Distribution

Landbay expands distribution with network deal

Landbay has joined the panel of the Richdale Brokers & Financial Services network. Richdale is...

Gen H expands panel with Brilliant addition

Gen H has announced its latest intermediary partnership, this time with Brilliant Solutions. Brilliant Solutions...

Market Harborough BS makes mortgage product withdrawal commitment

Specialist lender Market Harborough Building Society (MHBS) has made a commitment to intermediaries that...

New national account manager at the Right DA Club

The Right DA Club has announced the appointment of a new national account manager. Gary...

Mortgage Matters Direct partners with Acre

Mortgage Matters Direct (MMD) has cemented a new relationship with Acre, which will see...

Legal & General Mortgage Club bolsters management team

Legal & General Mortgage Club has appointed Michelle Westley as propositions manager and Stephen...

Pure Retirement joins finova lending panel

Lifetime mortgage provider Pure Retirement has joined finova Payment and Mortgage Services panel of...

Right Mortgage Network & DA Club to hold sales roadshows

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and DA Club have provided details of two...

Envelop appoints MD and head of operations

Envelop has announced two promotions within its senior management team to fill the newly...

Tandem partners with Dynamo

Tandem Bank has announced a new partnership with mortgage club, Dynamo for Intermediaries. Members will...

HLPartnership acquires mortgage and protection network

HLPartnership has announced the acquisition of AFP Partnership, a mortgage and protection network based...

New appointment to expand Cumberland BS distribution

The Cumberland Building Society has appointed a new head of intermediary lending as it...

Connect appoints new relationship manager

Connect for Intermediaries has announced the appointment of Tom White as its new relationship...

Somo joins finova lending panel

Specialist lending firm, Somo, has joined the lending panel of finova. Somo has become one...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

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...

Latest news

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost?...

MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

Virgin Money to move eligible product transfers to Nationwide from October

Virgin Money is changing its residential product transfer process, with some customers whose deals...

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

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