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First 4 Bridging adds Hampshire Trust Bank to panel

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the addition of Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) to...

Openwork sees adviser numbers rise in lockdown

Openwork's adviser numbers at have increased to 4,000 in June. Around 100 advisers have joined...

MBE London Expo opens for free registration

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced that its London Expo, to be held at...

ONP acquires Cavendish Legal Group

Conveyancing practice, O’Neill Patient LLP (ONP) has completed the purchase of law firm, Cavendish...

eKeeper adds call recording to CRM

eKeeper has launched internet call recording into its flagship CRM product, allowing calls to...

ULS Technology introduces digital ‘Rapid Remortgage’

Conveyancing firm ULS Technology has launched its digital Rapid Remortgage offering to the broker...

FCA appoints new chief executive

Nikhil Rathi has been appointed as the new permanent chief executive of the Financial...

Zephyr Homeloans joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added buy-to-let mortgage lender, Zephyr Homeloans, to its panel. Paradigm member...

The Exeter reports rise in GP surgeries using electronic reports

The Exeter has revealed a significant increase in the number of GP reports being...

Castle Trust becomes Castle Trust Bank

Castle Trust has launched its new brand identity,following the receipt of a full banking...

Shawbrook issues second charge offer in 24 hours

Shawbrook Bank has issued an offer on a second charge mortgage in 24 hours. Fluent...

Landbay adopts Lender Exchange for conveyancing

Landbay has joined the Lender Exchange in gain access to a range of conveyancing...

Nearly two million payment holidays taken

1.9 million mortgage payment deferrals have been granted to homeowners, three months since the...

Kensington sells £400m RMBS to market

Kensington Mortgages has raised £400m of funding through the wholesale financial markets. The deal is...

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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Foundation backs complex Oxfordshire holiday-let purchase

Foundation has provided a £153,700 mortgage for an experienced landlord buying a newly developed...

Openwork adds Perenna and West One to mortgage panel

The Openwork Partnership has added Perenna and West One to its mortgage lending panel,...

Bank of England holds rate at 3.75% as energy risks cloud outlook

The Bank of England has kept Bank Rate at 3.75% amid concern that higher...

TML and Bluestone cut selected residential mortgage rates

The Mortgage Lender and Bluestone Mortgages have reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up...

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