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Lenders continue to tighten self-employed criteria

There was a fall in February in the number of cases where at least...

Smart Money sees increasing Covid-related consolidation

Specialist packager and distributor, Smart Money, has reported a rise in broker enquiries for...

HGV firm provided with £200k facility from Aldermore

Aldermore Bank has provided a £200,000 invoice finance facility to Skipper Recruit, a heavy...

Widespread lack of mortgage protection highlighted

26% of existing or aspiring homeowners have missed a mortgage payment because of accident or...

Skipton International improves buy-to-let criteria

Skipton International has extended its buy-to-let mortgage lending criteria on UK property to 75%...

Bridge Help unveils new buy-to-let rate

Bridging finance provider Bridge Help has reduced its buy-to-let rate by a 0.25 percentage points...

The Skipton achieves highest Best Companies accreditation

The Skipton Building Society has been awarded a 3-star accreditation from the Best Companies...

Robotic automation speeding up more2life’s servicing

Lifetime mortgage provider, more2life, has reported the results of its partnership with Robiquity, specialists...

Legal & General Mortgage Club unveils exclusives

Legal & General Mortgage Club has introduced new exclusive products from the Buckinghamshire Building...

Octane highlights non-mainstream BTL appetite

Octane Capital has completed a £420,000 loan which it believes shows its appetite for...

3mc offers exclusive Dudley BS shared ownership deal

3mc is to market an exclusive Heylo shared ownership product designed in partnership with...

Landbay secures £1bn funding deal with Allica Bank

Landbay has announced a new five-year funding partnership with Allica Bank, worth £200m of...

Canada Life sees rise in equity release used to buy new property

Covid-19 has brought about a change in how customers are using the equity released...

Brightstar creates team of mental health first aiders

The Brightstar Group has introduced nine fully trained mental health first aiders across its...

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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