Ministers have been granted extra powers to block councils from refusing planning permission for key housebuilding and other major projects,,.. Read More;

The value of second charge mortgage lending in August increased by 16% year on year to £176m. The latest figures from,.. Read More;

Roma Finance has appointed Richard Wilfan and Joshua O’Leary. Wilfan has joined as a senior business development manager for the North. He,.. Read More;

Finova has signed a new long-term agreement with LV= to support the provider’s equity release platform. The renewal extends the already,.. Read More;

LeadCrowd has launched a lead-generation platform for mortgage brokers and financial advisers.   The lead-generation firm says its new Money Helpdesk is,.. Read More;

SDKA has launched of automated valuation models (AVMs) for first-charge residential purchase transactions to accelerate its time-to-cash. The service has been,.. Read More;

Legal & General has appointed Scott Wheway as its new chair, taking over from Sir John Kingman, who has served,.. Read More;

Barclays has made further improvements to its affordability calculations for customers. The bank has increased the amount of regular bonus, overtime,.. Read More;

MQube has tokenised £1.3bn of mortgage debt on the blockchain. The tokenisation of mortgage assets via an EVM compatible chain, sees,.. Read More;

The Financial Conduct Authority will begin testing open banking finance with mortgage firms next month.   The three-month ‘techsprint’ will begin,.. Read More;

Millennial landlords now account for a record 50% of shareholders in new buy-to-let (BTL) limited companies set up so far,.. Read More;

Clydesdale Bank has relaxed its interest only mortgage lending policy.   The high street bank has lifted the maximum loan-to-value for,.. Read More;