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July reaches 2020 high for mortgage searches

Twenty7Tec has reported that July has been the busiest month of the year so...

Bridging provider sees 100% boost in business

Roma Finance has reported a 100% increase in active cases since the Covid-19 lockdown...

Boost for bridger with £1m+ cases

Bridging lender Hope Capital has reported that new cases for loans in excess of...

Lendlord partners with property tax advisers

Lendlord has teamed up with Guardian Tax & Accounting to improve its portfolio management...

New sales director for Castle Trust Bank

Castle Trust Bank has appointed Jason Neale as its new sales director. Neale will start...

The Ipswich appoints head of mortgage sales

The Ipswich Building Society has announced the appointment of Charlotte Grimshaw as head of...

Covid-19: Over 5,500 free meals provided by bridger

MFS and Benares provide over 5,500 free meals to support NHS staff and Emergency...

Self-employed income fragility highlights protection need

New research has found that 17% of self-employed workers in the UK have no...

Aldermore makes asset finance sales hire

Aldermore has appointed Rania Pugh as its new head of sales support for asset...

New identity for Promise Solutions

Promise Solutions has rebranded the business as Promise Money. The packager and master broker is...

West One unveils new buy-to-let and second charge offering

West One has reintroduced buy-to-let and second charges products with new rates and criteria. West...

Network receives Shariah mortgage permissions

Try Adviser Network has been issued with FCA permissions to advise on Shariah mortgages. The...

Paymentshield unveils GI webinar series

Paymentshield has introduced a series of webinars to help brokers develop general insurance (GI)...

New brand for second charge provider

1st Stop Group is relaunching its specialist consumer lending business as Oplo. The business has...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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