Sesame Network reported a 32% year-on-year increase in lending volumes during the first half of 2026, alongside growth in mortgage completions and protection business.
The broker network, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, recorded a 27% rise in mortgage completions...
Lending technology provider Lenvi has launched automated verification software designed to detect double pledging and track cash movements in real time.
The software, known as...
Newcastle for Intermediaries has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 0.25% and launched a range of base rate tracker products.
The reductions cover...
Swansea Building Society has donated £10,000 to Prostate Cymru to support its campaign to place specialist cancer nurses across Wales.
The money was raised through staff fundraising activities including the Three Peaks Challenge, a Wing Walk and several running...
Ecology Building Society has launched a mortgage for first-time buyers using the Scottish government’s First Homes Fund.
The mutual has become the 11th official lender to join the scheme, which offers eligible buyers up to £10,000 towards the purchase...
Tower Insurance Brokers is aiming to control between £75m and £100m in gross written premium after completing its first acquisition.
The TDC-backed business has acquired Wilmslow insurance broker Riskworks, adding more than £5m in gross written premium and taking...
Two clients walk into your firm in the same week.
One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit of a mess in the accounts. You take that one yourself. You spend an...
After nearly four decades in financial services, Sesame Network distribution director Toni Smith still believes technology should make advisers stronger, not replace them.
When Toni...
There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...
For years, ESG strategies across the UK mortgage sector have operated under a relatively straightforward principle: better Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings equal lower...
HSBC UK will reduce a broad selection of fixed mortgage rates for new and existing borrowers from 1 September, while raising several tracker rates.
The changes cover products for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgage customers, including fee-saver, standard, high-value mortgage and Premier deals.
Among its...
With GCSE and A-level results out over the last fortnight, it feels like the right moment to ask a question the industry doesn't spend enough time on: what are we actually doing to support the first time buyers of tomorrow, the ones sitting with...
Legal & General has appointed Craig Kerrigan as broker relationship manager for its Ignite mortgage sourcing business.
Kerrigan (main picture, inset) rejoined L&G in July after 12 years away and will support the platform’s rollout through mortgage networks, clubs and directly authorised firms.
He previously spent...
