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Black & White Bridging appoints head of underwriting

Black & White Bridging has announced the appointment of Lyn McLaren as head of...

CHL Mortgages becomes NACFB patron

CHL Mortgages has become a patron of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers...

Record month for bridging lender

West One Loans has reported that a total of £2.3bn sets of bridging loan...

Teamwork sees legals on £2.35m bridge completed “within hours”

Hope Capital and other parties have worked collaboratively to secure a £2.25m bridging loan...

Shepherds Friendly joins PDG Claims Charter

Shepherds Friendly has joined the Protection Distributors Group (PDG) Claims Charter, which sets out...

Gateway Surveyors partners with remote valuation provider

Gateway Surveyors has agreed a partnership with CoreLogic U.K. and will be the first...

Smartr365 reaches user milestone

Smartr365 has added its 2,000th user following growth of more than 700% in the last...

Unauthorised adviser hit with jail term

Ian James Hudson has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for one count of...

Fleet Mortgages acquired by bank

Fleet Mortgages has been acquired by Starling Bank in a £50 million cash and...

New ‘Best Buy’ fixed rates from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has launched new fixed rate mortgages today. The Society’s two year...

Record month for estate agents

NAEA Propertymark has reported that 40% of properties sold for more than the original...

MFS funds complex shopping centre acquisition

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed a large bridging loan to enable a returning...

Pepper cuts number of residential and buy-to-let rates

Pepper Money has increased the maximum LTV on its Pepper 60 buy-to-let range. The specialist lender...

Equity loan provider joins MCI panel

Proportunity has become the latest lender to join The MCI mortgage club. The equity loan...

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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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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...

Bristol tops 2026 Japanese knotweed hotspots

Bristol has retained its position as England’s Japanese knotweed capital, recording more than twice...

Marsden passes £100m Guernsey lending milestone

Marsden Building Society has surpassed £100m in mortgage completions in Guernsey through its partnership...

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