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Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal pension (SIPP) pots. Its assessment now allows a more tailored view of pension income, with customers able to use up to 8% of their SIPP pot, depending on age. Beverley Building Society said the change is designed to better reflect…
London-based real estate brokerage Harding Green has appointed Olivia Highwood as lettings operations director, whilst housebuilder Bellway has named Patrick Swallow as strategic land and planning manager for its Manchester region. Highwood brings over ten years of experience in the lettings sector, having most recently served as head of lettings and property management at LCP…
More than four months after the Iran war rattled real estate investor sentiment following a year of declining profitability in 2025, outlooks across the core purchase segment that has buoyed sales production since 2023 remain subdued. “Driving worsening sentiment are several challenges, most notably the difficulty of finding deals and securing capital,” said investor-community platform…
Key takeaways AI governance is operational governance: As agentic tools move into workflow execution, control is shifting from model approval to authority, supervision and recovery within live processes Inventory must become more dynamic: AI inventories must move from periodic registers to live visibility to support firms in detecting use, classifying risk and mapping changes over…
Mortgage Strategy is delighted to confirm speakers for its Mortgage Innovation & Technology Live 2026 event on Tuesday 13 October. The conference will bring together some of the most respected leaders from across the mortgage and protection industry for a day of practical insight, collaboration, and forward-thinking discussion. Delegates will hear from experts representing lenders,…
2026-07-21T15:08:31.859Z When is UK inflation data announced? UK inflation data for the 12 months to June 2026 will be announced at 7am. We will bring you live analysis and reaction to the ONS data tomorrow morning following its release. 2026-07-21T14:41:14.880Z What could the June inflation data be? Economists at research firm Pantheon Macroeconomics predict Consumer…
United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has enhanced its buy-to-let (BTL) criteria to provide greater flexibility for landlords and make it even easier for brokers to place and progress business. To give property investors more flexibility, the lender has increased its maximum mortgage term to 30 years and removed its period of minimum ownership to…
Blueprint Investment Properties purchased the 100%-leased Broadmoor Plaza in Mesquite. About the same time, Newport Capital Partners purchased the Towne Crossing development.(shown). The Dallas Business Journal reports that David Disney of Disney Investment Group, who helped facilitate both deals, said both deals had a combined value of $45 million. Broadmoor was sold by Dogwood Commercial. Towne Crossing…
Second charge lender Step One Finance has launched an origination platform to support faster, simpler applications for intermediaries. The lender has invested in the platform in response to intermediary feedback, aiming to reduce administration, improve transparency and deliver a smoother journey from quote through to completion. The platform includes Credit Reference Agency data, electronic identification,…
Crypto has spent more than a decade on the edge of mainstream investing, cast either as a technological revolution or a speculative distraction. According to a new T. Rowe Price research report titled “Crypto edges into the mainstream,” that debate has shifted. Key Takeaways: T. Rowe Price research favors sizing diverse crypto exposure deliberately over…