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New shared ownership mortgage application process unveiled

A new service from Experian and the New Homes Group is promising brokers to have the...

Shawbrook provides £7m loan in two days

Shawbrook Bank has completed a £7m commercial investment loan in two working days. The bank’s...

Royal London takes stake in equity release provider

Royal London has acquired a 30% stake in later life providers Responsible Life and...

NatWest facing money laundering charges

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun criminal proceedings against National Westminster Bank Plc...

Accord to reintroduce 95% LTV mortgage

Accord Mortgages is to return to the 95% loan to value (LTV) mortgage market...

PMS and Sesame offer BTL remortgage exclusive

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have launched an exclusive new buy-to-let remortgage for...

Landmark launches private valuations on Q-Mobile

Landmark Valuation Services has launched a new tool within its Q-Mobile product that enables...

MCI Club unveils broker payment and processing package

MCI Club has launched a payment and processing package for all existing and new...

Fairfax acquires Catalyst in exit from Positive Lending

Chris Fairfax, CEO of Catalyst Property Finance, has taken full ownership of the short-term...

Virgin Money now available via Twenty7Tec APPLY

Following a pilot, Twenty7Tec has announced that its Virgin Money APPLY integration is being rolled out to...

MFS provides fast £2.9m commercial bridge

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed a £2.9 million commercial bridging loan in five...

Together completes £200m securitisation

Together has completed what it describes as its first small balance commercial mortgage backed...

Bovingdon to succeed Meredith at UTB

Noel Meredith, executive director at United Trust Bank (UTB) and head of the bank’s property development...

Paragon shakes up buy-to-let offering

Paragon Bank has revamped its range of buy-to-let mortgage products for portfolio and non-portfolio...

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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