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Foundation Home Loans unveils packager exclusive five-year fix

Foundation Home Loans has introduced a five-year fixed rate, available exclusively through its key...

The Mansfield expands Versatility offering

The Mansfield Building Society has extended its specialist lending brand, Versatility and launched eight...

The Cambridge in buy-to-let partnership with Legal & General Mortgage Club

The Cambridge Building Society is partnering with Legal & General Mortgage Club to offer...

Five new intermediary exclusives from the Skipton

Skipton Intermediaries has launched five new intermediary only products including a two-year tracker free...

Fluent Money Group launches first charge lending services business

Fluent Money Group has launched Fluent Mortgages Ltd to provide specialist first charge lending...

PMS and Sesame team up with Post Office for Intermediaries

PMS and Sesame have become the first new mortgage club and network to add...

Personal Touch expands second charge panel

Vantage Finance has become the latest addition to Personal Touch’s panel. The specialist master broker...

Zurich completes divestment in Openwork

Zurich and the Openwork Partnership LLP have completed the divestment of Zurich’s 25% shareholding...

The Melton and MBS Lending join SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel

The Melton Building Society and its subsidiary MBS Lending have joined SimplyBiz Mortgages’ lender...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network launches Scottish arm

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has opened an office north of the border. The...

Post Office for Intermediaries widens distribution

Bank of Ireland UK and Post Office have revealed they are widening the distribution...

SimplyBiz Mortgages widens Vernon BS mortgage distribution

SimplyBiz Mortgages is rolling out Vernon Building Society mortgages across England and Wales, following...

Connect for Intermediaries provides FIBA membership to network

Connect for Intermediaries has revealed it is to provide all of its appointed representative...

Legal & General Mortgage Club offers larger loan exclusive

Legal & General Mortgage Club has expanded its large loan offering for members in...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Latest news

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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