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Precise Mortgages launches debt management plans

Precise Mortgages has unveiled a new exclusive debt management plan (DMP) mortgage available through...

Three new BDMs for Metro Bank

Metro Bank has announced the appointment of three new field-based business development managers (BDMs) as...

The Dudley targets larger loans

The Dudley Building Society has unveiled three new products through its panel of distributor...

Complete FS strengthens broker support

Hampshire based packager distributor Complete FS has appointed Tammy Clark and Andy Ingram to...

Paymentshield expands home insurance panel

Allianz has been added to Paymentshield's home insurance panel. Allianz operates in 70 countries...

BTL and resi product changes from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made a number of changes to its residential and buy-to-let mortgage range.  Changes are...

Network pair join TSB broker panel

HomeLoan Partnership and The Online Partnership Group have joined TSB Intermediary's broker panel. TSB has...

The Ipswich launches new broker brand

The Ipswich Building Society has launched a dedicated broker brand and new proposition, including...

Profits up at Personal Touch

Personal Touch Financial Services has reported a rise in pre-tax profits for the year...

Axis Bank completes first two buy-to-let deals

The first two buy-to-let mortgages completed by Axis Bank were both brought to the new...

CMC adds Pepper Homeloans to lending panel

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has added Pepper Homeloans to its panel of mortgage lenders. Pepper...

First Complete membership reaches 1,000

The number of appointed representatives in First Complete network has now passed the 1,000...

New partnership with the Right Mortgage and Protection Network

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has undertaken a new arrangement with Freedom Finance’s...

Covéa joins Berkeley Alexander panel

Berkeley Alexander, has expanded its landlords’ insurance provider panel. Covéa has now joined AXA,...

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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...

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

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Click2Check adds ID verification to adviser compliance platform

Click2Check has added an identity verification service to its digital compliance platform, aimed at...

Atom points to growing near-prime hurdle for first-time buyers

First-time buyers with thin credit files or minor historic credit issues are becoming a...

Landlords move to regain possession before Renters’ Rights Act changes

Landlords stepped up possession activity in March as the 1 May implementation of the...

The Marsden appoints chief customer officer

Marsden Building Society has appointed Julia Brook as chief customer officer. Brook (pictured) will be...

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