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Hope Capital appoints operations manager

Jonathan Britstone has joined Hope Capital as operations manager. Britstone (pictured) previously worked for...

Recognise Bank receives full authorisation

Recognise Bank has had its deposit restrictions removed by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). It...

Mint Property Finance offers high value bridging loan

Mint Property Finance has expanded its bridging range of products with the introduction of a new...

Accord cuts rates by up to 0.31 percentage points

Accord Mortgages has launched a new product range. The changes feature rate cuts of up...

10-day completion for Aspen’s first 0.39% bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed its first 'No Valuation' product deal on its lowest ever...

Sirius Property Finance expands team

Specialist property debt adviser, Sirius Property Finance, has created a number of new roles. In the...

TRM network launches adviser development training hub

The Right Mortgage Network has introduced a new training hub aimed at developing advisers’...

TSB goes live on Submissions Brain

Advisers using Mortgage Brain's Submissions Brain (formerly Lendex) can now request decisions in principle...

Rise in second charge borrowing for refurbishment

81% of second charge brokers have witnessed a rise in demand for financing to...

Just Group brings medical underwriting to later life lending

Just Group is offering personalised interest rate and LTV options across its Just For...

Brilliant Solutions becomes UTB distribution partner

Brilliant Solutions' Directly Authorised brokers and its members now have direct to lender access to...

The Buckinghamshire expands mortgage product offering

The Buckinghamshire Building Society is launching a series of new mortgage products in response...

SDL Surveying partners with university for apprenticeship scheme

National residential surveying and valuations firm, SDL Surveying, has published details of its new...

Platform makes deals more competitive with rate cuts

Platform has made interest rate reductions to a number of its mortgage products, with...

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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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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...

StrideUp cuts HMO and MUFB finance rates and raises broker fees

StrideUp has reduced rates across its houses in multiple occupation (HMO) and multi-unit freehold...

West One expands mortgage sales team with four appointments

West One has appointed four members to its mortgage division sales team as the...

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