Distribution

Networks open January workshops to non-members

Mortgage and Protection networks  HLPartnership (HLP) and Mortgage Support Network (MSN) are non-members to...

75% of specialist intermediaries expect sales increase this year

Despite being a time of significant uncertainty for the UK economy, three quarters of...

Openwork makes senior appointment

Openwork has appointed Claire Limon as head of recruitment and development. Limon (pictured) moves to...

Paradigm offers confidential DA transition workshop

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced that its first free Direct Authorisation (DA) Transition workshop...

Zephyr Homeloans joins Complete FS lending panel

Complete FS, has added new buy-to-let lender, Zephyr Homeloans, to its lending panel. Zephyr Homeloans...

L&G Mortgage Club offers new Melton BS shared ownership exclusive

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced an updated shared ownership exclusive from the...

The Family BS adds Brilliant Solutions to panel

Brilliant Solutions' members now have access to the Family Building Society’s range of lending...

Networks appoint five compliance officers

HLPartnership and Mortgage Support Network have announced the appointment of five new compliance officers...

Prepare for the unexpected

So, here we are. 2019. A new year stretches before us and ordinarily we...

Connect for Intermediaries begins packaging for Zephyr and Fleet

Connect for Intermediaries has become one of the first distributors to package for Zephyr,...

Pepper Money promotes Clare Jarvis to key intermediary post

Pepper Money has promoted Clare Jarvis to the position of head of intermediary distribution. Jarvis...

L&G Mortgage Club members get Penrith product access

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced that the Penrith Building Society has joined...

The Family BS joins TBMC panel

TBMC has been added to the Family Building Society specialist packager panel. It offers a...

L&G in lifetime mortgage partnership with NatWest

Legal & General Home Finance is to offer its lifetime mortgages, including its Optional...

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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