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Connect for Intermediaries unveils its first academy

Connect for Intermediaries is holding its first academy for trainee mortgage brokers this week. It...

PMS and Sesame report highest mortgage volumes in a decade

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has revealed that combined mortgage completions in 2018 through its...

TMA offers Principality exclusives

TMA Club has launched two new exclusive products with the Principality Building Society. Available immediately...

Pepper Money partners with MCI Mortgage Club

Pepper Money’s full range of specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgages are now available to...

New player aims to shake up protection distribution market

Auxilium Partnership has announced its intention to "shake up" the protection distribution market for...

Julian Harris Adviser Networks partner with TSB

TSB's intermediary mortgage products are now available to the Julian Harris Adviser Networks. Helen...

InterBay Commercial extends distribution to FIBA members

Members of the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) now have access to InterBay...

The Hinckley & Rugby partners with Paradigm

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is to work with Paradigm Mortgage Services to...

Networks to host ‘open to all’ conferences

HL Partnership and MSN networks are hosting a series of eight regional conferences in...

Openwork Foundation raised over £0.5m in 2018

The Openwork Foundation raised a total of £562,000 in 2018, through fundraising and community...

Keystone Property Finance expands distribution

Keystone Property Finance has joined the mortgage panel of two new networks. The specialist buy-to-let...

Openwork one of South West’s best companies to work for

Swindon-based Openwork has been ranked as one of the best companies to work for...

LendInvest partners with TBMC

LendInvest has teamed up with buy-to-let mortgage distributor TBMC to offer its loans through...

Richard Howells appointed Sesame managing director

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced the appointment of Richard Howells as managing director...

COMMENT

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,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Latest news

Monmouthshire BS expands mortgage platform pilot ahead of wider broker launch

Monmouthshire Building Society has expanded the pilot of its new mortgage origination platform to...

Skipton BS cuts residential mortgage rates across fixed range

Skipton Building Society has reduced rates across its residential fixed-rate mortgage range and launched...

Yorkshire BS members save millions through commission-free insurance offer

Yorkshire Building Society says its commission-free insurance proposition has helped members save more than...

Confidence in household finances falls as more families fear impact of unexpected shocks

Nearly a third of UK adults are not confident their household could withstand an...

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