Distribution

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,...

TSB Intermediary unveils initial BTL offering

TSB Intermediary is now providing buy-to-let mortgages.  This launch follows a pilot with London and Country. Initially,...

The Ipswich expands intermediary team

The Ipswich Building Society has appointed a new business development manager. Andrew Sadler...

The Furness BS joins MCI panel

The Furness Building Society has joined MCI Mortgage Club’s panel. The lender has been in...

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

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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