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Connect for Intermediaries adds Blacks Connect to solicitor panel

Connect for Intermediaries has added Blacks Connect to its solicitor referral panel. Blacks Connect is...

Assurant Intermediary launches online training programme

Assurant Intermediary has launched its first interactive online training programme - an Introduction to...

The Mansfield moves into limited company buy-to-let

The Mansfield Building Society has launched its limited company buy-to-let proposition, which includes product options...

Two mortgage sales team promotions at BoI

Bank of Ireland UK has announced two internal promotions within its mortgage sales team. Lauren...

H&R cuts rates for ‘first-time buyer friendly’ mortgages

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rates on three mortgages...

The Mortgage Lender revises buy-to-let criteria

The Mortgage Lender has increased its overall lending threshold for buy-to-let from £2.5m to...

NAEA sees “encouraging” end to 2019

NAEA Propertymark has reported the number of sales agreed per member branch fell from...

Paragon provides £25m funding to Nucleus Commercial Finance

Nucleus Commercial Finance and Paragon Bank have announced a £25 million funding line to...

Pepper Money adds buy-to-let affordability calculator

Pepper Money has introduced an online buy-to-let affordability calculator, following its recent launch into...

New broker CRM and business management system unveiled

Mortgage Magic has officially launched its CRM and business management system for mortgage brokers...

MBO at Signature Private Finance

Signature Private Finance's CEO Tony Gilbertson and his senior management team, have completed a...

New report shines a light on intermediary tech options

Iress has the greatest number of products on any sourcing system available to the...

Two hires for new later life lending platform

Advise Wise has appointed Jane Hanlon and Jon Tweed, to head the development of...

FCA appoints interim chief executive

The Treasury has appointed Christopher Woolard as interim chief executive. Woolard will take on 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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