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Kent Reliance has launched a buy-to-let mortgage for people who are temporarily living or working outside the UK.

Specialist loan distributor Enterprise finance has reported that it has arranged more than £100m in short term loans during 2013.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders and the Department of Energy and Climate Change have teamed up to produce a Green Deal FAQ fact sheet for lenders, writes Samantha Cordon.

The National Landlords Association has committed to accredit all landlord members by 2020.

Eddie Goldsmith, senior partner at Goldsmith Williams, is calling on the Financial Ombudsman Service to level the playing field for mortgage mis selling claims.

The Consumer Prices Index grew by 2.4% in the year to April 2013 down from 2.8% in March, the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics showed.

Alex Salmond, Scotland’s First Minister, has launched his counter argument for an independent Scottish economy following the Treasury’s report yesterday which outlined the negative impacts on financial services, writes Samantha Cordon.

UK house prices increased by 2.7% in the 12 months up to March 2013, the latest Office for National Statistics has revealed.

Just Retirement has confirmed it intends to enter the long term care market in the coming months.

The quality of service provided is second only to rates in terms of what advisers look for when choosing an annuity provider, research from iPipeline and Canada Life has revealed.

Workers on short-term contracts are eligible to apply for any Halifax mortgage for the first time since the credit crunch.

Landlords will only have to check the passports of their tenants under “light-touch” immigration regulation, Housing Minister Mark Prisk has suggested.

The number of residential properties bought and sold in April decreased by 5% on the previous month, according to HM Revenue and Customs.

Just Retirement advanced £69.8m in lifetime mortgages in its third quarter with further growth expected, according to the group's financial report.

Rapid growth in London property prices continued to drive the UK national average according to data from the Office for National Statistics.

Paragon increased its buy-to-let lending by 15% year-on-year as the group moved closer to establishing a banking arm, its half-year profits have revealed.

Lenders increased gross mortgage lending by 4% to total £12.1bn in April, according to Council of Mortgage Lenders data.

UK CPI inflation has fallen to 2.4% in April, a larger-than-expected drop from the 2.8% figure recorded in March.

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is to offer a two-year fixed rate product at 1.74% exclusively through Legal & General advisers.