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SimplyBiz Mortgages introduces Solution Hub for members

SimplyBiz Mortgages has launched its Solution Hub, following the launch of the additional support...

Covid-19 roundtable: time to re-evaluate how we do things

BestAdvice’s recent virtual roundtable saw participants consider how the coronavirus crisis could bring about...

Covid-19: LV= makes underwriting changes to protection

LV= has introduced a range of changes to the way it underwrites income protection,...

Paradigm Protect unveils webinar series

Paradigm Protect has launched a series of webinars for member firms covering a range of...

Catalyst Property Finance ups bridging LTVs

Catalyst Property Finance has reintroduced a higher LTV bridging product up to 70% LTV. The lender had...

The Dudley makes board-level promotion

Samantha Ward has been appointed to the Dudley Building Society’s main board as commercial...

Over 10% of UK mortgages now under payment holiday

UK Finance has revealed that more than 1.2 million mortgage payment holidays have been...

Covid-19 roundtable: are lenders treating customers fairly?

The coronavirus crisis has provoked reactions ranging from frustration to sympathy towards lenders from...

E.surv anticipates growth in demand for its remote valuations

E.surv has extended the deployment of its tailored remote valuation solution. The residential chartered surveyors originally...

TMA unveils free CRM solution

TMA has launched Toolbox Lite, a free version of the Club’s customer relationship management...

Covid-19: Tenet boss hosts live videoconferences

Mark Scanlon, Tenet’s chief executive, hosted the first in a series of live video...

Paymentshield extends Quick Quote capability

Paymentshield has partnered with LexisNexis Risk Solutions, to expand the capabilities of its Quick...

Knowledge Bank: Covid-19 searches most popular in March

Knowledge Bank’ has revealed that ‘Covid-19 Mortgage Payment Holidays’ was the most searched for...

Stonebridge extends Covid-19 business support

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge has launched a new Covid-19 support hub page for...

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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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Specialist lenders drive semi-commercial market towards £1bn

Britain's semi-commercial mortgage market is on course to exceed £1 billion of annual lending...

Equity Release Council names John Godfrey as chair

John Godfrey, the former head of the No 10 policy unit, has been appointed...

Monmouthshire app brings in new generation of customers

Seven in 10 customers registered for Monmouthshire Building Society's app had not previously banked...

Clydesdale to raise selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale is to increase selected residential product transfer rates by up to 0.23%. The changes...

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