Distribution

Brightstar joins Sesame Bankhall Group’s specialist panel

Brightstar Financial has become a preferred distributor for Sesame Bankhall Group on its new...

Black & White Bridging selects exclusive master broker distribution partner

Loans Warehouse is to be the only packager/distributor in the UK to carry Black...

MPowered Mortgages joins Primis panel

Primis members now have access to MPowered Mortgages' products for buy-to-let individual, limited company and portfolio landlords. MPowered Mortgages’ product offering...

Impact Specialist Finance becomes Mojo Mortgages’ referral partner

Impact Specialist Finance has been selected by Mojo Mortgages to become a referral partner...

Two new hires for CSF

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Ollie Smith as national account manager and Yvonne...

Stonebridge hails “excellent results”

Stonebridge has published results for its 2020-21 financial year. Mortgage completions were over £8.5bn for...

Dashly starts next phase of broker rollout programme

Dashly has announced the rollout of its dashboard for firms. The sales accelerator tool for brokers...

Sesame Bankhall Group unveils new master broker panel

Sesame Bankhall Group has announced that PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network members now...

Primis and Eligible in retention partnership

Primis Mortgage Network and Eligible.ai have agreed a new partnership to provide the network’s...

MCI Club unveils new surveying referral partnership

MCI Mortgage Club is now offering its members a new surveying referral partnership. Members of...

UTB joins MCI lender panel

United Trust Bank (UTB) has become the latest lender to join MCI Club's lender...

Major rise in intermediaries’ mental health concerns

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has published results of its second Health and Wellbeing Survey...

MCI appoints the Darlington to panel

The Darlington Building Society has joined the lender panel of MCI Mortgage Club. The society...

First 4 Bridging offers Castle Trust Bank semi-exclusive BTL

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has launched a semi-exclusive buy-to-let product with Castle Trust Bank. The...

COMMENT

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...

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...

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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage...

First-time buyers turning to side hustles to bridge deposit gap

Almost half of aspiring first-time buyers are using secondary income streams to help fund...

Vida cuts residential rates and loosens criteria for self-employed and contractor borrowers

Vida has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 106 basis points and...

Iress adds AI underwriting tool to The Exchange in protection push

Iress has struck a deal with The Interesting Life Company to offer an AI-powered...

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