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OMS adds AI compliance checks to mortgage case workflow

One Mortgage System (OMS) has integrated AI-powered compliance case checking into its mortgage case...

Japanese knotweed ‘knocks £21.4bn off UK housing market’

Japanese knotweed is wiping an estimated £21.4 billion from UK property values, with more...

Fleet Mortgages names new managing director

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Nicola Richardson as its new managing director. Richardson (pictured) has been...

The Monmouthshire goes live with Phoebus mortgage servicing system

Monmouthshire Building Society has gone live with Phoebus to support mortgage account servicing as...

NatWest completes first PEXA remortgage in two working days

NatWest has completed its first remortgage transaction through PEXA’s digital property completion platform within...

Ceta launches renewal hub for intermediaries on Infinity Portal

Ceta has launched a new Renewal Hub on its Infinity Portal, giving intermediaries a...

AI-led conveyancing firm Farringdon to take instructions from May

Farringdon has launched as a new residential conveyancing firm, with JLL and Streets Ahead...

UTB completes £125k second charge loan in two days

United Trust Bank has completed a £125,000 second charge loan from application to completion...

BM Solutions streamlines refinancing with combined application for landlords

BM Solutions is launching a single application process, allowing brokers to handle product transfers...

Landbay adds 70% LTV Premier products and cuts small HMO rates

Landbay has added eight five-year fixed-rate products at 70% loan-to-value to its Premier range...

Nivo to launch broker roundtable series in Manchester

Nivo is launching a series of private broker roundtables, beginning with a lunch at...

Landlords move to sell portfolios before Renters’ Rights Act takes effect

Law firm Thackray Williams has reported a wave of instructions from landlords looking to...

Gen H widens Scottish broker access after MAB pilot

Gen H has opened its Scottish distribution to all brokers on its panel, following...

Homebuying delays deter two thirds from moving again, OPDA says

Two thirds of recent home movers say the experience of buying or selling a...

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Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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