Distribution

A cautionary tale for brokers

The whole notion of intermediary market share seems to be providing a big talking...

Name change for Connect Mortgage Club

Connect Mortgage Club will now be known as Connect for Intermediaries. The firm said its...

Bluestone Mortgages issues first offer

Brightstar Financial has placed the first ever mortgage case with specialist mortgage lender Bluestone...

TFC teams up with Pepper Homeloans

TFC Homeloans has added Pepper Homeloans to its mortgage lender panel. Brokers can now access...

3mc becomes Paragon Premier range distributor

3mc has become a distributor of Paragon’s Premier range of buy-to-let mortgages. The range, which...

Pair to join The Right Mortgage & Protection Network

Chris Fyfe and Kim Lissner are set to join The Right Mortgage & Protection...

Pepper expands distributor base

Pepper Homeloans has added Legal & General Mortgage Club to its panel of distributors. Legal & General...

Fleet Mortgages teams up with Connells

Fleet Mortgages has agreed a new partnership with Connells Group. The new arrangement will...

Compliance hire for the Right Mortgage & Protection Network

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has hired Ben Allen as compliance manager. Allen...

Precise BTL exclusives for 3mc

3mc has launched an exclusive range of buy-to-let mortgages funded by Precise Mortgages. The range includes...

Sesame adds Oakbridge Financial Services to panel

Sesame has broadened the provision of bridging loan products available to its network members...

One-third of IFAs planning to retire over next decade

36% of IFAs that own all or part of their firm plans to semi-retire or...

Sesame and PMS launch Cambridge exclusive

Sesame and PMS have launched an exclusive residential fixed rate product to appointed representatives...

Magellan extends new range to DAs

Following its pilot of a new near prime mortgage range through appointed representatives, Magellan Homelands...

COMMENT

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...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Latest news

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...

TMG adds Gable Mortgages to lender panel

TMG Mortgage Network has added Gable Mortgages to its lender panel, giving member firms...

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