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The Nottingham extends Gateway Surveyors contract 

The Nottingham Building Society has extended its contract with Gateway Surveyors for a further...

NatWest cuts selected rates by 15bps

NatWest has made rate reductions on selected core and semi-exclusive residential products. Reductions of up...

Foundation Home Loans unveils fee-assisted remortgage-only products

Foundation Home Loans has launched a series of fee-assisted, remortgage-only two and five-year fixed...

Paymentshield publishes two adverse weather customer guides

Paymentshield has added two new customer facing resources to its online Marketing Toolkit. The new...

Kensington completes £650m securitisation

Kensington Mortgages has priced its latest securitisation transaction sized at £650 million. This brings its...

New short-term lender launches

Atelier Capital Partners has launched into the short-term lending and development finance market with...

Bank Rate held in split MPC decision

Despite speculation that a rate cut was imminent, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy...

Increasing number of people interested in financial advice career

New research for Openwork has revealed a rise in the number of people considering...

First 4 Bridging appoints North West BDM

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the appointment of Simon Bancroft as business development manager...

1.1% rise in Paragon specialist BTL lending

Paragon's specialist portfolio buy-to-let lending grew during the final quarter of 2019. Specialist buy-to-let lending...

The Beverley BS re-enters fixed rate mortgage market

The Beverley Building Society has launched a two-year fixed rate mortgage, in a bid...

MBE Leeds Expo opens for registration

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds is now open for brokers, IFAs and financial intermediaries...

New residential range from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has launched a revised residential mortgage range with reductions of...

Just Mortgages expands onsite new build offering

Just Mortgages' specialist new build division is set to reach 23 brokers by 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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