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Hope Capital unveils Finish & Exit bridging deal

Short-term lender, Hope Capital, has introduced a new product to allow borrowers to complete...

Royal London introduces ABI mental health standards

Royal London has launched a new focus on mental health in its pre and...

Buckinghamshire Building Society improves broker platform

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched an improved application process to make submitting a DIP...

UTB appoints asset finance head of sales

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Astrid Michael as its new head of sales...

Openwork Partnership makes changes to equity ownership model

Partners in the Openwork Partnership voted 96% in favour of significant changes to the...

SoMo offers 90% off valuation costs

Bridging lender, SoMo, has unveiled an early Black Friday Weekend initiative that will give borrowers...

Landlords begin to address 2025 EPC rules

New Shawbrook Bank research has found that 17% of landlords had made efforts to...

Landbay joins F4B Network panel

The F4B Network has bolstered its lending panel with the addition of Landbay. This partnership...

Alternative Bridging Corporation hires new head of underwriting

Alternative Bridging Corporation has added to its underwriting team with the recruitment of Robin...

London Wall Lending funds £18m Bristol starter home development

MCR Homes has secured £18 million of development finance to fund construction of 91...

Hampshire Trust Bank joins IMLA

Hampshire Trust Bank has become the latest lender to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...

Rise in maximum bridging finance LTVs

A new report has found that the average maximum loan to value (LTV) offered...

Just Mortgages launches digital marketing packages

National broker firm Just Mortgages has introduced new digital marketing packages with the aim...

6% rise in asset finance new business

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that total asset finance new business...

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...

Latest news

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...

The Coventry cuts fixed rates by up to 20bps

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced every fixed-rate mortgage in its range, with lower rates...

Family BS appoints Kirsty Dancer as Midlands BDM

Family Building Society has appointed Kirsty Dancer as business development manager for the East...

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