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Barclays announces BTL and residential rate cuts

Barclays Mortgages have made rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let product ranges for...

Advisers confident about responding to flexibility demands

93% of financial advisers says they are confident they can deliver the flexibility into...

Landbay unveils rate reductions

Landbay has lowered pricing across the majority of its core products, including its green...

Dudley BS replaces 5-year fixed range with single 95% product

The Dudley Building Society has simplified its fixed rate product range by replacing it...

Cirencester Friendly attains ServiceMark accreditation

Cirencester Friendly has been awarded The Institute of Customer Service (ICS) ‘ServiceMark’ accreditation. ServiceMark is...

SoMo unveils new larger loan product

Bridging loan firm SoMo has launched a new specialist finance product giving better rates...

MFS completes large loan on country estate

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed a £9.45 million bridging loan on a vast...

Mortgage Brain’s Lendex now includes Accord products

Accord Mortgages has now gone live on Lendex, Mortgage Brain's multi-lender application and submission gateway. The...

Accord cuts rates across buy-to-let offering

Accord Mortgages is lowering rates in the majority of its buy-to-let mortgage range, with...

Frustration over lack of progress on leasehold reforms

Leasehold enfranchisement firm Cavendish Legal Group has warned that the lack of government progress...

Wayhome begins property buying process

'Gradual homeownership' provider, Wayhome, has started buying homes after closing the initial phase of...

Paragon Bank boosts limited-edition buy-to-let range

Paragon Bank has expanded its range of limited-edition buy-to-let mortgages by re-launching two products...

Coventry for intermediaries’ BDMs return to face-to-face meetings

Feld business development managers (BDMs) at Coventry for intermediaries are going back on the...

TBMC joins CHL distribution panel

CHL Mortgages has expanded its distribution panel with the addition of The Business Mortgage...

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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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