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OneFamily refreshes Super LTV lifetime mortgage

OneFamily is increasing its loan to value (LTV) ratios by 0.5% on its Super LTV...

Pure Retirement improves Sovereign lifetime mortgage proposition

Pure Retirement has made changes to its Sovereign range of lifetime mortgages. The range introduces...

Huge fall in transactions after end of Stamp Duty holiday

HRMC's provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transactions in October 2021 is 76,930,...

New lender member for ASTL

Buzz Capital has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term...

Tenet hires new regional business manager

Tenet Group has appointed Paul Day as regional business manager as part of its...

LPE1, LPE2 and FME1 forms updated

The trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management...

Two-thirds of equity release customers consult family

New research has found that 64% of equity release customers consulted family before going...

BuildLoan joins Finova panel

The panel at Finova Payment & Mortgage Services now includes BuildLoan, the self and...

NatWest to launch green buy-to-let products

NatWest has announced the launch of its green buy-to-let product on 24 November. The green buy-to-let mortgage product...

Leeds BS gives green support to 95% mortgages

Leeds Building Society is allowing homebuyers to offset the carbon footprint of their property...

New Paragon BTL rates from 3.05%

Paragon Bank has reduced rates on four of its 80% and 75% loan to...

Selina Finance unveils 85% LTV second charges

Selina Finance is increasing its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 85%. Two-year, five-year...

Fleet Mortgages appoints NW BDM

Fleet Mortgages has announced the appointment of a new business development manager (BDM) for...

Air Club outlines details for online conference

Air Club has published details of its conference taking place online on Thursday 25 November. The...

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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