Distribution

10-day turnaround for Fleet’s first application

Fleet Mortgages issued its first mortgage offer within 10 working days of receiving the...

Distribution expansion for The Nottingham

The Nottingham Building Society is broadening its lending adviser distribution panel. In a move to...

Improving annual results for Tenet

Tenet has reported a 6% increase in headline turnover to £125.2m and a 32%...

Expansion behind Chaseblue Loans’ office move

South Wales based second charge loans packager Chaseblue Loans has agreed terms on larger...

Neil Hoare joins network’s SMT

Neil Hoare is joining HomeLoan Partnership as its commercial director. Hoare joins from previous senior...

The Dudley expands distributor panel

The Dudley Building Society has appointed 3mc to its panel of lending partners. 3mc, the...

The Leeds the latest to hike proc fees

The Leeds Building Society has increased a selection of its procuration fees. The mutual has...

Fleet Mortgages now open for business

Fleet Mortgages is now actively accepting business through its distributor partners and their affiliated...

Paradigm partners with Connells

Paradigm Mortgage Services has embarked upon a new joint venture (JV) partnership with Connells...

Mortgage Trust unveils new fixes

Mortgage Trust has introduced a new range of fixed rate products. It says the offering is its...

Virgin Money updates mortgage range

Virgin Money has made changes to its mortgage range including the launch of new...

Proc fee hike from Skipton Intermediaries

Skipton Intermediaries has increased its mortgage procuration fees. Proc fees will rise to 0.40%...

2015: time to understand your client database

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” Actually, it began to look like...

New Year proc fee rise from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has announced a increase in procuration fees across its residential mortgage range. The...

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

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

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

Quantum Mortgages promotes Mihramane and Ajaib

Quantum Mortgages has made two internal promotions across its sales and completions teams as...

Complex incomes hindering aspiring Scottish buyers

More than half of Scottish adults with complex incomes who do not own a...

MAB adds three senior hires across marketing, finance and technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau has strengthened its executive team with three senior appointments spanning marketing,...

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