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March saw year-on-year decrease in first-time buyers

UK Finance's Mortgage Trends Update for March 2019  has revealed that there were 28,800...

Just Mortgages to supply Key with equity release leads

Just Mortgages has partnered with leading equity release referral service Key Partnerships for both...

Robo-advice is brokers’ greatest technological fear

New broker research has found that brokers see fintech such as AI/robo-advice as the...

Glenhawk appoints portfolio manager

Glenhawk has announced the appointment of Sophie Watson as portfolio manager. She joins the specialist...

Together reports “solid performance” for last quarter

Together has reported that profit before tax for the first quarter of 2019 was...

PMS unveils financial crime prevention hub for advisers

PMS Mortgage Club is seeking to help directly authorised firms to protect their businesses...

Paymentshield appoints pair of regional sales managers

Paymentshield has recruited two new regional sales managers to its sales team. The general insurance (GI)...

Brokers unlikely to be usurped by technology: Sinclair

True robo mortgage advice is “not coming in my lifetime”, according to AMI’s Robert...

AMI’s Sinclair slams latest consultation paper from FCA

The recent FCA Consultation Paper CP19/17, ‘Consultation on mortgage advice and selling standards’ has...

Mortgage adviser directory ‘still a year away’

AMI’s chief executive, Robert Sinclair, has warned that the directory of mortgage advisers –...

NatWest to cut core and semi-exclusive rates

NatWest is cutting rates on selected core and semi-exclusive residential products tomorrow (16 May). These...

Gatehouse Bank creates intermediary national key account manager role

Gatehouse Bank has promoted Sim Gill to the newly-created role of intermediary national key...

MFS appoints BDM

Bridging lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has hired its third business development manager for...

Source Insurance gains Investor in Customers award

Source Insurance has achieved a silver award from customer experience specialists, Investor in Customers (IIC). This...

COMMENT

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...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 8

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...

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The Beverley joins Brilliant Solutions mortgage club panel

Beverley Building Society has joined the Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club lender panel in a...

Together hires strategy chief to support growth plans

Together has appointed Russell Anderson as chief strategy officer as the specialist lender looks...

Zephyr Homeloans launches special edition BTL range with no valuation fees

Zephyr Homeloans has launched a special edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let range with no...

First-time buyers face pressure as high LTV mortgage choice falls

First-time buyers remain under pressure from reduced mortgage choice and stretched affordability, despite signs...

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