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TFC Homeloans unveils conveyancing service

TFC Homeloans is now offering a conveyancing club route as it seeks to provide...

Fleet Mortgages unveils initial distributor panel

Fleet Mortgages, the new buy-to-let and specialist lender, has revealed the first six firms...

‘First’ peer-to-peer tracker product unveiled

Landbay, a recent entrant to the peer-to-peer (p2p) lending market, has launched two new...

TFC Homeloans expands bridging and commercial panel

TFC Homeloans is expanding bridging and commercial lender panel to include specialist lender...

SBG appoints preferred provider master brokers

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced the appointment of Promise Solutions Ltd and Positive...

New resi range from Coventry Intermediaries

Coventry Intermediaries has launched a new residential range including fixed rate, Flexx for Term...

Assurant Intermediary deal “tremendous opportunity”

Ryan Direct Group is to acquire Assurant Intermediary Limited, subject to regulatory approval. RDG, an...

PTFS becomes latest AMI member

Personal Touch Financial Services has joined the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI). The firm...

MMR forced HSBC’s arm

Many people will be having their two-penneth worth on the topic of HSBC finally...

Bibby extends mid-size business promo to intermediary channel

Bibby Financial Services has extended its promotional offer for businesses with turnover of £500,000...

We want to improve further, says the Dudley

Dudley Building Society is now offering its broker partners a 10-day application-to-offer service standard. However,...

HSBC: Countrywide just the start

HSBC, which has announced its move into the intermediary mortgage space via one broker,...

Skipton unveils FTB seven-day sale

Skipton Intermediaries has pledged to get 250 first time buyers closer to getting their...

“New chapter” for Skipton Intermediaries

A committed broker charter, modern branding, new resources and a common sense approach to...

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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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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