Distribution

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...

Connect for Intermediaries expands lender panel

BlueZest is now distributing its mortgages through the Connect for Intermediaries network and packager....

Accord improves existing borrower transfer processes

Accord Mortgages has made a number of improvements to its existing borrower transfers in...

Consumers in the dark about broker benefits

55% of UK consumers are unaware that a mortgage broker could offer more product choice...

PTFS selects Pure Retirement for equity release support

Personal Touch Financial Services has chosen Pure Retirement to provide its appointed representatives (ARs)...

Keystone joins First Complete and Pink panel

Products from specialist buy-to-let lending brand Keystone Property Finance are now available to appointed...

West One Loans expands distribution

West One Loans has joined up with Tenet Group to offer its first and...

Sainsbury’s Bank expands broker distribution

Sainsbury’s Bank has added Mortgage Advice Bureau and Stonebridge Group to its mortgage broker distribution...

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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