Distribution

Julian Harris Network selects preferred distributor

Julian Harris has chosen Brilliant Solutions as its preferred distributor of specialist lending. All of...

SBSLS adds Magellan Homeloans to panel

Sesame Bankhall Specialist Lending Services (SBSLS) has announced the addition of a new...

LSL offers Skipton 85% LTV exclusive

LSL Property Services Group has agreed an exclusive 85% LTV mortgage with Skipton Building...

Shawbrook pilots mainstream buy-to-let proposition

Shawbrook Bank is piloting two new mainstream buy-to-let products with three of its...

PMS & Sesame launch 95% LTV exclusive

Members of PMS and appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to a...

Brightstar Financial holds bridging day with West One

Brightstar Financial is hosting its fourth lender day today. The intermediary specialist lending hub's latest...

Openwork offers Leeds exclusive

Openwork has secured two exclusive fixed mortgage deals with Leeds Building Society. The...

Stonebridge Group grows member firm numbers

Stonebridge Group has seen 20 new AR firms joining in the last four...

Skipton Financial Services appoints divisional distribution manager

Skipton Financial Services (SFS) has appointed Gareth Barlow as the company's divisional distribution manager...

Brightstar partners with Paradigm

Brightstar Financial has agreed a new relationship with Paradigm Mortgage Services, to provide an...

Record breaking time for Pink

Mortgage network Pink completed 2,255 mortgages in July, with a total value of over...

The Loans Engine partners with LSL’s mortgage clubs

The Loans Engine has partnered with mortgage clubs TMA and Pink to provide secured...

Clydesdale Bank offers brokers exclusives

Clydesdale Bank has unveiled two new broker exclusive mortgages. The new deals are a fee...

PMS/Sesame launch Marsden exclusive

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

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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