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Shawbrook provides £9m funding for recycled plastic business

The UK’s largest independent producer of PET bottles and containers has received a £9m...

The Dudley to help the long-term disabled into home ownership

The Dudley Building Society has partnered with My Safe Home, a provider of help...

The Cambridge announces new chairman

The Cambridge Building Society has announced the appointment of John Spence as its new...

MBO at Pink Pig Loans

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) has announced the sale of Group firm, Pink Pig Loans,...

TruNarrative launches new AML and verification service

TruNarrative has added a new Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solution,...

New 90% deals from the Ipswich

The Ipswich Building Society has cut the rates on two of its recently relaunched...

Public concerned over late life care costs

67% of over-50s are currently determined to stay living in their own home if...

Fleet Mortgages unveils widespread rate cuts

Fleet Mortgages has made rate cuts on both its two and five-year fixed rates across...

New fixed rates from the Nottingham

The Nottingham has launched a series of new two and three-year fixed rate mortgages. The...

Brightstar offers specialist lending virtual clinics

Brightstar Financial has embarked upon a new campaign to educate brokers about the benefits...

More adverse BTL borrowers expected

Research by Pepper Money has indicated that brokers expect to encounter more buy-to-let customers...

UTB pairs with Homes England to fund SME builders

United Trust Bank (UTB) and Homes England, the government’s housing delivery agency, have announced...

Accord revises EU nationals’ lending policy

Accord Mortgages is updating its lending criteria for mortgage applicants from the European Union...

NatWest resumes higher LTV lending

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is making a number of changes to loan to value limits. From...

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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