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LV= Broker partners with Source Insurance

LV= Broker's Clear Home Advance product is now available with Source Insurance and provides...

LendInvest launches green finance initiative

All LendInvest Bridge-to-Let borrowers are now eligible to benefit from a cashback when they...

Mortgage approvals at four-year high

The Bank England has reported that mortgage approvals for house purchase rose to 70,900...

Vida Homeloans cuts rates by up to 65bps

Vida Homeloans has made a number of spring rate cuts. The reductions apply to the...

Twenty7Tec and Mortgage Broker Tools partner for sourcing and affordability

Twenty7Tec has integrated MBT Affordability from Mortgage Broker Tools into its CloudTwenty7 platform. This...

Connect for Intermediaries adds Aspen Bridging to panel

Aspen Bridging has been appointed to Connect for Intermediaries' bridging panel. The network will package...

Landbay changes 80% LTV deals

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has revised a number of its products. Changes include the addition of...

Midlands landlords to drive buy-to-let purchases

Research for Paragon has found that landlords across the Midlands are most likely to...

Advise Wise introduces specialist solicitor panel

Advise Wise Mortgage Club has launched a specialist solicitor panel for its members. Advise Wise...

CMA to take action over leasehold mis-selling

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it has found "troubling" evidence of potential...

Kingsway unveils new secured commercial loan product

Kingsway Asset Finance has announced an extension to their commercial loan product portfolio. The Cheshire-based...

Strongest annual house price growth rate for 18 months

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK annual house price growth continued to...

Two new hires for Nucleus Commercial Finance ABL team

Nucleus Commercial Finance has expanded its Asset Based Lending team (ABL) with the appointment...

NAEA Propertymark launches new Sales Protocol Toolkit

The NAEA Propertymark National Conference took place yesterday (27 February), focusing on the changes...

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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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