Distribution

“Building societies showing the way” says packager

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has said the recent move by Melton Mowbray Building Society...

First Complete increases AR numbers by 10%

First Complete is celebrating its third birthday under LSL Property Services and April has...

25th anniversary for Stonebridge Group

Mortgage and protection network Stonebridge Group is celebrating reaching its 25th birthday. Starting life as...

Julian Harris renews relationship with Berkeley Alexander

Berkeley Alexander is continuing as a preferred supplier of general insurance to the Julian...

Metro Bank reveals new DA/AR intermediary partner

Paradigm Mortgage Services is the new directly authorised and network intermediary distribution partner for...

Brightstar Financial pilots Prestige large loan

Brightstar Financial's secured loans division has become the first of Prestige Finance’s key distribution...

Swindon presence for MAB

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has opened a new High Street mortgage shop in Swindon....

Interbay Commercial adds Positive Lending to panel

Positive Lending has been added to the panel of Interbay Commercial. The Bournemouth-based distributor...

Positive Lending and Precise offer valuation fee refund

Precise Mortgages has launched an exclusive product with Positive Lending offering a refund...

New three-year deal from the Saffron

Saffron Building Society has unveiled a three-year fixed rate without any early repayment charges,...

SBSLS becomes Shawbrook preferred partner

Sesame Bankhall Specialist Lending Services (SBSLS) is now a preferred partner of Shawbrook...

Brightstar helps Precise complete largest bridging loan

Precise Mortgages and Brightstar Financial have joined forces to complete their largest bridging...

The Mortgage Alliance expands lending panel

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has announced the addition of The Business Mortgage Company (TBMC)...

Shawbrook Bank expands commercial Strategic Partner network

Shawbrook Bank has increased the size of its network of Strategic Partners for...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

Family Building Society has launched an online mortgage application platform designed to give brokers...

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