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The Earl Shilton widens mortgage criteria

The Earl Shilton Building Society (ESBS) has made a number of changes to its mortgage...

UTB moves into residential house purchase mortgages

United Trust Bank has introduced a new range of first charge residential house purchase...

Alan Cleary to head new OSB-Charter Court business

The combination between OneSavings Bank plc and Charter Court Financial Services Group plc has completed today. The...

Halifax: flat trend in house price growth continues

Halifax has reported that house prices in September were 1.1% higher than in the...

The Saffron cuts expat buy-to-let rates

The Saffron Building Society has reduced rates and fees and extended terms to its range...

One Stop Business Finance expands operations and brokering team

Alternative SME funding specialist, One Stop Business Finance, has appointed Collette Munson to its...

MBE London to hold building societies panel debate

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) is feature a panel debate with representatives from major UK...

New development finance proposition from Castle Trust

Castle Trust has revamped its development finance offering with the recruitment of Simon Whitfield...

The Mortgage Lender broadens residential remortgage offering

The Mortgage Lender has made changes to its residential remortgage products, introducing additional products...

L&G secures FCA approval for lifetime mortgage advice business

Legal & General has secured approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to launch...

United Trust Bank appoints NED to board of directors

Sarah Laessig has joined the board of United Trust Bank as a non-executive director...

FCA unveils general insurance pricing remedies

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the interim report of its market study into the...

Moneyfacts partners with Loans Warehouse for new loans service

Moneyfacts has appointed Loans Warehouse as its service provider for a new pre-approved loans...

Dock9 publishes 2019 Mortgage Playbook

Digital business solutions agency, Dock9, has issued its 2019 Mortgage Playbook, which sets out the firm's...

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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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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