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Buy-to-let boom predicted for 2015

Complete FS believes 2015 will be a bumper year for the buy-to-let market. The the...

First distributor for Foundation Home Loans revealed

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has added Foundation Home Loans (FHL) to its panel of...

Openwork Conveyancing unveiled

Openwork has launched a new conveyancing proposition, developed with United Legal Services (ULS Group). ...

Brightstar wants specialist lending “made easy”

Brightstar Financial has embarked on a strategic marketing initiative, in order to support intermediaries...

Lenders processes not matching intermediary expectations

IRESS's first ever Intermediary Mortgage Survey, has identified the lack of fully paperless systems...

The Ipswich revamps mortgage range

The Ipswich Building Society has added new fixed, discount and shared ownership deals to...

Ian Clarke joins TMA

Ian Clarke is to join TMA as a key account manager, tasked with helping support...

SortRefer offers new revenue stream for brokers

Intermediary online portal SortRefer has launched a new will referral service. Advisers now have access...

SimplyBiz Group to hold dedicated protection events

The SimplyBiz Group has announced a series of protection-focussed events to run across the...

Brightstar expands specialist first charge team

Brightstar Finance has recruited Kevin Ward to join the specialist first charge and buy-to-let...

New corporate brand for Mortgage Intelligence

Mortgage Intelligence has changed the look and feel of its corporate brand, as part...

Right Mortgage and Protection Network adopts Mortgage Brain

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has selected Mortgage Brain’s range of mortgage technology solutions...

22% AR growth for Stonebridge

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge Group has reported growth in its business during 2014....

Uinsure joins The Right Mortgage Network panel

General insurance provider Uinsure has joined The Right Mortgage and Protection Network’s GI panel...

COMMENT

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...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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