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Metro Bank added to MBT Affordability platform

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has added Metro Bank to its MBT Affordability research platform. ...

Accord increases maximum LTV for AVMs

Accord Mortgages is to extend its use of automated valuations (AVMs) in order to...

Cirencester Friendly to join IPTF 

Cirencester Friendly will be joining Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) in 2022. The Friendly Society...

TAB completes £5m first charge bridge

Bridging lender TAB has completed a £4,550,000 first charge bridging loan on a development...

Leeds BS unveils new First Homes products

Leeds Building Society has introduced new products specifically designed for purchasers using the government’s...

Virgin Money ups BTL and residential rates

Virgin Money has increased a number of rates within its residential and buy-to-let ranges. The...

Four-fifths of advisers expect 2022 equity release market growth

80% of equity release advisers are confident that the market will grow in 2022,...

Foundation cuts 85%-90% LTV fixed rates

Foundation Home Loans has made reductions to both two and five-year fixed rates at...

Recognise Bank completes £1.75m PDR deal with new PBTL offering

Recognise Bank has completed  a £1.75m Professional Buy-to-Let (PBTL) deal for a PDR (Permitted...

BoE: significant drop in net mortgage borrowing

The Bank of England has revealed that net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals...

Jon Hall joins OSB Group

Jon Hall has joined OSB Group in his new role as group managing director,...

UTB appoints Mike Walters to new sales director role

United Trust Bank (UTB) has restructured its mortgage sales team. Mike Walters heads up the...

Openwork Partnership adds support initiative for those dealing with miscarriage or menopause

The Openwork Partnership is offering further support for any colleagues who need help after...

Fluent Money Group refreshes brand and website

North-West based form Fluent Money Group has launched its new website, consolidating its six...
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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

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Pivotal has reported a 121% year-on-year increase in second charge lending through its Believe...
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