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Connect has appointed a group operations director and finance director.

The reforms will cut buying times by around four weeks and save first-time buyers an average of £650.

Rates in the bank's purchase range now start from 4.30%.

April's affordability proposition is now available through L&G Ignite, helping advisers identify more options for their clients.

In addition, Keystone has enhanced its HMO and multi-unit criteria.

Vida will now accept buy-to-let SPVs where the applicant company is a subsidiary of a parent company.

The lender has launched a new limited edition range and reduced existing rates by up to 0.15%.

May sales agreed volumes fell 8.1% year-on-year, signalling potential weakness later in the year.

Advisers carried out more than 1.7 million first-time buyer searches between 1st January and 29th May.

Molo has also strengthened its semi-commercial proposition, with the introduction of a new two-year fixed rate.