Distribution

SMS offers whole of market bridging solution

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has embarked upon an exclusive joint venture to market the...

AFI cuts fixed mortgage rates and unveils exclusive

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has reduced rates on a selection of its fixed rate...

MMR does not stop higher-risk lending, says FSA

Mortgage market stakeholders are likely to see further changes in a number of areas...

SBG distribution MD to depart

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) managing director of distribution, Nick Kelly (pictured), is leaving the...

NACFB members offered Dragonfly exclusive

Dragonfly Property Finance has unveiled a new commercial bridging loan deal exclusively for members...

TBMC unveils new Mortgage Trust BTL range

TBMC has launched eight new buy-to-let mortgage schemes, which are available via limited distribution...

Milestone for Paradigm Mortgage Services

Paradigm Mortgage Services is celebrating its fifth anniversary. The mortgage services proposition has now...

TenetLime expands legal panel

Conveyancing firm Blacks Connect has been added to the legal panel of network TenetLime. Appointed...

Openwork bolsters RDR marketing support

Openwork is to improve its marketing support for network members as part of an...

PMS adds the Mansfield to panel

The Mansfield Building Society has been appointed to the lender panel of PMS. The...

Stonebridge confident in model

Stonebridge Group has defended the network model despite an anticipation of further market consolidation. The...

Sesame Bankhall adds Scottish BS to lender panels

Scottish Building Society has been added to the Sesame and PMS lender panels. The...

Demise for branch sales?

Only 27% of mortgages for banks and 15% for mutuals are currently sold through...

NatWest IS offers 2.99% five-year fix

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has cut the rate on its five-year fixed rate, 60% LTV,...

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...

Latest news

Cyberattack disrupts Romanian property transactions

A cyberattack on Romania’s national land registry has disrupted property transactions across the country...

Just Mortgages and April launch 100% LTV mortgage with family support

Just Mortgages has expanded its first-time buyer range with a semi-exclusive joint borrower sole...

Aldermore sets out five-tier mortgage range for borrowers outside high street criteria

Aldermore is to introduce a five-tier residential lending range aimed at borrowers whose circumstances...

Buyers value energy efficiency but resist paying a premium

Energy efficiency matters to 85% of homebuyers, but only 2% would pay significantly more...

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