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Bucks BS joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services added the Buckinghamshire Building Society to its lender panel. Paradigm member...

Castle Trust Bank boosts sales team

Castle Trust Bank has appointed Paula Dowson to the newly created role of regional...

Homeworkers want mental health support from employers

87% of people working from home have or would like to have better access...

Landbay unveils 2.99% five-year buy-to-let

Landbay has launched a sub-3.0% five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage. The new rate is 2.99%...

No industry faith in government sorting out cladding

An industry poll has found that just 1% of industry professionals have total faith...

Self Build Wales is working for the Swansea

The Swansea Building Society has seen a rise in mortgage applications relating to self-build...

Five new hires for Catalyst

Catalyst Property Finance has announced the appointment of five new members across its credit...

Coventry for Intermediaries launches new product transfer range

Coventry for Intermediaries has introduced a new residential product transfer range for existing borrowers. The...

Accord unveils new 65% LTV buy-to-let deals

Accord Buy To Let has refreshed its product range, adding a series of house...

Saffron extends webinar series and features cricket legend

SFI Live, Saffron for Intermediaries' webinar series, will next take place on 19 March...

Equity Release Council: mortgage holders polarised by pandemic

Analysis of official data by the Equity Release Council has revealed that UK households...

Equity Release Associates moves to DA status

Equity Release Associates has been granted approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to...

NatWest sets up stamp duty broker support line

NatWest has created a new dedicated support line to help with stamp duty queries,...

Vida makes buy-to-let rate reductions

Vida  has introduced a series of price cuts to its buy-to-let range. The reductions apply...

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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