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Norton Home Loans appoints head of sales

Norton Home Loans has promoted David Binney to the position of head of sales. ...

Second charges: source criteria to make informed decisions

We know from our conversations with mortgage brokers that the cost of living situation...

Evolution Money employs Nivo for app

Second charge lender Evolution Money has partnered with Nivo to launch a new digital...

Freedom Finance adopts OMS for back-office processing support

Freedom Finance has selected One Mortgage System (OMS), the single-input enquiry-to-completion processing platform for...

Evolution Money pilots four-day working week

Evolution Money is taking part in the government-sponsored four-day working week trial, with employees...

Best quarter for second charge lending in 15 years

Loans Warehouse has reported that, according to figures reported directly to it, second charge...

Housing market “continues to defy expectations”

The Bank of England has reported that demand for secured lending for house purchase...

Pepper Money concludes Diversity & Inclusion Awareness Month

Pepper Money has completed a series of events and discussions to mark its Diversity...

Central Trust revamps portal & originations platform

Central Trust has improved its front-end portal and developed its own origination platform. The lender...

Specialist lenders can help during cost of living crisis

For many millions of people in the UK, these are unprecedented economic times. With...

FOS reports rise in complaints about second charge mortgages

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published its annual complaints data for the 2021/22...

Lender outlines ADP benefits in new video

A new video outlining how the lender Loans 2 Go has harnessed the benefits...

TMA Club partners with United Trust Bank for Intermediaries

TMA Club has embarked upon a new partnership with United Trust Bank for Intermediaries...

Second change market shows continued growth

The Finance & Leasing Association's data on the second charge mortgage market has revealed...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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The Exeter reports rise in HealthWise app use as remote GP demand leads growth

The Exeter said usage of its HealthWise app increased across all core services in...

Landlords continue shift to company structures as incorporation set to rise in 2026

The number of companies established to hold buy-to-let portfolios is forecast to rise by...

Rosemount rolls out proprietary KYC tool for advisers

Rosemount Financial Solutions has launched its own Know Your Customer tool for member advisers,...

Landlords’ awareness of Renters’ Rights Act rises as concern grows over possession delays

Three quarters of landlords are now aware of the Renters’ Rights Act, with concern...

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