Distribution

CHL Mortgages expands distribution panel with In Partnership addition

CHL Mortgages has expanded its distribution panel with the addition of mortgage, protection and...

Paradigm partners with HUB Financial Solutions

Paradigm Mortgage Services has entered into a referral partnership with HUB Financial Solutions to...

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network introduces vulnerability hub

The Right Mortgage Network has launched a brand-new Vulnerability Hub aimed at prioritising vulnerability...

Beverley BS ups proc fee

The Beverley Building Society has increased the procuration fee it pays for new mortgage...

Positive Lending makes pledge to intermediaries

Specialist packager, Positive Lending, has launched its Positive Promise to mortgage intermediaries. Over the...

Openwork relaunches women in financial services conference

The Openwork Partnership has announced the relaunch of its annual women in financial services...

Networks choosing AR firms, as much as vice versa

For appointed representative (AR) firms, choosing the right network is perhaps the most important...

Tenet Network Services adds Zephyr Homeloans to panel

Tenet Network Services has appointed dedicated buy-to-let lender Zephyr Homeloans to its lending panel. ...

TBMC joins CHL distribution panel

CHL Mortgages has expanded its distribution panel with the addition of The Business Mortgage...

PRIMIS product desk queries up 10% month-on-month

PRIMIS Mortgage Network supported Appointed Representative (AR) advisers with 2,123 queries in July, 10% higher...

Majority of advisers optimistic about future post-pandemic

A recent survey by SimplyBiz found that 76% of its members are feeling optimistic...

SimplyBiz Mortgages offers Leeds BS holiday let exclusive

SimplyBiz Mortgages members now have exclusive access to a low rate for holiday lets...

Molo BTL exclusive for GetGround customers

Molo is now offering five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages to approved GetGround customers at...

MFS products available through Twenty7Tec’s SOURCE

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has teamed up with Twenty7Tec to help more brokers to access...

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

The Market Harborough reaches £1m community funding milestone

Market Harborough Building Society said it has committed £1 million to community causes over...

Accord publishes broker guide on recognising economic abuse in mortgage cases

Accord has published a new guide for mortgage brokers on how to identify and...

CHL completes £5m portfolio refinance as lender navigates time-sensitive case

CHL Mortgages has completed a £5 million refinance across 10 buy-to-let properties in south...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five...

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