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Pepper Money breaks £1bn barrier

Pepper Money has revealed that it completed more than £1bn worth of first and...

MFS arranges pair of bridging loans for auction purchases

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed two separate bridging loans in the past month...

Uinsure receives Defaqto Five Star rating once again

Uinsure has been awarded a Defaqto Five Star rating for the seventh consecutive year. The...

Openwork appoints interim CFO

Openwork has appointed Richard Houghton as interim chief financial officer, subject to regulatory approval. Houghton (pictured)...

Glenhawk to provide regulated products

Glenhawk has received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), providing a platform for...

InterBay Commercial appoints senior business development manager

InterBay Commercial has appointed Krissy Salmon as senior business development manager covering South West,...

The Mansfield backs Scotland First Home Fund initiative

The Mansfield Building Society has made its standard residential and specialist Versatility mortgage range...

Amtrust completes Italian capital relief transaction

AmTrust International's mortgage & credit division has completed a capital relief transaction on a...

Pepper Money introduces electronic identity verification

Pepper Money hade introduced automatic electronic identification and residency verification (E-ID), removing the requirement...

Yellow Stone Finance launches commercial packaging service

Yellow Stone Finance has launched a Deal Sourcing service with the aim of helping...

Aspen Bridging unveils exit-fee free deals

Aspen Bridging has introduced flat rate products without exit fees. It is offering Prime...

Aldermore appoints group business finance MD

Aldermore has appointed Tim Boag as its new group managing director of business finance,...

The Yorkshire eases self-employed evidence requirements

The Yorkshire Building Society is cutting the number of years’ evidence required from those...

Hodge aligns minimum ages of interest-only products

Hodge has lowered the minimum age of its Residential Interest Only mortgage from 55+...

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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