Distribution

Harpenden BS appoints head of distribution & marketing

Emily Smith has been appointed as Harpenden Building Society’s head of distribution & marketing. In...

Crystal Specialist Finance offers a quartz crystal to brokers

Crystal Specialist Finance are providing a new Quartz Gift Box giveaway, as part of...

Recruitment drive at SFC Solo

Specialist Finance Centre is looking to grow its self-employed division. SFC Solo is a specialist...

HLPartnership grows external compliance team

HLPartnership has announced the appointment of Norman Jackson to the role of regional compliance...

Brightstar boosts sales team by over 40%

Brightstar Financial has expanded its salesforce by more than 40% since the start of...

Paradigm broadens Agency proposition

Financial support consultancy, Paradigm Consulting, is expanding its ‘Agency’ proposition to assist advisory firms...

Openwork Partnership appoints COO

The Openwork Partnership has appointed Frank Meere as chief operating officer (COO). Meere (pictured)...

CHL Mortgages partners with Mortgage Intelligence

CHL Mortgages has partnered with Mortgage Intelligence to increase its distribution footprint for both...

Selina Finance joins Brilliant Solutions’ panel

Selina Finance has joined the lender panel of mortgage club Brilliant Solutions. Its flexible second...

HL Partnership to hold face-to-face national conference

HL Partnership will be holding its first face-to-face annual conference for almost two years,...

West One joins MCI lender panel

MCI mortgage club has added the bridging and buy-to-let divisions of West One Loans...

Zephyr Homeloans extends 80% LTV access

Zephyr Homeloans is extending access to its 80% LTV standard mortgage products to all...

Uinsure partners with Open Money

Uinsure has launched a partnership with financial advice business, Open Money. The partnership will see...

West One’s BTL range available to PRIMIS members

West One Loans has been appointed to the PRIMIS Mortgage Network panel. The lender has...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

Latest news

Mortgage industry bodies launch new ED&I survey

AMI and IMLA have launched a new industry-wide survey aimed at measuring progress on...

Landbay turns to broker education as Renters’ Rights Act reforms approach

Landbay is set to host a broker-focused webinar examining the implications of the Renters’...

Fleet cuts five-year buy-to-let fixes and widens 75% LTV options

Fleet Mortgages has cut pricing on selected five-year fixed buy-to-let products and expanded its...

HSBC UK cuts mortgage rates by up to 25bps across residential and buy-to-let range

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across parts of its residential and buy-to-let range,...

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