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Jason Neale to head up Axis Bank’s buy-to-let business

Axis Bank UK has appointed Jason Neale to take over its buy-to-let lending operation. He...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries appoints senior BDM for East Midlands

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries (KRFI), part of specialist lending and retail savings group OneSavings...

Mint Bridging makes changes to speed up application process

Mint Bridging has launched a new product proposition. For sub-60% loan to value (LTV) bridging...

LMS expands bank account check to all active cases

LMS has introduced its free Bank Account Check service to help borrowers combat fraud...

Kensington added to Crystal panel

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has added Kensington Mortgages to its lending panel. The move provides...

FCA sets new rules for P2P platforms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is introducing new rules for the peer-to-peer (P2P) sector. These...

Paradigm members gain access to Gatehouse products

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Gatehouse Bank to its provider panel. Gatehouse Bank offers a...

The Hinckley & Rugby go live on iFinancial’s AML solution

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has gone live on iFinancial’s AMLtrac anti-money laundering...

Ferguson joins West One Loans for first charge BTL launch

West One Loans has unveiled a range of first charge buy-to-let mortgage products. The range...

The Hanley Economic ups lending levels on flats

The Hanley Economic Building Society will now accept applications on flats situated up to...

Not reading policies widespread among consumers

New research has reported that 39% admit to not reading the policy on their...

PMS and Sesame launch new build helpdesk

In a move designed to help advisers working in the new build sector, PMS...

Hope Capital introduces its lowest ever rates

Bridging lender Hope Capital has launched its lowest ever interest rate for June. Rates on...

House-building continuing to be outpaced by population growth

House building is failing to keep pace with population growth in Britain’s fastest growing...

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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,...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

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

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 9

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

When the market gets messy, control matters more than ever

There is a tendency to look at the current market and focus purely on activity levels, particularly after the recent spike driven by lender...

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Conveyancing delays push exchange times past 100 days

The average home that exchanged contracts in April had gone under offer 104 days...

Equifinance launches broker portal for second charge cases

Equifinance has released its new broker portal, ECHO, giving introducers an end-to-end process for...

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

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Third of protection clients nearly cancelled cover before claiming

Almost a third of protection claimants at Waddle Insurance had considered cancelling or had...

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