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Bankhall and PMS in protection support partnership

Bankhall and PMS Mortgage Club are adding to the protection support available to directly...

The Mortgage Lender simplifies buy-to-let offering

The Mortgage Lender has simplified its buy-to-let range and reduced the majority of rates...

TSB backs Scottish government’s First Home Fund pilot

TSB in now offering mortgages to first-time buyers as part of the Scottish government’s...

The Ipswich unveils new five-year fixes

The Ipswich Building Society has launched three five year fixed rate products. Two of the...

New record for Stonebridge recruitment

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge achieved record results for appointed representative (AR) recruitment into...

Newcastle Intermediaries revamps buy-to-let offering

Newcastle Intermediaries has cut rates on its fee assisted buy-to-let mortgages by 0.20 percentage...

Majority of landlords don’t use a tax adviser

Foundation Home Loans' research has found that over half of all landlords do not...

New limited company BTL deals from the Nottingham

The Nottingham for Intermediaries has introduced a range of limited company buy-to-let mortgages. Its headline...

Just Mortgages hires financial services director

Just Mortgages has appointed its first female financial services director in Kerry-Ann Davies. She has...

ARLA: January stats “huge blow” for tenants

ARLA Propertymark has reported that demand from prospective tenants in January increased to the...

Openwork appoints new chief executive

Openwork has announced the appointment of Philip Howell as chief executive, subject to statutory...

Secure Trust Bank provides £12m facility to window firm

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has backed UK Window Group with a £12m asset-based...

Masthaven unveils short-term lending broker portal

Masthaven has launched its online Broker Portal for its short-term lending division. The bank says...

United Trust Bank makes asset finance underwriting hire

United Trust Bank has appointed Giles Hussey to join the underwriting team in the...

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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