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The Nottingham improves limited company BTL offering

The Nottingham has made reductions to its limited company buy-to-let mortgage range. It has repriced...

Masthaven appoints senior lending operations manager

Masthaven Bank has announced the promotion of Michaela McQueen to senior lending operations manager. In...

Tenet partners with HUB Financial Solutions for equity release referrals

Financial advisor support group Tenet and HUB Financial Solutions have announced an agreement enabling...

Optimum Credit expands sales team

Second charge mortgage lender, Optimum Credit, has bolstered its sales team with the addition...

eConveyancer partners with Haysto

eConveyancer has embarked on a new panel management partnership with specialist mortgage broker, Haysto. The...

Lifetime mortgages borrowers have saved over £10bn in five years

Later life mortgage broker Responsible Life has calculated that lifetime mortgage customers have netted...

Reward Finance Group raises £25,500 for two charities

The Leeds and Manchester offices of Reward Finance Group has raised £25,500 for its...

Together expands sales team

Specialist lender Together has expanded its commercial sales teams by appointing three new business...

ULS technology hires head of sales for estate agencies

ULS technology has recruited Nick Huntley as head of sales, to take its digital...

The Mansfield backs development finance initiative

The Mansfield Building Society is supporting NEXA Finance by providing funding to help property...

The Exeter simplifies life cover

The Exeter has announced a simplification of its life insurance cover, with its Real...

Legal & General Mortgage Club unveils ‘broker in a box’ offering

Legal & General Mortgage Club is to offer an API-driven WordPress integration to mortgage...

Saffron BS provides underwriters with more flexibility

The Saffron Building Society has reviewed its policies and made a number of changes...

Clydesdale Bank cuts BTL and residential rates

Clydesdale Bank has reduced rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage range. The reductions are...

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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...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

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Auction sales rate falls as buyers become more selective

The proportion of property auction lots sold fell to 64.7% in July as buyers...

Untangled completes Ampla Finance rebrand with new website

Specialist lender Untangled has launched a new website, completing its transition from Ampla Finance. The...

L&G cuts rates for new optional payment lifetime mortgages

L&G has introduced rate reductions of between 0.01% and 1.00% for new customers taking...

Mortgage payments are leading source of financial pressure for borrowers

More than half of UK mortgage holders worry about their repayments at least once...

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