Distribution

The Dudley joins Promise Solutions’ panel

Specialist packager Promise Solutions has added the Dudley Building Society to its panel of...

LSL joins up management of networks

LSL Property Services has announced that Richard Coulson’s role as business development director of...

TFC partners with Fleet Mortgages

TFC Homeloans has joined forces with Fleet Mortgages. The deal allows the distributor's brokers to...

Pepper Homeloans joins Complete FS panel

Complete FS has added Pepper Homeloans to its first charge buy-to-let and residential lender...

The Newcastle enters buy-to-let space

Newcastle Building Society Intermediary Services (NBSIS) has moved into the buy-to-let market with The Business Mortgage...

New intermediary portal from the Saffron

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched its new Intermediary Mortgage Portal. The dedicated broker channel of Saffron...

Former TMA marketing manager joins network

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has revealed that former TMA marketing manager Lauren Bagley has...

TFC unveils introducer service

TFC Homeloans has launched a new Introducer Appointed Representative service. The referral-only service will...

Atom Bank partners with IRESS

IRESS and Atom Bank have announced a long-term strategic partnership. Atom will be the...

Smaller deposits succeeding in securing mortgages

New research from the Nottingham Building Society reveals thats the average homebuyer over the...

TFC Homeloans joins NACFB

TFC Homeloans has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). The distributor says...

Connect Mortgages partners with Buy2Let.com

Buy2Let.com, a property search portal for the buy-to-let market has teamed up with specialist...

Promise expands packaging department

Master broker Promise Solutions has appointed a new mortgage packaging manager. Helen Aston joins...

Complete FS expands lender panel

South Coast based packager and distributor Complete FS has announced the addition of Family...

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...

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Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost?...

MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

Virgin Money to move eligible product transfers to Nationwide from October

Virgin Money is changing its residential product transfer process, with some customers whose deals...

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

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