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Loans Warehouse expands bridging panel

Loans Warehouse has announced three appointments to its bridging finance panel. Roma Finance, Propfin and...

more2life partners With PRIMIS 

Lifetime mortgage provider, more2life, has announced the launch of a new partnership with PRIMIS...

L&G Mortgage Club adds Greenfield to bridging panel

Greenfield Mortgages has joined Legal & General Mortgage Club’s panel of specialist lenders. All of Greenfield...

Twenty7Tec and Brightstar renew partnership

Specialist distributor Brightstar has renewed its partnership with Twenty7Tec. This extended partnership sees Twenty7Tec...

The Chorley unveils BuildLoan exclusive

BuildLoan has launched a new low cost self build mortgage for borrowers with the...

PRIMIS launches equity release panel

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has unveiled an equity release panel which it says will be...

Glenhawk joins Loans Warehouse bridging panel

Loans Warehouse has expanded its bridging panel with the addition of Glenhawk for regulated...

HLPartnership hires digital marketing manager 

HLPartnership (HLP) has appointed James Makin as digital marketing manager. Makin (pictured) will support the mortgage...

L&G Mortgage Club adds West One to buy-to-let panel

West One Loans’ buy-to-let division has launched with Legal & General Mortgage Club. Brokers will...

Octane joins L&G club panel

Octane Capital has been appointed to the panel of the Legal & General Mortgage Club. Club...

Just Group added to Brilliant’s lifetime panel

Just Group is joining the Brilliant Solutions lifetime mortgage panel, with its whole lifetime mortgage...

Openwork appoints chief commercial officer

Openwork has created the new role of chief commercial officer (CCO). Mike Morrow has been...

Metro Bank agrees distribution deal with Brilliant Solutions

Metro Bank has joined forces with Brilliant Solutions, with the lender now on the panel...

The Loan Partnership adds Hope Capital to lending panel

Bridging lender Hope Capital has joined The Loan Partnership’s lending panel. The timing of this...

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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