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Network expands headquarters

Connect for Intermediaries has expanded into second floor premises at its headquarters in Hornchurch,...

New Street Mortgages to launch BTL range

New Street Mortgages, which launched in March, has completed its buy-to-let pilot phase. The new...

New BTL intermediary exclusives from Skipton

Skipton Intermediaries has launched two three-year buy-to-let intermediary exclusive deals. The two remortgage products, which are...

Clever Lending to distribute Bluestone Mortgages deals

Clever Lending has joined the Bluestone Mortgages panel as a distributor of its first...

UTB added to Complete FS’s second charge panel

Complete FS has announced the addition of United Trust Bank (UTB) to its second...

Crystal becomes HLP partner

Mortgage and general insurance network HLPartnership (HLP) has chosen Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) as preferred...

Accord gifting homebuyers on behalf of their broker

Accord Mortgages is welcoming borrowers into their new home with a surprise gift sent on...

Pink & First Complete gain access to HSBC deals

First Complete and Pink have embarked upon a distribution arrangement with HSBC that will...

Ingard adds mutual pair to lender panel

Ingard has added National Counties and the Family Building Society to its panel of lenders....

Buy to Let Club expands lender panel

Skipton Intermediaries has joined Buy to Let Club’s panel. Skipton offers mortgages up to 75% LTV which...

Network Direct Limited acquired

Harwood Wealth Management Group (HWMG) has announced the acquisition of Network Direct Limited (NDL), a national...

The Mortgage Partnership launches with Kensington

The Mortgage Partnership has announced the appointment of Kensington onto its lending panel. The packager...

HMO exclusive for 3mc

3mc has launched an exclusive buy-to-let mortgage deal funded by Precise Mortgages. The product targets...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expands equity release panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced the addition of OneFamily to its equity release panel. OneFamily’s range...

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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