Mortgages

OMS reaches £05.bn lending milestone

One Mortgage System (OMS) has achieved half a billion pounds worth of lending for...

BEP Systems hires new ops director

BEP Systems has announced the appointment of Sandeep Challa to the role of operations...

New regional account manager for Foundation Home Loans

Foundation Home Loans has appointed Julie Bourne to the position of regional account manager for...

TSB Bank cuts five-year mortgage rates

TSB has reduced interest rates by up to 0.1 percentage points on its five-year...

The Marsden in widespread product portfolio refresh

The Marsden Building Society has added new products across its expat, older borrower, RIO...

Networks to provide free CRM software tools

HLPartnership and Mortgage Support Network, which adopted the 360 Dotnet CRM system in 2015,...

Kent Reliance revamps core mortgage product ranges 

Kent Reliance has announced key changes to its core residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges. Residential...

SmartrCriteria available to The Right Mortgage & Protection Network members

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has become the latest network to provide their...

Personal Touch Financial Services brand to go

PRIMIS and Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS) have announced they are joining forces under...

Sesame makes business development director appointment

Sesame Network has appointed David Jennings to the newly created role of business development...

M&S Bank joins Mortgage Intelligence lender panel

M&S Bank has appointed mortgage network Mortgage Intelligence to its list of mortgage intermediary...

Kensington Mortgages appoints head of national accounts

Kensington Mortgages has announced the appointment of Frances Hayter as head of national accounts. Hayter...

The Key offers free credit reports

Users of The Key – Mortgage Brain’s point-of-sale, CRM and compliance system, can now...

Stonebridge Group announces continued growth in 2018

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has reported another year of business volume...

COMMENT

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

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Target Group launches staff AI programme for regulated finance

Target Group has launched an AI Champion programme to encourage the responsible use of...

Employment history rises up brokers’ mortgage search agenda

Employment history became a more pressing concern for mortgage brokers in July as changing...

Half of homes taking longer to sell as regional divide widens

Homes in almost half of Great Britain’s local authority areas are taking longer to...

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested...

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