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New Lendlord hub promises bespoke recommendations

Lendlord has launched its new finance hub with the aim of delivering bespoke, automated...

Customers embrace Swansea Online

The Swansea Building Society has reported that its new digital savings and mortgage service...

Bluestone restarts 85% LTV lending

Bluestone Mortgages has resumed pre-Covid maximum loan to value (LTV) lending on all products...

UTB appoints new senior manager for property development

United Trust Bank (UTB) has hired a new senior manager supporting housebuilders and developers...

New five-year deal and rate cuts at LendInvest

LendInvest has made changes to its buy-to-let offering with rate reductions and a new...

Catalyst ups day-one value refurbishment lending limit

Specialist bridging lender Catalyst Property Finance has increased its refurbishment allowance to 100% of...

Pure Retirement creates new marketing toolkit for advisers

Pure Retirement has launched an improved adviser marketing toolkit.  Advisers can access guidance in subjects...

Just Mortgages to open new wealth division

Just Mortgages is to launch a new wealth division in January 2021 called Just...

Landbay is top ranked mortgage lender in Deloitte UK Fast 50

Landbay has been placed at number six in the Deloitte UK Fast 50. Landbay...

NatWest to bring back free valuations on purchases

NatWest is making rate reductions buy-to-let range and reintroducing free valuations for intermediary purchase...

Century Capital funds its biggest deal ever

Century Capital has completed its largest deal to date, providing a large facility on...

RICS launches fire safety capacity training

RICS is introducing a course to help chartered building and building control surveyors further...

Jeremy Duncombe to become Accord MD

The Yorkshire Building Society is appointing Jeremy Duncombe as managing director of its intermediary...

The Nottingham returns to full distribution

The Nottingham has made its mortgage offering available to its complete broker network once...

COMMENT

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

No benefit to be had from ‘wait and see’

It seems to be a recurring theme as of late, but it’s been yet another week of volatile rates. Swap rates continue to move,...

What financial services can learn from the World Cup

Look, bear with us here. What does the World Cup have to do with financial services reviews? Well, more than you think actually! This summer,...

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TPFG financial services revenue rises to £13m

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) increased financial services revenue by 10% to £13m during...

Finance confidence improves despite economic gloom

Confidence across the finance and leasing industry improved during the second quarter despite most...

Market Harborough appoints deputy finance chief

Market Harborough Building Society has appointed Brad Nicholls as Deputy Chief Finance Officer as...

The Melton joins Mortgage Broker Tools affordability platform

Melton Building Society has joined the Mortgage Broker Tools panel, giving advisers access to...

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