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CSF offers West One buy-to-let semi-exclusives

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has introduced a range of buy-to-let semi-exclusive deals, funded by...

New relationship manager pair for Connect

Connect for Intermediaries has appointed two new relationship managers. The new appointments reflect Connect’s continued...

MCI: activity returning to pre-Covid levels

MCI Club has reported that pre-mortgage activity in June has returned to the same...

ULS Technology partners with Openwork

Conveyancing solution provider, ULS Technology, has announced an exclusive 3-year partnership with Openwork, extending...

Openwork appoints CFO

Openwork has announced the appointment of Richard Houghton as chief financial officer (CFO). Houghton, who also...

L&G Mortgage Club to hold virtual summer conference 

Legal & General Mortgage Club is to hold its first virtual summer conference, which...

Stonebridge releases Revolution updates

Stonebridge has completed a further number of updates and developments to its trading platform, Revolution. Users...

Zephyr Homeloans joins MCI mortgage club panel

MCI mortgage club has appointed Zephyr Homeloans to its panel of specialist lenders for...

Signature Property Finance added to Complete FS panel

Short-term finance provider, Signature Property Finance, has been appointed to the panel of Complete...

Ceta expands non-standard panel

Non-standard household GI provider Ceta Insurance has added Midas to its platform. The new product...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expands buy-to-let panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced the addition of Paragon’s buy-to-let range to its panel. It represents...

Advisers want future mix of face-to-face and virtual events

The SimplyBiz Group will now deliver a hybrid event programme, in line with feedback...

Applications at PRIMIS up by one-third

The number of applications that the PRIMIS Mortgage Network received between April–June was up...

Key Partnerships agrees referral deal with Tenet Group

Equity release referral service, Key Partnerships, has announced a new referral partnership with the...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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