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Pepper Money launches shared ownership pilot

Pepper Money has unveiled a shared ownership pilot in partnership with TMP The Mortgage People. The...

3% growth in asset finance market

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

Foundation Home Loans unveils flat-fee limited edition BTL range

Foundation Home Loans has launched new owner-occupier remortgage limited editions with no fees, and buy-to-let...

TML adds HMOs and MUBs to Limited Edition range

The Mortgage Lender has reduced the cost of its five-year Limited Edition buy-to-let products...

VP hires at GetGround

GetGround has announced the appointment of senior hires from Google and Liberis to lead...

Brokers urged to maximise remortgage opportunities

Advisers losing out on £16m in commission each year by failing to quote clients...

Virgin Money cuts buy-to-let and residential rates

Virgin Money is making a number of reductions across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

Family BS revamps residential mortgage range

The Family Building Society has given its mortgage product offering for new business a...

Together’s inaugural first charge only RMBS receives pricing

Together Financial Services Limited has revealed the pricing of its inaugural first charge only...

Cirencester Friendly launches IP health support benefits

Cirencester Friendly has launched YourHalo to its income protection members. YourHalo (Your Health and Lifestyle...

Significant rise in borrower numbers for larger mortgages

The average amount that homeowners looked to borrow increased from just above £170,000 in...

Specialist property lender appoints offshore funding director

Sancus has appointed Matt Davies as director, offshore funding in its Jersey office to...

The Dudley allows 1-year self-employed access to whole range

The Dudley Building Society has opened its complete residential product range up to self-employed...

10% of over-70s to return to work

One in 10 people aged over 70 are electing to either head back to or...

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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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PropTech silos prolong mortgage journey, Houzecheck warns

Disconnected property technology is creating new data silos instead of delivering faster mortgage and...

Swansea BS completes £25k charity fund with YMCA Cardiff donation

Swansea Building Society has completed an anniversary charity fund with a £3,000 donation to...

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...

No mandate for automatic cohabitation rights, Deech warns

Proposals giving cohabiting couples automatic rights over homes, pensions and other assets lack clear...

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