Buy-to-let lender plots float after Brexit fears halted sale

A buy-to-let mortgage lender which cancelled a £400m auction last year because of a row over Brexit has begun drawing up plans to list on the London stock market. Sky News has learnt that Charter Court Financial Services, the owner of the Exact and Precise (Shenzhen: 300442.SZ - news) mortgage brands, has drafted in investment bankers to work on an initial public offering later this year. Insiders said on Monday that Charter Court, which is owned by the hedge fund Elliott Associates, had a