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1.26m may need broker support over the next 12 months

Specialist lender Pepper Money has published the findings from its detailed research carried out...

PPI largely behind increase in financial services complaints

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed an increase in complaints from 3.91m in...

Openwork appoints chief operating officer

Openwork has appointed Mark Knowlton as its new chief operating officer (COO). He joins...

Slight uptick in residential mortgages approvals: e.surv

E.surv's latest Mortgage Monitor have revealed that there were 65,997 residential mortgages approved during...

Together completes £2m re-bridge in four days

Specialist lender Together has worked with master broker Finance 4 Business (F4B) to complete...

Oblix Capital makes COO appointment

Oblix Capital has appointed Stuart Sykes as its new chief operating officer (COO). He is...

Monthly fall of 1.3% in London house prices

UK house prices grew by 1.3% in the year to August 2019, up from...

The Swansea joins Paradigm lender panel

The Swansea Building Society has become the latest lender to be added to the...

Pair return to Brilliant Solutions

Mortgage club and specialist packager Brilliant Solutions has appointed a senior business development manager and...

OMS and Knowledge Bank combine CRM, criteria search and sourcing

One Mortgage System (OMS), the enquiry to completion processing platform for mortgage intermediaries, has...

New fixed rate deals from the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society has reduced rates across its fixed rate mortgage range. The society...

Accord improves 75-85% LTV offering

Accord Mortgages has made a number of changes to its residential range to offer...

Affirmative joins Beneficial’s panel

Bridging and development lender Affirmative is now on panel with the Beneficial adviser network. Members of...

Foundation Home Loans completes fourth securitisation

Foundation Home Loans has completed its fourth securitisation under the Twin Bridges platform, since...

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...

Latest news

Second-steppers take larger mortgages as deposits shrink

Home movers are turning to higher loan-to-value mortgages as rising property prices and smaller...

Property industry urged to help shape smart data rules

Property businesses are being urged to respond to a government call for evidence that...

Northern first-time buyers pay £10k price for delaying purchase

First-time buyers in northern cities risk losing thousands of pounds by postponing a purchase,...

Virgin Money to raise product transfer fixed rates

Virgin Money will increase residential and buy-to-let product transfer fixed rates on Friday, 24...

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