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Openwork passes 3,000 adviser mark

Openwork has revealed that it has exceeded 3,000 advisers across the group for the first...

Mortgage Intelligence added to Fleet’s distributor panel

Fleet Mortgages has added Mortgage Intelligence networks and mortgage club to its distributor panel. All appointed representatives...

Santander and L&G partner for lifetime mortgages

Legal & General and Santander have agreed five-year deal to offer lifetime mortgages to Santander...

HLPartnership appoints compliance director

HLPartnership has announced that Gavin Earnshaw is joining its senior management team as compliance...

Lender partners with Brilliant Solutions before launch

Bluestone Mortgages is partnering with specialist distributor Brilliant Solutions. The arrangement will see Bluestone...

New intermediary brand for Fluent Money

Second charge distributor Fluent Money is launching separate brand for the broker market, Fluent for...

SimplyBiz Mortgages offers PMI referral service

SimplyBiz Mortgages has launched a PMI referral service for its members, in conjunction with...

Virgin Money to pay retention proc fees

Virgin Money has unveiled its new mortgage retention platform which allows intermediaries to provide...

There are Brexit opportunities, claims Stonebridge Group

Stonebridge Group has called on mortgage and protection advisers to focus on the post-EU...

EXCLUSIVE: rebrand for specialist distributor

Brilliant Solutions has announced the rebranding of its business, the latest part in the distributor's transformation over...

Openwork reports profit for fourth consecutive year

Openwork has posted a profit for the fourth consecutive year, with an increase in...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expands secured loan panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced the addition of Prestige Finance, part of the One Savings...

TFC partners with TenetLime

TFC Homeloans has joined forces with TenetLime to offer Tenet’s appointed representatives increased access...

SimplyBiz Mortgages launches ‘MIP’ team

SimplyBiz Mortgages has created a new field-based 'MIP' (mortgages, insurance and protection) team, designed...

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Stability is not a slowdown; it’s exactly what the bridging market needs

So, according to the recent Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) figures, bridging completions fell in Q2. Cue the usual hand-wringing. The headlines landed, the...

The rise of the silver pound

UK house prices may have cooled from their peak, but affordability pressures remain acute. Even with recent adjustments to interest rates, rising property values have...

Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

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Generation X faces retirement squeeze with smaller pensions than parents

Generation X risks becoming the first cohort to retire with less financial security than...

Leasehold reforms stall as sector warns of ‘real-world consequences’

The government is under mounting pressure to accelerate leasehold reform as the body representing...

Zoopla warns cost pressures mean housing targets are at risk

The government’s flagship target to deliver 1.5m new homes over the next five years...

UTB cuts bridging loan minimum and lowers regulated rates

United Trust Bank has unveiled a package of bridging loan changes aimed at making...