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Accord unveils purchase and remortgage rate reductions

Accord Mortgages has cut rates across its house purchase and remortgage product range. Over £26...

Majority of SMEs can’t fund their business ambitions

52% of UK SME owners have business ambitions they feel they are unable to...

Signature Private Finance sets £250m lending target

Signature Private Finance is making operational changes in order to reach its desired lending...

Monthly high for second charge volumes

The second charge mortgage market has reported that volumes were up by 23% in...

Asset finance market up 8%

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that asset finance new business (primarily...

Core business up at Stonebridge Group

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge Group has reported an increase across all three of...

Clydesdale Bank Intermediaries cuts fixed rates

Clydesdale Bank Intermediaries is reducing rates by up to 0.35 percentage points across its...

LendInvest joins MCI Mortgage Club lender panel

LendInvest has become the latest provider to join MCI Mortgage Club’s lender panel. MCI Mortgage...

Decline in residential market activity predicted

RICS has reported a "renewed deterioration" in near term expectations for the residential property...

Commercial finance intermediaries maintain positive future outlook

77% of commercial finance intermediaries surveyed in July believe that the number of loans they...

Call for increased LTVs ahead of Help to Buy removal

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network want lenders to increase Loan to Values (LTVs)...

Zephyr Homeloans bins upfront application fee

Buy-to-let lender Zephyr Homeloans is to no longer charge an upfront application fee. The lender,...

New finance director for Hope Capital

Hope Capital has appointed Kate Cowan as its new finance director. Cowan (pictured) has worked...

Mortgage Brain appoints sales and marketing director

Mortgage Brain has appointed Neil Wyatt as its new sales and marketing director. Wyatt has over...
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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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