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Brightstar establishes commercial division

Rob Collins has been appointed by Brightstar Financial to head up a separate commercial...

Santander establishes new mortgages division

Santander has announced the appointment of Miguel Sard as managing director of its newly...

The Nottingham offers more to intermediaries

The Nottingham Building Society has cut the rate on its three-year discounted rate 80%...

New three-year exclusive from the Cambridge

The Cambridge Building Society has launched an exclusive three-year fixed rate product to members...

RBS Intermediary Partners to relaunch next week

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group will re-launch RBS IP on Monday (2...

PMS and Sesame offer 80% LTV exclusives for impaired credit

PMS members and appointed representatives of Sesame now have exclusive access to a...

Networks: don’t be surprised by your ARs

A few years ago, a member of our team approached me with an expression...

SBG partners with CAF Bank

PMS members and appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to loans from...

Complete FS becomes Shawbrook strategic partner

Complete FS has been chosen by Shawbrook Bank to be part of its Strategic...

Sesame launch Leeds exclusives

Appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to two new exclusive products...

Shawbrook bolsters strategic partner programme

Following its programme launch 12 months ago, Shawbrook has announced additional benefits for...

TenetLime expands lender panel

TenetLime has expanded its lending panel with the addition of The West Brom for...

The Debt Advisor partners with Julian Harris

Manchester-based debt solutions company The Debt Advisor has joined forces with the Julian...

The Cambridge unveils 95% exclusive

The Cambridge Building Society has launched a 95% LTV mortgage product at 5.39%. It will...

COMMENT

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...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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