Author: Jordan

The lender has brought back its high income multiple proposition, which was last available in early June. The product is a two year discounted mortgage for house purchases at up to 80% LTV, priced at 5.59% with a £999 arrangement fee. Under the proposition, eligible borrowers who can demonstrate greater borrowing capacity may be able to borrow up to 6.5 times their income. Elsewhere in the range, the society has reduced selected rates for expat residential borrowers. A two year discounted mortgage at 90% LTV has been cut by 21 basis points to 5.69%, while the previous £1,499…

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The Pentagon relocates approximately 400,000 service members and their families every year. The bulk of those moves happen between May and September — peak PCS season — when competition for moving contractors is highest, availability is tightest, and the margin for error in your planning is smallest. A service member who understands what the military will and will not reimburse before moving day is measurably better off than one who figures it out afterward. The difference can easily run $3,000 to $8,000. What Changed in 2026 New Personal Property Activity The biggest structural change to PCS logistics this year is…

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A rapid sell-off in the high-flying momentum trade is wrecking the strategy’s staunchest bulls: Retail traders.A basket of 50 stocks favoured by amateur investors, which includes names like Robinhood Markets and Marvell Technology, has plunged 13 per cent so far in July and is on track for the worst month since 2022. A Jefferies basket of Russell 1000 firms with the highest retail participation has lost more than a quarter of its value since June.Loading…Bloomberg Source link

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Complementing its existing buy-to-let (BTL) products, the bridging range is designed to serve buy-to-let landlords at key points in the property investment lifecycle. RAW Capital Partners has added bridging finance to its specialist lending proposition. Complementing its existing buy-to-let (BTL) products, the bridging range is designed to serve buy-to-let landlords at key points in the property investment lifecycle, including bridge to purchase, chain breaks, and bridge to exit.  RAW’s bridging loans range from £100,000 to £4m, terms of three to 18 months, with a maximum loan-to-value (LTV) of 60% for bridging loans, and tiered rates depending on the LTV.  Ben…

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London remains the sole faller House Buyer Bureau’s assessment of the UK House Price Index found London the only British region with a negative average monthly rate of house price growth over the past 12 months, at -0.2%. The North East recorded the strongest average monthly growth, at 0.8%, followed by Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West, both at 0.6%. The West Midlands and East Midlands each posted 0.5%, England as a whole averaged 0.3%, and the South East was flat at 0.0%. 1.8 million renewals due this year Timing adds to the pressure. Roughly 1.8 million fixed-rate…

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The Budget Office of the Federation has said no kobo was drawn or could have been withdrawn from the over N1.3 billion allocated to the controversial Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PEAC/PFIPC) in the 2026 budget. The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu said this in a media statement obviously issued in reactions to the controversial allocation to the PFIPC now being described as a phantom agency on Friday. He, however, agreed that the National Assembly appropriated funds for the PEAC/PFIPC whose supposed head, Adeniyi Adeyemi, is now undergoing trial for forgery. But…

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Cryptocurrency accounts have long been targets of online hacks and scams. But a growing share of crypto thefts now begin in the physical world, where crooks are using face-to-face coercion to steal digital assets, according to a new report. “Wrench” attacks — the crypto industry’s term for in-person, strong-arm tactics — showed a 33 percent year-over-year increase in the first half of 2026, according to blockchain security audit company CertiK. Using publicly available information and other verified sources, the company found 52 wrench attacks worldwide through June, up from 39 during the same period in 2025.  CertiK applies the label…

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RAW Capital Partners has launched a range of bridging finance products, adding to its specialist lending proposition for buy-to-let landlords. The Guernsey-based lender has spent over a decade providing bespoke mortgages to foreign nationals, UK expats and Channel Islanders investing in UK buy-to-let property. It extended its offering to UK residents in December 2025, and has now moved into unregulated, first-charge bridging products secured on UK residential properties. The bridging range is designed to complement RAW’s existing buy-to-let products, serving landlords at key points in the investment lifecycle. This includes: Bridge to purchase Chain breaks Bridge to…

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Mumbai: Jewellery retailer Joyalukkas has launched its latest nationwide campaign, “Sell Old Gold. Secure Your Future.”, encouraging consumers to unlock the value of unused gold jewellery through a transparent valuation process and receive instant payments without the obligations associated with gold loans. The campaign seeks to shift consumer perception of idle gold from being merely a pledge asset to a readily accessible financial resource. By promoting the sale of unused, broken or forgotten jewellery, Joyalukkas aims to offer customers an alternative to borrowing against gold and incurring long-term interest costs. According to the company, customers can bring old gold jewellery…

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