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...Additional reporting by Clive Cookson, Jonathan Eley, Tanya Powley, Sebastian Payne and David Sheppard...
...The 37-year-old from Kent has been a loyal customer of the airline for years....
...On its Southeastern franchise, which runs between London and Kent, Go-Ahead said journey numbers had fallen 0.5 per cent in the year while revenues rose 3 per cent....
...The Department for Transport on Wednesday said its preferred route for the “Lower Thames Crossing” involved a new road to link the M25, near North Ockendon in Essex, with the A2 near Shorne in Kent....
...An attempt to gain control over south-east London services failed in 2012 in the face of opposition from Kent councillors and MPs, who were worried about how such a move would affect commuters from beyond...
...The process could start with Southeastern franchise, which provides most commuter routes in south-east London and Kent and expires in 2018....
...This could result in the break-up of some existing franchises, such as Southeastern, which provides most commuter routes in south-east London and Kent....
...Industry commentators say the disruption is also damaging Kent’s economy because of the reintroduction of Operation Stack by police on Wednesday....
...In Kent, Operation Stack was in place for all of last week, adding to delays on the roads around Dover....
...It also confirmed this week that Manston Airport in Kent would be used to provide additional space for queueing lorries....
...But Anglo-French tensions were beginning to surface as severe disruptions to trains hit holidaymakers and left parts of the M20 in Kent closed with as the motorway was turned into a giant lorry parking site...
...In its trading update, the Kent-based group said it was negotiating other banking facilities, with the outcome to be finalised by its full-year results in June....
...A first-time buyer completed on her purchase of a two-bedroom flat in Dartford, Kent, for £153,500 on Wednesday....
...Only one – Kent Reliance – has a mortgage product for landlords with just a 15 per cent deposit. It offers a rate of 4.89 per cent with a 2.5 per cent fee. Criteria on these products remain strict....
...Reporting by Andy Sharman, Roger Blitz, Tanya Powley, Jane Wild and Andrew Felsted...
...Under the terms of the deal, Castle Trust provides a loan of 20 per cent of the property value, while the borrower takes out a 70 per cent mortgage from Kent Reliance....
...According to Olejnik, Kent Reliance and Paragon prefer the relative safety of lending to SPVs backed by directors’ personal guarantees....
...Kent Reliance has a five-year fix at 5.49 per cent, available up to 75 per cent loan-to-value, with a 2.5 per cent fee. “Investing in student property remains really popular,” says Olejnik....
...For those investors seeking a higher borrowing, Kent Reliance has a two-year discounted tracker at 5.49 per cent for those with deposits of 15 per cent. It comes with a 2.5 per cent fee....
...Society and Aldermore have increased their loan-to-value ratio to 80 per cent, joining a handful of lenders that already offer these deals such as The Mortgage Works, part of Nationwide Building Society, and Kent...
...Apart from private banks, the only lenders that will consider buy-to-let mortgages for limited companies are Paragon, Kent Reliance Building Society and Bank of China....
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