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Alternative Bridging Corporation launches mid-sized development deal

Alternative Bridging Corporation has unveiled Development 90, a stretched senior loan for mid-size residential...

The Coventry signs up to UN responsible banking principles

The Coventry Building Society has become an official Signatory of the UN Principles for...

Average gifted deposit tops £40k

Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them get...

Just Mortgages opens doors to 2021 academy

Just Mortgages is looking to start training its next group of potential brokers on...

Think tanks warns of 770,000 at risk of repossession

The Social Market Foundation has revealed that nearly 800,000 households could be vulnerable to repossession...

New £200m funding line for bridging lender

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured its second funding line in 2021, worth £200...

BuildLoan unveils discounted deals for self-builders

BuildLoan has cut the rates on a range of self build mortgages, The variable rate...

Stamp Duty holiday extension rumoured

The Times has reported that Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to extend the Stamp...

New CEO for Mortgage Brain

Mortgage Brain has announced that Zahid Bilgrami has been appointed as group CEO and...

Virgin Money creates team to help advisers with brand integrations

Virgin Money has introduced a new business development team to provide brokers with a...

Online bridging lender launched by platform

Portfolio management platform, Lendlord, has unveiled an online bridging lender for property investors. Available on...

Bridging lender revamps offering

Masthaven Bank has made changes to its current bridging range, including introducing new refurbishment...

New 60% deal and rate cuts from Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting rates on selected mortgages across its range by...

Together cuts two and five-year fixed rates

Specialist lender Together has launched new Prime Plus two-year fixed mortgages. They are at a...

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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