Distribution

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...

AToM to hold Brighton seminar

AToM (All Types of Mortgages Ltd) has published details of the lenders who are...

Jeremy Duncombe joins L&G Network

Legal & General Network has announced the appointment of Jeremy Duncombe as director of...

The Saffron opens up availability of 95% deal

Saffron Building Society has widened access to its 95% LTV first-time buyer mortgage, to...

The Loans Engine in tie-up with SimplyBiz Mortgages

The Loans Engine has partnered with SimplyBiz Mortgages. Members of SimplyBiz Mortgages will now have...

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

Saffron expands expat landlord range and eases residential income criteria

Saffron for Intermediaries has broadened its specialist mortgage criteria with new expat HMO products...

Gable zero-deposit mortgages added to Twenty7tec sourcing platform

Twenty7tec has added Gable Mortgages to its RESEARCH platform, making the lender's zero-deposit residential...

Second charge mortgage lending rises 25% over 12 months

Second charge mortgage lending continued to grow in July, with £205 million of new...

Perenna integrates Scroll Finance as specialist lending expansion gathers pace

Perenna has completed the integration of second charge lender Scroll Finance as it prepares...

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