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Eligible unveils client retention calculator for brokers

Eligible has launched a broker client retention calculator to help brokers assess how much...

Masthaven appoints director of intermediaries

Masthaven Bank has promoted Rob Barnard to the newly-created role of director of intermediaries. Barnard...

New five-year fixed rate from TSB

TSB has made changes to its mortgage product range. Changes include the following: Introduction of...

Central Bridging’s large loans generating considerable interest

Central Bridging has quoted £75m of loans in just over a week, including a...

Fleet ups maximum loan size amid criteria changes

Fleet Mortgages has revised its lending and product criteria following feedback from its intermediary partners. The...

Foundation Home Loans cuts a number of two-year buy-to-let deals

Foundation Home Loans has made a number of price cuts across its range of...

Air Group revamps Air Sourcing platform

Answers in Retirement Group (Air Group) has introdcued a new version of its Air...

2020 confidence grows among bridging lenders

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed that bridging lenders have grown...

LendInvest expands its buy-to-let offering into Scotland

LendInvest is now offering its buy-to-let proposition in Scotland as it seeks to capitalise...

OSB reports strong performance from merged operations

OneSavings Bank plc (OSB) has issued its trading update for the period from 1...

Two new advisers for Sirius Property Finance

Sirius Property Finance has recruited two new advisers, Charlotte Stanford and Gary Smale. Stanford (pictured) joins...

Intermediaries upbeat despite political uncertainty

UK Intermediaries are confident they can weather the storm of Brexit and a general...

The Exeter joins PDG Claims Charter

Health and protection insurer, the Exeter, has joined the Protection Distributors Group (PDG) Claims...

Funding Options partners with DueDil

Business finance marketplace Funding Options has partnered with predictive company intelligence platform, DueDil, to simplify...

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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