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Together unveils its lowest ever second charge rate

Together has introduced new fixed-term products to its second charge mortgages and is offering...

First mortgage repossessions up but seconds down

Mortgage repossessions during the final quarter of 2019 increased by 11% year-on-year, continuing the...

Second charge growth predicted to continue in 2020

£94 million in second charge lending was completed in December 2020 by its members, the...

Andrew Bloom to move to non-executive Masthaven role

Andrew Bloom, Masthaven's founder, is stepping back from his position as CEO at the...

Variety in criteria searches for start of 2020

Criteria search specialist Knowledge Bank has revealed that there was a 'market of contrasts'...

Pepper Money breaks £1bn barrier

Pepper Money has revealed that it completed more than £1bn worth of first and...

15th consecutive month of second charge double digit growth

Second charge mortgage new business volumes were up by 14% in November 2019, according...

Primis refreshes packager panel

Primis Mortgage Network has announced a refresh to its packager panel for immediate delivery...

TMA expands bridging offering

TMA has added short-term lender, Greenfield Mortgages, to its bridging panel. TMA members now have...

Two new hires for Spotcap

Spotcap UK has reported that Ian Mills and Duncan Ballingall have joined the UK...

New NED for Together Personal Finance

Together Financial Services has announced the appointment of John Hooper as a non-executive director...

CSF posts record annual performance in 2019

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has reported a decade of continual growth with a record...

Realrates.com partners with Loans Warehouse

Loans Warehouse has joined realrates.com's provider panel. The existing provider panel is predominately...

Shawbrook provides £223k second charge to retired borrower

Shawbrook Bank has helped a retired client with 10 sources of income looking for...

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Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

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MorganAsh upgrades MARS to better reflect multiple customer vulnerabilities

MorganAsh has enhanced its MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS), introducing an upgrade to its algorithms...

Half of UK adults face ‘crisis of certainty’ as cost pressures mount

Half of UK adults feel less certain about their financial future than two years...

Reward Funding raises £21,000 for Rainbow Trust charity

Reward Funding has raised £21,000 for the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity after a year-long...

Target Group appoints Jennifer Read as head of risk

Target Group has appointed Jennifer Read as its new head of risk, strengthening its...