Mortgages

Brilliant Solutions joins MAB’s specialist broker panel

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) advisers can now access the specialist packaging and referral services...

SmartSearch: don’t rush AML to beat SDLT deadline

SmartSearch has warned against the dangers of rushing through anti-money laundering checks, in an...

Skipton bolsters business development team

The Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries has announced new investment in its mortgage business...

Newcastle Intermediaries ups JMSP LTV to 95%

Newcastle Intermediaries has unveiled new Joint Mortgage Sole Proprietor (JMSP) products and increased maximum...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts owner-occupier rates by up to 70bps

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced the rates on selected mortgages by up to 70...

The Mansfield backs First Homes rollout

The Mansfield Building Society has become one of only seven lenders to support the rollout...

Reliance Bank further supports key workers and shared ownership

Reliance Bank has launched a range of new mortgage products to the intermediary and...

The Skipton moves back into 90% LTV new build space

The Skipton Building Society is re-entering the 90% loan to value (LTV) new build...

MPowered Mortgages agrees deal with Tenet

Tenet Network Services has added MPowered Mortgages to its lender panel. MPowered Mortgages offers lending...

Sesame integrates with the Key and GBG’s EIDV checks

Sesame Network has exclusively integrated with the Key, Mortgage Brain’s CRM system and GBG,...

Virgin cuts rates and adds cashback deals

Virgin Money has launched new purchase exclusive products with £1,000 cashback. It has also unveiled...

Smartr365 partners with Experian

Smartr365 has launched a commercial and strategic partnership with Experian. Smartr365 users can now...

Female borrowers adversely hit by Covid

The number of cases Bluestone Mortgages received from individual female applicants between October 2020...

Homebuyers want more digital documentation

81% of homebuyers across the country want a wider adoption of digital documentation tools...

COMMENT

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the same type of buy-to-let property, with similar levels of equity...

You own the shares, but are you really just the custodian?

I've built three businesses and I've said the same thing most entrepreneurs have probably said to their mates and family at some point: "Give...

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

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SPF Private Clients signs AI technology agreement with LendWell

SPF Private Clients has agreed a multi-year partnership with Irish mortgage technology firm LendWell...

Leek BS cuts 95% LTV mortgage rates by up to 0.64 percentage points

Leek Building Society is reducing rates across its 95% loan-to-value (LTV) residential mortgage range...

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the...

Barclays widens affordability criteria for company directors

Barclays has widened its mortgage affordability criteria for limited company directors by expanding the...

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