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The Moving Hub joins SmartrRefer conveyancing panel

Conveyancing platform and case management system, The Moving Hub, has been added to SmartrRefer,...

Sirius office move as part of expansion plans

Specialist property finance broker Sirius Property Finance has moved to new, larger offices in...

Barclays to cut pair of two-year rates

Barclays is reducing rates on two of its two-year fixed rates within its residential...

Leek United exclusive for SimplyBiz mortgage club members

Leek United has unveiled an exclusive five-year fixed rate mortgage for SimplyBiz Mortgage Club...

Just Mortgages unveils new broker hub trial

Just Mortgages has established a new broker hub designed to help estate agents bring...

Impact Specialist Finance added to SmartrRefer

Impact Specialist Finance has joined SmartrRefer, Legal & General Mortgage Club’s approved specialist distribution panel. Legal...

Three new BDMs for Newcastle Intermediaries

Newcastle Intermediaries has hired three new business development managers (BDMs) to cover the Midlands,...

The Skipton cuts residential rates

The Skipton Building Society has launched an updated residential mortgage range with rate reductions...

New look for the Vernon

The Vernon Building Society has rebranded, with a new look across all channels. The lender...

Paradigm Protect expands provider panel

Directly authorised protection proposition Paradigm Protect has announced the add-on of protection insurance specialist, APRIL...

Rebrand for Key Retirement Group

Key Retirement Group has rebranded as Key Group. The group aims to be the UK’s...

Bluestone Mortgages partners with PRIMIS Mortgage Network

Bluestone Mortgages has joined PRIMIS Mortgage Network’s lender panel. The partnership will give advisers...

Accord widens buy-to-let age criteria

Accord Mortgages is broadening its age criteria, to support to new landlords and those who want...

The Hinckley & Rugby revises later life lending offering

The Hinckley & Rugby has made changes its later life lending offer with a...

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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