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Smartsearch seeks 20 new staff before end of the year

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch is looking to recruit 20 new staff before the end...

Broker to hold free landlord webinar on energy efficiency

Online buy-to-let mortgage broker, Property Master, is hosting a free webinar on Friday, 29...

TAB completes five loans totalling £11.4m on the same day

TAB, partnering with introducer REFC, has completed five bridging loans totalling £11.4m on the...

Fourth stable quarter for equity release market

The Equity Release Council has revealed that over-55 homeowners accessed £1.15bn of property wealth...

Skipton improves maximum LTVs

Skipton Building Society is introducing policy changes designed to help low deposit mortgage customers...

First Startling-funded range from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has launched its first full buy-to-let product range funded by its new...

Aviva to allow fixed or gilt-based equity release ERCs

All new Aviva equity release customers can now choose whether to have any Early...

Affordability platform claims £82k boost from larger BTL panel

MBT Affordability has claimed that it enables buy-to-let landlords to borrow an average £82,000...

Just Mortgages appoints head of mortgages and protection

Just Mortgages has appointed Ben Allkins as its new head of mortgages and protection...

Newcastle BS improves Deposit Unlock offering 

Newcastle Building Society, which was the first lender to support the Deposit Unlock scheme,...

LV= pays out £309k for claim lasting 35 years

LV= has revealed that it paid out over £309,000 for a single income protection...

Precise Mortgages appoints new BDM

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

Octane’s buy-to-let deals added to Iress platform

Octane Capital has partnered with Iress, so all intermediaries using Iress will be able...

Finsec joins Knowledge Bank platform

Specialist second charge and secured business loan lender, Finsec, has added its criteria to...
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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...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

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