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PMS partners with the Holmesdale

PMS Mortgage Club has added Holmesdale Building Society to its lender panel. The move means...

West One added to Smart Money panel

Finance broker Smart Money has added West One Loans to its second charge lending...

SimplyBiz Mortgages adds FHL to panel

Foundation Home Loans has joined SimplyBiz Mortgages’ lender panel. SimplyBiz Mortgages members will have direct...

The Teachers widens lending to all occupations

The Teachers Building Society is increasing the availability of its mortgage service by lending...

Together hires regional development director for Scotland

Together has appointed a new regional development director as it expands its distribution in...

Engage with ‘robo advice’, brokers told

Advisers have been urged to to embrace ‘robo advice’ in order to help retain...

Brightstar unveils new website

Brightstar Financial has launched a new website, which has been designed to make it easier...

Mortgage Intelligence expands panel

The Monmouthshire Building Society (MBS) has joined Mortgage Intelligence’s lender panel. The mutual will...

Network hails training event a success

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network held its largest bi-annual National Training Event to...

Trussle appoints VP of engineering

Online mortgage broker Trussle has appointed Matthew Gretton as vice president of engineering.  He has...

Positive Lending becomes specialist distributor for Kensington

Positive Lending has been appointed as 'specialist distributor' with Kensington Mortgages. James Byrne (pictured), director...

The Skipton allows video appointments

The Skipton Building Society is now offering mortgage and financial advice video appointments. The mutual...

HL Partnership adds TML to panel

HL Partnership has added The Mortgage Lender (TML) to its lender panel. Martin Sims, HL...

Specialist referral service for portfolio landlords unveiled

Sesame and PMS Mortgage Club have launched a referral service to help advisers deal...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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The Market Harborough reaches £1m community funding milestone

Market Harborough Building Society said it has committed £1 million to community causes over...

Accord publishes broker guide on recognising economic abuse in mortgage cases

Accord has published a new guide for mortgage brokers on how to identify and...

CHL completes £5m portfolio refinance as lender navigates time-sensitive case

CHL Mortgages has completed a £5 million refinance across 10 buy-to-let properties in south...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five...

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