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CURA Financial Services joins Primis panel

Primis Mortgage Network has welcomed protection intermediary, CURA Financial Services, onto its panel. Advisers in...

British Friendly joins Paradigm Protect panel

Directly authorised protection proposition Paradigm Protect has added mutual protection provider, British Friendly, to...

TMA and PRIMIS offer Leeds exclusive

TMA Club and PRIMIS Mortgage Network have announced the launch of an exclusive two-year...

Beneficial Network adds First 4 Bridging to panel

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has become a preferred specialist distribution provider for the Beneficial Network. This...

Julian Harris networks join Equity Release Council

The Julian Harris IFA and mortgage adviser networks have joined the Equity Release Council. All...

Stonebridge lending volumes up 11%

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge has published its 2019 trading results. Mortgage completions nudged £8...

Record year for Brightstar

The Brightstar Group has reported a record year in 2019, completing nearly £1.2bn throughout...

Openwork appoints interim CFO

Openwork has appointed Richard Houghton as interim chief financial officer, subject to regulatory approval. Houghton (pictured)...

PRIMIS adds Vida Homeloans to lender panel

PRIMIS Mortgage Network is welcoming specialist lender, Vida Homeloans, onto its lender panel. Members of...

New Leaf Distribution adds Greenfield Mortgages to panel

Greenfield Mortgages has launched with New Leaf Distribution. Greenfield Mortgages provides FCA regulated and unregulated...

The Ipswich BS expands distribution

The Ipswich Building Society has been added to Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club’s lending panel. ...

The Dudley launches self-build deal with 3mc

3mc is offering an exclusive self-build product funded by the Dudley Building Society. The product...

Landbay partners with FIBA

Landbay has announced its partnership with The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA), providing...

Jason Berry joins Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has announced the appointment of Jason Berry to the newly...

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...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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