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Blacks appointed to LendInvest buy-to-let panel

LendInvest has appointed law firm Blacks Solicitors to the legal panel for its buy-to-let...

£350m RMBS deal for Belmont Green

Belmont Green Finance, trading as Vida Homeloans, has announced its sixth Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities...

Average retired households paying 14% of income in tax

As the end of the tax year looms, equity release adviser Key has established...

Barclays to make residential and remortgage rate cuts

Barclays Mortgages is to reduce the pricing on a selection of 75%, 80% and...

The Leeds offers cashback fee-free deals in Scotland

The Leeds Building Society has introduces a new range of shared equity mortgages to...

TRM appoints equity release supervision & development manager

The Later Life Lending Network, the equity release proposition of The Right Mortgage and...

New build affordability continues to improve

2020 was the third year that new build housing affordability across England and Wales...

Bridging lenders positive about long-term economic outlook

Bridging finance providers are positive about the outlook for their businesses, the bridging market...

Buy-to-let landlords opting for larger loans

Mortgage products designed to offer exclusive rates for higher loan amounts are the most...

SMG acquires remaining shares in Y3S Bridging & Commercial

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) has acquired the full share capital of Y3S Bridging & Commercial...

Buckinghamshire BS to provide instant BTL decisions

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has streamlined their buy-to-let application process, which is says will allow...

Accord makes further residential rate reductions

Accord Mortgages is cutting selected residential mortgage rates across its offering. The revised range launches...

The Dudley BS introduces new product range

The Dudley Building Society has launched a new range of products with lower fixed...

Bank of Ireland UK unveils two-year fix at 95% LTV

Bank of Ireland UK is to introduce a two-year, 95% loan to value (LTV)...

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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