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George Patellis joins West One Loans

George Patellis has joined West One Loans as head of strategy. He is tasking...

All 99 and no flake

The news a couple of months ago of the resignation of Adrian Bloomfield from...

Complete expands bridging panel

Dragonfly Property Finance has been added to Complete FS's panel of bridging lenders. Complete launched...

Y3S introduces miLoan 3.0

Y3S has rolled out a new and updated version of miLoanbroker.com to mark the...

Scott Thorpe joins Access 4 Finance

Scott Thorpe has joined Access 4 Finance as a co-owner. Access 4 Finance is a...

Lucky Olympic pair win with Precise

Precise Mortgages has revealed the winners of its Olympic competition. The specialist lender was offering...

Large fall in asking prices

Sellers coming to the market have dropped their initial price expectations in July by...

Alternative finance: what’s in a security?

Done the right way, anything can be good security. What prevents it from happening...

Developers: know your market

United Trust Bank has said that the differences between recent house price indices highlight...

Manor Mortgages expands bridging panel

Manor Mortgages has added Masthaven Finance to its bridging lending panel. Masthaven is FSA regulated...

SPF Short Term Finance encouraged by post-launch activity

The specialist division of high-net-worth broker SPF Private Clients expressed satisfaction following its first...

Bridging and loan growth for Enterprise Finance

Enterprise Finance has claimed that in the first half of this year the number...

Dragonfly appoints credit manager

Brian Levin has joined Dragonfly Property Finance as credit manager. He was previously...

Masthaven Property Lending gets FSA authorisation

A subsidiary of Masthaven Group has gained FSA authorisation. Masthaven Property Lending has obtained authorisation...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Latest news

PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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