Distribution

SMS adds pair of mutuals lending panel

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has appointed two mutual lenders, Bath Building Society and the...

Tenet Group to distribute Metro Bank mortages

Metro Bank is partnering with Tenet Group, allowing Metro Bank mortgages to be available...

Hinckley & Rugby joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Hinckley & Rugby Building Society (HRBS) to its lender...

SBG to distribute Investec Professional Mortgages

Sesame Bankhall Group has added Investec Professional Mortgages to its panel of lenders for...

Openwork posts profit for first time

Openwork has posted its first ever profit as a standalone trading company. The network has...

L&G partners with the Hanley Economic

Legal & General and Hanley Economic Building Society have announced a new joint distribution...

Cambridge exclusive for PMS and Sesame

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

Don’t be daunted by the MMR

The Mortgage Market Review (MMR) may not come into force until April 2014, but...

Complete expands lender panel

Aldermore Residential Mortgages has become the latest intermediary focused lender to join the panel...

Keith Richards to leave Tenet

Keith Richards has resigned from his position of group distribution & development director at...

SBSLS teams up with Aldermore Commercial

Sesame Bankhall Specialist Lending Services (SBSLS) has added Aldermore to its growing panel of...

L&G first network intermediary partner for Metro Bank

Metro Bank has partnered with Legal & General's Appointed Representative (AR) Network and its...

Strategic options for Sesame Bankhall Group being reviewed

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has confirmed that Barclays Capital has been appointed to review...

Complete FS to distribute new Saffron mortgage range

Complete FS has revealed that it is one of a select number of partners...

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...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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