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MT Finance joins MCI Club panel

MCI Club members can now access MT Finance's range of first and second charge...

Openwork appoints regional recruitment manager

Openwork has recruited Tracey Saunders to the role of regional recruitment manager. She joins the...

Connect Mortgages expands bridging panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has joined the Connect Mortgages panel. This means Connect Mortgages’ clients...

Record high for Legal & General Mortgage Club completions

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported that its completions for 2019 totalled £78bn. The...

Advise Wise Mortgage Club adds Hodge to panel

Hodge has been added to Advise Wise Mortgage Club’s lender panel. ...

New lender on Air Mortgage Club panel

Air Mortgage Club has announced the addition of the Chorley Building Society to its retirement...

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)...

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If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

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Hodge broadens property lending criteria across residential ranges

Hodge Bank has expanded its property lending criteria, widening access to mortgage finance for...

GCC searches for UK homes rise 16%

Searches for UK residential property from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investors increased by 16%...

Mortgage market still failing to understand freelancers

The mortgage market has yet to fully adapt to the growth of freelance and...

Hidden costs top Gen Z homebuying fears as millennials focus on repair bills

First-time buyers’ concerns are shifting significantly by age, with younger buyers focused on upfront...

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