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Shawbook to become Saracens commercial partner

Shawbrook Bank is entering into a multi-year partnership with rugby club Saracens. Shawbrook offers specialist...

Together revamps second charge range

Specialist lender Together has reduced rates on its second charge products to help more...

Enra unveils graduate scheme

Enra Specialist Finance has launched its first graduate scheme in order to grow new...

Second charge market reflecting current economic divide

Knowledge Bank has reveal that capital raising featured in three of the top five...

Smart Money makes introducer support reappointment

Smart Money has reappointed Anna McBurnie to provide support to introducers with second charge...

Clever Lending offering Selina Finance’s new Home FlexiLoan

Clever Lending has partnered with Selina Finance to offer a product which provides customers...

Rise in volume and value of prime second charge loans

Evolution Money has launched a quarterly tracker of its data, outlining borrower types, average mortgage...

Smart Money sees increasing Covid-related consolidation

Specialist packager and distributor, Smart Money, has reported a rise in broker enquiries for...

Brightstar creates team of mental health first aiders

The Brightstar Group has introduced nine fully trained mental health first aiders across its...

Fairfax acquires Catalyst in exit from Positive Lending

Chris Fairfax, CEO of Catalyst Property Finance, has taken full ownership of the short-term...

Mortgage club unveils second charge referral service

MCI Mortgage Club is now offering its members a secured loan referral service via...

Knowledge Bank reports changing criteria search picture

February broker criteria searches conducted using Knowledge Bank show that interest from new investors...

West One restarts 85% LTV second charge lending

West One has made changes to its second charge mortgage range including the return...

Shawbrook releases second charge podcast

The fourth episode of Shawbrook Bank has made available the fourth episode of its ‘A...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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