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CHL Mortgages adds new LTV bands and cuts rates

CHL Mortgages has unveiled a series of products across new LTV bands, reduced rates...

Five new hires for packager

Positive Lending has announced five new hires as it continues its growth and expansion...

MAB invests in tech brokerage

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed an investment in brokerage Heron Financial, which has...

MFS completes its first buy-to-let mortgage

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed its first buy-to-let loan following the soft of...

Hinckley & Rugby ups maximum self-employed LTV

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has increased the loan to value (LTV) is offers...

New BDM for Time Finance

Time Finance has appointed Jake Bebbington as business development manager (BDM) to drive its...

Suffolk BS launches affordability calculator

Suffolk Building Society has worked with  Mortgage Brain to develop an affordability calculator. The new...

Generation Home appoints head of credit

New mortgage lender Generation Home (GenH) has announced the appointment of John Bridgman as...

Confused.com owner completes Mojo Mortgages acquisition

RVU, owner of Uswitch, Confused.com and Money.co.uk, has completed the previously announced agreement to...

Aspen completes £173k No Valuation bridge

Aspen has completed a No Valuation £173k bridging loan in five working days. The short-term...

Hodge appoints new business development manager

Hodge has appointed Hema Patel as the new business development manager for the north...

Covid causing over-50s to want to live in current home for life

76% of over 50s say they are now more likely to stay in their...

Castle Trust Bank unveils valuation cashback deal

Castle Trust Bank is now offering a cashback of up to £5,000 + VAT...

FTBs outline financial barriers they face

Four out of five renters want to own a property in the future but...

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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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