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FIBA bolsters lender panel representation

Specialist finance trade body, FIBA has appointed SME specialist lender, Hilltop Credit Partners, to...

CSF staff attain mental health qualifications

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has added two mental health first aiders and progressive changes...

Paradigm partners with Saffron for Intermediaries

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Saffron for Intermediaries to its lender panel. Paradigm member firms...

ULS Technology agrees deal with Legal & General Mortgage Club

ULS Technology has signed a new three-year panel management contract with Legal & General...

Brilliant Solutions joins MAB’s specialist broker panel

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) advisers can now access the specialist packaging and referral services...

Paradigm appoints director of membership

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the appointment of Richard Goppy in the new role...

MPowered Mortgages agrees deal with Tenet

Tenet Network Services has added MPowered Mortgages to its lender panel. MPowered Mortgages offers lending...

Loans Warehouse joins MAB specialist broker panel

Specialist broker Loans Warehouse has been added Mortgage Advice Bureau’s (MAB) new specialist broker...

CHL Mortgages’ products now on Twenty7Tec

CHL Mortgages has teamed up with Twenty7Tec to widen access to its product range...

CHL Mortgages joins Dynamo panel

CHL Mortgages  has been appointed by Dynamo for Intermediaries following the buy-to-let lender's return...

Crystal holds initiatives for Pride Month

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) is focusing on Pride Month 2021 as part of its...

Homeowners sceptical about brokers’ worth

Just 10% of homeowners believe that a mortgage broker can get them a better deal...

CHL Mortgages joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added buy-to-let lender, CHL Mortgages, to its panel. Paradigm member...

Zephyr Homeloans unveils 80% LTV packager exclusives

Zephyr Homeloans has launched 80% loan to value (LTV) mortgages exclusively available through its...

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...

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Property firms still relying on manual checks as AI fraud risk grows

More than half of identity verification checks in UK finance and property businesses are...

Storm warnings fall as home insurance premiums ease

The number of storm warnings issued across the UK fell sharply between 2023 and...

Nationwide trims fixed mortgage rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Nationwide is cutting fixed mortgage rates by up to 25 basis points for first-time...

Halifax Intermediaries cuts fixed mortgage rates

Halifax Intermediaries is reducing fixed mortgage rates for homemovers and first-time buyers. The lender will...

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