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The Leeds launches new 10-year mortgages

The Leeds Building Society has set its lowest-ever rates on a new range of...

MBE Leeds Expo to include Bank of England keynote

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds will feature a keynote presentation by the Bank of...

New hire for Equity Release Supermarket

Ellis Hansborough is to join Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) as an equity release adviser...

FCA seeks to intervene to aid mortgage switching

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says there is a case for intervening to help...

Shawbrook shifts asset finance focus with intermediaries

Shawbrook Bank is re-shaping its approach to working with commercial finance introducers in the...

LendInvest appoints fund manager

LendInvest has announced the appointment of former CBRE senior director and head of loan...

Large number of SMEs being declined property finance

A new study for specialist lender Together has indicated that hundreds of thousands of...

Hope Capital unveils new flexible bridging loan

Hope Capital has launched a flexible new bridging loan called Hope FleXi, which is designed to meet...

All change in top five equity release criteria searches

Knowledge Bank's February criteria index has shown a number of surprise results with some sectors...

Pepper Money introduces affordability calculator

Pepper Money has unveiled a residential affordability calculator on its website to help brokers...

Instructions up at Broker Conveyancing

Broker Conveyancing has reported a significant rise in both instruction and adviser user figures...

Central Bridging now available on Knowledge Bank

Having worked closely with both Connect for Intermediaries and Knowledge Bank in recent weeks, Central...

Promotion for Roz Cawood at Masthaven

Masthaven Ban has announced the promotion of Roz Cawood to head of sales for...

Uinsure improves mobile phone cover

Uinsure has introduced improved cover for mobile phones under its home insurance product. Mobiles can...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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