Distribution

HSBC expands intermediary distribution

HSBC has expanded the availability of its mortgages through four additional brokers. The quartet are...

Foundation joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Foundation Home Loans to its lender panel. Paradigm member...

Openwork receives ICS accreditation

Openwork has been awarded Accredited Centre status by the Institute of Customer Service (ICS),...

Smart Money in Scotland completes first case with UTB

Smart Money has completed its first case with United Trust Bank, following the lender's...

The Leeds appoints intermediary distribution head

The Leeds Building Society has announced the appointment of a new head of intermediary...

Ingard partners with intermediary focused estate agency

Ingrid has teamed up with Agent Online, a new estate agency which is geared towards intermediaries.  The partnership...

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...

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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