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Coventry for Intermediaries cuts buy-to-let rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced rates on five-year fixed standard buy-to-let and portfolio landlord...

New provider for Paymentshield’s rent protection product

Paymentshield has partnered with Arc Legal Assistance who will become the new provider for...

Trio of new appointments for commercial lender

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has made three new director appointments across the South,...

The Yorkshire appoints director of partnerships

The Yorkshire Building Society is promoting Ashley Price to director of partnerships. The new position...

Metro Bank makes buy-to-let rate cuts

Metro Bank has reduced interest rates by 0.2 percentage points across its fixed rate...

Air Group reveals 2020 later life conference details

Air Group has revealed that its third annual National Later Life Adviser Conference will take...

VAS Group reaches 300-valuation mark for Assetz Capital

VAS Group has reached a milestone with Assetz Capital, having completed its 300th report...

Foundation Home Loans partners with mortgage club

Foundation Home Loans has announced a new relationship with MCI Club. The lender is joining...

Promise Solutions’ first mortgage advisory division goes live

Promise Mortgages has announced that operations have begun in its new first mortgage advisory division. It...

Assetz Capital makes five new regional appointments

Assetz Capital has appointed five new relationship directors since the beginning of November as...

Hope Capital slashes bridging loan rates

Bridging lender Hope Capital has cut rates across all of its range of residential,...

Brokers help 40 charities and community groups

40 charities and community groups across the UK have all been chosen to receive...

Landbay exits peer-to-peer lending

Buy-to-let mortgage lender, Landbay, has shut its retail investment arm and exited the peer-to-peer...

United Trust Bank completes its largest second charge

United Trust Bank has completed a £352,000 second charge mortgage, it largest ever. The loan,...

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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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