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The Marsden partners with Equity Release Club

Equity Release Club has announced a new relationship with the Marsden Building Society. The mutual’s...

Peter Williams to leave IMLA

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has reported that Peter Williams will step down from his...

New specialist distributor panel for SimplyBiz Mortgages

After a tender process, SimplyBiz Mortgages (SBM) has unveiled its new specialist and complex lending...

TSB to launch product transfer proposition

TSB Intermediary has become the latest lender to move to offer a product transfer...

Tesco Bank expands mortgage intermediary panel

Tesco Bank has added First Complete and Pink networks to its broker panel.  Tesco Mortgage Intermediaries includes...

The Furness launches Trust Your Broker campaign

The Furness Building Society has launched a new campaign championing mortgage brokers. Its Trust...

New H&R BS “innovative” five-year fix

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a new five-year fixed rate 95%...

Strong growth for Stonebridge Group

Stonebridge Group has reported that business volumes in its core mortgage, life/protection and general...

Mortgage advice isn’t immune to the technological revolution

Given the fact that 2016 was so unpredictable, it seems rather foolish to be...

Santander for Intermediaries to pay retention proc fee

Santander for Intermediaries is to pay mortgage brokers a procuration fee of 0.2% on retention...

Uinsure collaborates with building societies

GI provider Uinsure has been selected by both the Melton Building Society and Mansfield...

Bluestone partners with PMS and Sesame

Bluestone Mortgages has announced a new distribution partnership with PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame...

TMA reveals Xmas mortgage market wish-list

TMA mortgage club has published its Christmas wish-list for the mortgage market in 2017. It has...

TFC partners with The Buckinghamshire

TFC Homeloans has added Buckinghamshire Building Society to its lender panel. The arrangement means brokers...

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...

Latest news

SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

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