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Sesame offers pair of Virgin Money exclusives

Sesame has unveiled two exclusive fixed rate products to appointed representatives of its network via...

Openwork appoints chief operating officer

Openwork has announce the appointment of Neil Milner as its chief operating officer (COO). He joins...

TSB integrates mortgage distribution

TSB is to merge its intermediary and direct mortgage distribution teams. The bank claims the move will...

First Complete adds Kent Reliance to lender panel

Kent Reliance has been appointed to the First Complete lender panel. The specialist intermediary lender,...

SortRefer expands network distribution

Online intermediary platform SortRefer has revealed that its conveyancing panel will be providing service to  network,...

The Northview Group hires national account manager

The Northview Group, the parent company of Kensington and New Street Mortgages, has announced...

Just Mortgages unveils self-employed team

Just Mortgages is launching a new ‘self-employed’ division, to be run by Carl Parker, who...

Connect adds buy-to-let lender to panel

Connect for Intermediaries has added Axis Bank to its panel of mortgage lenders. 

 Connect’s...

The Mansfield extends shared ownership offering

The Mansfield Building Society has extended its geographical coverage and broker distribution for shared ownership...

Zurich outlines Openwork divestment strategy

Zurich is to divest its 25% shareholding in the Openwork network within the next four...

The Mansfield offers new home mover deals

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled four new products exclusively for existing borrowers moving home and...

Record year for L&G Mortgage Club

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported growth of 15% in sales for 2015...

The Ipswich rewards loyal brokers

The Ipswich Building Society has launched its Prestige programme for 2016, the exclusive club...

Member milestone for Connect

Connect for Intermediaries now has over 100 Appointed Representative (AR) members. The specialist buy-to-let and commercial...

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...

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Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...

Newcastle updates broker portal for faster product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has upgraded its broker portal to make product transfers quicker and...

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