Distribution

Scottish Widows appoints intermediary distribution director

Scottish Widows has appointed Ranila Ravi-Burslem as its new intermediary distribution director, working across...

Norton Home Loans joins New Leaf lender panel

Norton Home Loans has been added to the lender panel of network New Leaf. Members...

TMA Club adds The Loan Partnership to panel

TMA Club has added master broker, The Loan Partnership, to its panel. Through the...

Paradigm Mortgage Services appoints senior relationship manager

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the appointment of a new senior relationship manager. Michael...

Vida to strengthen key partner relationships

Vida says it is to improve its sales proposition by moving to a focussed...

IMLA: good lender-broker relationships essential

The vast majority of lenders see advisers’ work as essential to helping non-standard borrowers,...

CSF to support Teenage Cancer Trust during 2022

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has confirmed Teenage Cancer Trust as its charity partner for...

Two senior appointments for Tenet&You

Tenet Group has appointed Simon Broadley as managing director of its owned adviser business,...

Recognise Bank partners with Galliard Homes and Reflex Bridging

Recognise Bank has agreed a multi-million pound 'loan on loan' partnership with Reflex Bridging,...

Brightstar Group buys out private equity investor

The leadership team of the Brightstar Group has regained a controlling stake in the...

CHL Mortgages joins Brilliant Solutions’ panel

CHL Mortgages has been added to Brilliant Solutions’ lending panel. This partnership will provide...

Leeds BS appoints director of mortgage distribution

Leeds Building Society has appointed Martese Carton to the newly-created role of director of...

TMA Club adds CHL Mortgages to panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of CHL Mortgages to its lender panel. Directly Authorised (DA) brokers who are members of TMA will have access to CHL Mortgages’ range...

Brilliant Solutions promotes for new head of key accounts role

Ivan Vizor has been promoted to the newly formed role of head of key...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage Leaders talk mental health – part 4

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Plugging the first-time buyer knowledge gap

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself down at my local, surrounded by family, friends and the usual mix of conversation. Among the...

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Latest news

FCA charges banned broker over alleged unauthorised mortgage advice

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has charged Shaun Lawrence with operating as a mortgage...

TPFG invests in L&G surveying services parent to strengthen lender links

The Property Franchise Group has taken a 25% stake in Meridian HoldCo, the parent...

Bank holds rate as energy shock clouds mortgage outlook

The Bank of England has held Bank Rate at 3.75% as policymakers assess the...

NatWest launches mortgage guidance through ChatGPT

NatWest Group has become the first UK bank to launch an app in ChatGPT,...

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