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West One Loans appoints national account manager

West One Loans has appointed Annette Tilbury as national account manager. Tilbury (pictured) joins from Foundation...

December house prices up 4% year-on-year

Halifax has reported that house prices in December were 4.0% higher than in the...

Secure Trust Bank reaches Midlands milestone

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has passed over £100m of funding advanced across the...

Landlords set to put 500,000 homes up for sale

26% of landlords plan to cash in on at least one property this year,...

Paymentshield expands marketing toolkit

Paymentshield has added new resources onto its online Marketing Toolkit, designed to help advisers...

The Leeds unveils no-fee fixes

The Leeds Building Society has revealed that borrowers with mortgages maturing in April 2020...

Shawbrook provides £223k second charge to retired borrower

Shawbrook Bank has helped a retired client with 10 sources of income looking for...

Three new business development hires for Hodge

Hodge has appointed a national account manager for the south of England, and two...

Castle Trust introduces 10-year term loan

Castle Trust has launched TermTen, a 10-year term loan that is fixed for five...

VIBE Finance welcomes Kelly Rule to the fold

Specialist finance broker VIBE Finance has appointed Kelly Rule as an appointed representative. Rule (pictured)...

More 2 Life hits £3bn in loans under management

More 2 Life now has £3 billion worth of loans under management, after a...

Investec to accept search indemnity insurance on HNW deals

Investec Private Bank believes it all speed up its high net worth (HNW) remortgages...

Brightstar creates head of mortgages position

Brightstar Financial has promoted Gina Blagden to the new role of head of mortgages. Blagden...

Paradigm to hold London DA transition workshop

Paradigm Mortgage Services will once again run its workshop to support those looking to become...

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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