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TMA expands bridging offering

TMA has added short-term lender, Greenfield Mortgages, to its bridging panel. TMA members now have...

The Bath BS makes Scotland mortgage move

The Bath Building Society is now offering mortgages in mainland Scotland. As well as its...

Pure Retirement revamps Heritage criteria

Pure Retirement has made changes to its Heritage range criteria, following increasing interest in...

11 new brokers start at Just Mortgages’ academy

11 new trainees have started five weeks of intensive training with Just Mortgages’ Broker...

Paymentshield improves mobile phone cover

Paymentshield has changed its home insurance product to allow customers to claim for accidental...

HLPartnership breaks £6bn barrier

Mortgage and protection network HL Partnership has revealed that its members completed over £6...

Bonus-friendly criteria boosts borrowing power

Workers who received a Christmas or New Year bonus and are looking to purchase...

The Ipswich extends holiday let availability

The Ipswich Building Society has extended the availability of its holiday let mortgage products...

New CEO for Sesame Bankhall Group

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced the appointment of Michele Golunska as chief executive...

United Trust Bank expands bridging into Scotland

United Trust Bank is extending its bridging service into Scotland. Until now, the Bank’s bridging...

Accord cuts rates on higher LTV deals

Accord Mortgages has made a number of rate reductions across its 90% and 95%...

LendInvest revamps buy-to-let offering

LendInvest has made a number of changes to its buy-to-let product range, increasing the maximum...

CSF outlines Q1 webinar programme

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has published details of its first webinars for 2020, with...

Upturn in product choice for 95% LTV borrowers

AmTrust’s latest Mortgage Loan to Value (LTV) Tracker has reported that the number of...

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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