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FLA appoints new director general

Stephen Haddrill has been appointed as the new director general of the Finance &...

Shawbrook Bank cuts second charge rates

Shawbrook Bank has reduced rates on its second charge mortgages by up to 0.80 percentage...

Brightstar Financial joins SmartrRefer panel

Brightstar Financial has become the latest distributor to be added to SmartrRefer, the new...

Second charge volumes up 12% in August

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that second charge mortgage market recorded...

Complete FS latest firm to join SmartrRefer panel

Complete FS has been added to Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrRefer panel, which...

Optimum Credit reaches £1bn mark in second charge lending

The UK’s largest second charge mortgage provider, Optimum Credit, has hit a total of...

Moneyfacts partners with Loans Warehouse for new loans service

Moneyfacts has appointed Loans Warehouse as its service provider for a new pre-approved loans...

Impact Specialist Finance added to SmartrRefer

Impact Specialist Finance has joined SmartrRefer, Legal & General Mortgage Club’s approved specialist distribution panel. Legal...

Maria Harris joins United Trust Bank board

Maria Harris, former director of intermediary lending at Atom Bank, has been appointed as...

Shawbrook helps client after shortfall in home improvement funds

Shawbrook Bank has completed a second charge mortgage within nine working days. Shawbrook was approached...

Monthly high for second charge volumes

The second charge mortgage market has reported that volumes were up by 23% in...

Together turns around bridging loan in three days

Specialist lender Together has come to the aid of a borrower who needed a...

UTB to use facial recognition for ID verification

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced an electronic ‘facial recognition’ ID verification service through...

Clever Lending duo take charge of growth plans

Clever Lending has appointed two new directors to lead the specialist distributor’s ambitious plans...

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Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

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...

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Landlords turn to remortgaging as demand for property improvements rises

The number of landlords remortgaging to release funds for property improvements has surged over...

Finova names new chief technology officer to lead innovation drive

Finova, the mortgage and savings software provider, has appointed David Espley as chief technology...

Barclays cuts mortgage rates with focus on first-time buyers

Barclays has announced a series of mortgage rate cuts across its residential purchase and...

Fleet Mortgages trims HMO and MUFB rates across 75% LTV range

Fleet Mortgages has reduced rates on its 75% loan-to-value HMO and multi-unit freehold block...