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New hire at bridging firm

Phoebe Sellars has been appointed as business development and loan manager at Bridge Help. She...

Accord streamlines buy-to-let offering

Accord  is refreshing its entire buy-to-let range in a move designed to provide a...

Demand for larger properties driving “mini boom”

Halifax has revealed that the recent growth in housing market activity has been driven...

Brightstar extends Yabber rollout

Brightstar Group has announced a further roll-out of Yabber Global's call monitoring and training...

Glenhawk moves into regulated bridging

Glenhawk has launched its first regulated bridging product. Launched in direct response to increasing borrower...

The Skipton to integrate with APPLY in Q1 2021

TwentyTec’s APPLY module is to integrate with the Skipton Building Society’s origination platform. APPLY...

Summer shift in rental values from urban to rural areas

Rents increased in many rural areas and fell sharply in some cities over the...

Landlords to look beyond cities for purchases?

10%% of landlords are now looking to purchase properties compared to just 3% at...

Hodge appoints customer experience head

John Connolly has been appointed as Hodge’s new head of customer experience. He will lead...

Bridging provider unveils iPhone 12 incentive

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) is to give iPhone 12s to brokers and borrowers from...

Masthaven appoints head of customer services and planning

Jenna Hill has joined Masthaven Bank as head of customer services and planning. Hill (pictured)...

Coventry for Intermediaries to introduce new deals up to 75% LTV

Coventry for Intermediaries is adding new products to its owner-occupied mortgage range this week,...

Pandemic causing more woes for first-time buyers

Many prospective first time buyer are struggling to secure a mortgage as challenges around credit...

Second charges an alternative to high LTV remortgages

Specialist brokerage Loans Warehouse has urged brokers to look second charge lending if they...

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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Mortgage industry cycle challenge raises £26k for children and homelessness charities

Mortgage industry leaders have raised £26,002 for two charities after cycling 472 miles from...

MTD pressure prompts 22% of landlords to consider quitting

More than one in five UK landlords have considered leaving the rental market as...

MortgageMatch launches AI-ready broker directory

MortgageMatch.org has launched a consumer-facing platform designed to make finding and comparing mortgage brokers...

Virgin Money cuts new business rates and ups buy-to-let PT rates

Virgin Money is to reduce a range of purchase and remortgage fixed rates while...

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