Distribution

Axis Bank adds TBMC to its launch panel

TBMC has added Axis Bank to its buy-to-let panel. Axis Bank is entering the...

Investec Private Bank starts mortgage marketing drive

Investec has begun a new broker marketing campaign aimed at raising awareness of its...

Peter Curran joins Countrywide plc

Countrywide plc has appointed Peter Curran to its financial services division, effective from 1...

New Virgin Money exclusives for L&G

Legal & General Mortgage Club and Virgin Money have launched an exclusive range of...

Why the network model is not dead

Perhaps understandably there has been a lot of focus (once again) on the future...

Stonebridge unveils Revolution Touchpoint

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge Group has launched Revolution Touchpoint, a new marketing tool...

APFA publishes annual trends report

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has published its annual report The Financial...

TMA seeks to inspire the mortgage industry

TMA is embarking on a campaign to inspire the mortgage industry.  It has been talking to...

Fleet Mortgages further expands distribution

Fleet Mortgages has added network Intrinsic to its distribution panel. Advisers who are part of...

My Earnings Insurance added to Personal Touch panel

Cirencester Friendly’s income protection product, My Earnings Insurance, has been added to the Personal...

PMS launches with Newcastle BS Intermediary Services

PMS members now have access to Newcastle Building Society Intermediary Services’ (NBSIS) range of...

Complete FS impressed by Axis Bank

Complete FS has welcomed its new relationship with Axis Bank UK, the new buy-to-let...

Lighthouse adopts MortgageBrain Classic

Lighthouse Mortgage and Protection Solutions (LMPS) has selected MortgageBrain Classic as its preferred mortgage...

HomeLoan Partnership reveals CRM preview dates

HomeLoan Partnership (HLP) is inviting advisers to a preview of its new cloud-based CRM system.  With...

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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