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Skipton International improves buy-to-let offering to high net worths

Skipton International has made changes to its mortgage criteria, in a move which it...

Costs of living with an ex revealed

Nine million Brits have had to continue living with an ex-partner following a breakup,...

New Metro Bank product to help Armed Forces

Metro Bank has added a new mortgage product to its range with the Armed...

Shawbrook adjusts buy-to-let range and criteria

Shawbrook Bank has made changes to its buy-to-let product range and criteria across all...

Significant shift in landlords’ limited company vehicle intentions

The number of landlords planning to buy their next property within a limited company...

Most popular uses for bridging loans in Q3 revealed

The latest Bridging Trends report, which covers the third quarter of 2019, has found...

HLPartnership adds conveyancing service for members

HLPartnership has launched DigitalMove to its members, promising a faster and more efficient conveyancing...

Gatehouse Bank appoints telephone BDM

Gatehouse Bank has promoted Thomas Humphreys to a telephony business development manager position within...

Zephyr Homeloans reduces rates and fees

Zephyr Homeloans has cut rates on its range of five-year fixed-rate mortgages and lowered...

Knowledge Bank becomes Brilliant Solutions’ exclusive criteria search partner

Brilliant Solutions has adopted Knowledge Bank as its exclusive criteria search provider. Brilliant Solutions' members...

Hope Capital doubles maximum lending term

Hope Capital has extended its lending to 24 months. Until now Hope Capital’s maximum lending...

YBS introduces overpayment calculator

23% of borrowers are in credit on their mortgage after making overpayments on their account,...

Bereaved employees need increased support

MetLife UK is publicising the need for increased support in the workplace for employees...

PMS and Sesame to hold specialist lending events

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network are to host a new range of specialist...

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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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