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Doubling in estate agency business for anti-money laundering firm

Anti-money laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch has reported that its estate agency client numbers have...

Longest RIO fixed rate introduced by the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has unveiled a 15-year fixed rate mortgage, the longest in...

OneFamily appoints distribution director

OneFamily has appointed Miles Bingham as its new distribution director. Bingham (pictured) has 30 years of...

Arnold & Baldwin seminars to help brokers with surveying process

Arnold & Baldwin has introduced a range of CPD seminars to help brokers establish...

Uinsure launches new-build data service

Unsure has introduced a new-build data service for the UK. This follows the roll-out of...

The Leek United joins SimplyBiz Mortgages panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced the addition of Leek United Building Society to its lending...

New Masthaven website includes live criteria search

Masthaven Bank has launched a new website for brokers across its mortgage and short-term...

Canada Life enhances buy-to-let life later offering

Canada Life has lowered the interest rate and increased the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) for...

CP 19/14: IMLA wants alternative arrangements for mortgage prisoners

In response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation paper on Responsible Lending (CP...

TMA distributes LV= lifetime mortgages

TMA Club has partnered with insurance provider, LV= to offer its members access to...

TML appoints regional underwriter

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has appointed Katie Haley as a regional underwriter based at...

Fluent: mortgage brokers should consider equity release referrals

Fluent for Advisers is urging its introducers to consider building relationships with IFAs and...

SMEs increasingly reluctant to borrow due to Brexit

New research from Nucleus Commercial Finance has found that UK SMEs have held back...

TMA Club unveils customer retention tool

TMA Club has introduced its Customer Retention KIT (Keeping in Touch), designed to support...

COMMENT

Making children’s cover part of the mortgage conversation

Seeing a child unwell can often change how we feel, especially if you are a parent. Even when it’s a common childhood illness, such...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 13

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 12

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

A BBR decision rooted in caution, not complacency

The Bank of England MPC’s decision to hold Bank Base Rate (BBR) will come as a welcome outcome for many across the mortgage market,...

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The Cambridge backs care leavers fund

The Cambridge Building Society has committed £22,500 over three years to support a new...

Equity Release Group reports 11% rise in case volumes

Equity Release Group has reported an 11.1% year-on-year rise in case volumes for the...

Mortgage arrears fall again as possessions edge up in Q1

Mortgage arrears declined across both residential and buy-to-let lending in the first quarter of...

MAB Foundation launches £20k grant initiative

The MAB Foundation has launched a one-off £20,000 follow-on funding initiative to mark its...

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