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The Ipswich to broaden network distribution

The Ipswich Building Society is widening its distribution through a number of network partners. The first...

Accord cuts 90% and 95% LTV rates

Accord Mortgages is cutting rates by up to 10bps on selected 90% and 95%...

HL Partnership creates finance director role

HL Partnership (HLP) has appointed Peter Cobley to the newly created position of finance...

MFS joins Specialist Financial Services’ 2020 roadshows

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has partnered up with lending hub Specialist Financial Services (SFS)...

The Right Mortgage to hold over 70 events in 2020

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced its events calendar for next year. It is...

Record new build year for Precise Mortgages

As year-end approaches, Precise Mortgages is continuing to support new build customers. The lender says...

Spring Finance makes major changes to second charge offering

Second charge lender Spring Finance has made changes to its product offering as well...

Tony Salentino to retire from Complete FS

After over 25 years as a board director of specialist packager distributor Complete FS,...

Kingsway Asset Finance makes board level promotion

Kingsway Asset Finance has promoted Mike Day to its board of directors. Following a year...

The Nottingham unveils 10-year fixed RIO

The Nottingham has introduced a Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage fixed at 3.95% for...

Fleet cuts 80% LTV rates

Fleet Mortgages has made rate cuts to two of its 80% LTV products in both...

Record month for completions for L&G Mortgage Club

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported a record month in October 2019, with...

Blackwell: trade associations can stave off regulation

Former FCA mortgage manager, Lynda Blackwell, told last week's ASTL Annual Conference that trade...

Adverse credit adults look to cut back on spending

Pepper Money has revealed that 41% of adults who have experienced adverse credit in...

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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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