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Fleet: rental yields down year-on-year in all regions

Fleet Mortgages' latest Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer, covering Q1 2021 rental yields across England and Wales, shows...

BuildLoan joins SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel

BuildLoan has been added to the lending panel of SimplyBiz Mortgages. The firm specialises in...

Cumbria contains most affordable areas to privately rent

Paragon Bank has revealed the areas in England that were the most affordable locations...

NAEA Propertymark sees “extremely strong” sellers’ market

NAEA Propertymark has revealed that last month, 16% of properties sold for more than...

11% rise in the Swansea’s mortgage balances

The Swansea Building Society has reported that in 2020, its mortgage balances increased by...

Together funds Fluent Money’s first bridging loan

Following its launch into the short-term market, Fluent Money Group’s first bridging loan has been...

LV= to underwrite life applicants with chronic medical conditions

LV= is updating its underwriting strategy for those living with chronic medical conditions -...

Pepper Money makes South West RDM hire

Pepper Money has appointed Cavina Harrison as regional development manager for the South West. Harrison...

SMEs investing to recover from Covid

Aldermore says there are signs of recovery for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as...

Record month for Primis’ product desk

Primis Mortgage Network's product desk supported Appointed Representative (AR) advisers with 2,823 queries during...

Key Group appoints national provider account manager

Key Group has appointed Sarah Hughes to the new position of national provider account...

New limited company BTL deals from the Nottingham

The Nottingham Building Society is offering now 65% LTV limited company buy-to-let fixed rate...

TRM Network makes marketing appointment

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has welcomed Danielle Wilson as its latest hire...

Norton Broker Services unveils bridging department

Loan broker, Norton Finance, is now offering to intermediaries bridging finance as well as...

COMMENT

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...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

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Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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