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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,...

Select & Protect joins Paradigm GI panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has embarked upon a strategic partnership with Select & Protect whereby...

Brokers can take on direct lenders with Precise deal: Brightstar

Brightstar Financial is offering a 2.89%, two-year fixed rate prime purchase deal from Precise...

LGN freezes network fees

Legal & General Network (LGN) is fixing its current charges for existing services for...

MMR: FSA makes change to advised sales

The FSA has made a change in the final rules of the Mortgage Market...

MMR: FSA publishes final rules

The FSA has published the final rules stemming from its Mortgage Market Review (MMR). They...

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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