as part of a range...

Almost all advisers expect more limited company business next year

96% of brokers expect to write more limited company business in 2022, according to...

Advisers want later life clients re-educated by industry

Advisers operating in the later life lending sector think the most important priority for...

Vida unveils new limited edition winter deals

Vida has launched a range of new 'winter limited edition' products. These include a new...

Skipton reverts to pre-Covid self-employed contractor policy

Skipton Building Society is changing policy to make it easier for self-employed contractors when...

Kensington Mortgages partners with Proportunity to help first-time buyers

Kensington Mortgages and Proportunity are to collaborate to help first time buyers to get...
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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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