Distribution

PMS and Sesame expand bridging lender panels

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, have added Greenfield...

Intermediaries upbeat despite political uncertainty

UK Intermediaries are confident they can weather the storm of Brexit and a general...

Impact partners with Harpenden BS complete on complex £1m deal

Impact Specialist Finance and the Harpenden Building Society have completed a £1 million interest...

Ingard expands bridging distribution

Bridging lender  Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has been added to Ingard Financial’s intermediary distribution panel....

Habito teams up with Impact Specialist Finance

Online mortgage broker and lender Habito has partnered with Impact Specialist Finance. The partnership will...

Call for immediate action over gender recruitment divide

Openwork has revealed that its latest research shows advisers want immediate action on recruiting more women...

Major management shake-up at Sesame Bankhall Group

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced significant changes to its executive team structure, including...

Foundation Home Loans agrees deal with Brilliant Mortgage club

Foundation Home Loans has embarked upon a new relationship with Brilliant Solutions’ mortgage club. Members...

The Nottingham joins Air Mortgage Club panel

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

LendInvest joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added LendInvest to its lender panel. Member firms are now able...

Further growth at Stonebridge

Mortgage and insurance network has reported growth in appointed representative recruitment into the business. It has...

OneFamily joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added lifetime mortgage provider, OneFamily to its provider panel. Paradigm members...

Complete FS to distribute Bath BS products

Complete FS has added the Bath Building Society to its lender panel. The Bath Building...

Impact Specialist Finance partners with Hampshire Trust Bank

Impact Specialist Finance has agreed an approved packager deal with Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB)...

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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