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Hinckley & Rugby unveils self-build mortgage with BuildLoan

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has partnered with BuildLoan to offer a new...

The Beverley BS joins L&G club panel

The Beverley Building Society has become part of Legal & General Mortgage Club's lender panel. The mutual...

‘Speed to completion’ most important to bridging brokers

44% of brokers responding to a recent survey believe that ‘speed to completion’ is currently...

FCA appoints new chief economist

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Kate Collyer as its chief economist. She is...

New BDM for ESBS

Earl Shilton Building Society (ESBS) has appointed a business development manager (BDM). Debbie Holmes joins...

Defaqto revamps CIC Compare tool

Defaqto has updated its Critical Illness Comparison tool, CIC Compare to include decreasing term...

Target Group hires business development director

Target Group has announced the appointment of Mark Gilliver as its new business development...

Canada Life to host extra lead generation workshops

Canada Life Home Finance is running an additional series of its lead generation workshops. Taking place...

Accord cuts five-year buy-to-let fixed rates

Accord Buy To Let has reduced the rates of five-year fixed term products. Among...

The Vernon appoints new BDM

The Vernon Building Society has appointed Caroline Shard as a business development manager in...

Bluestone Mortgages joins Dynamo lender panel

Bluestone Mortgages has partnered with Dynamo for Intermediaries. so its full residential and buy-to-let...

Complete FS offers secure communication tech for customers

Complete FS has announced the adoption of Mailock, which encrypts email between itself, its...

New sales director for Brilliant Solutions

Specialist mortgage club and packager, Brilliant Solutions, has appointed Michael Craig to the position...

Brexit uncertainty not denting overseas interest in UK BTL

Skipton International has reported "strong" customer interest despite ongoing uncertainty from Brexit. To the end...

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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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Landlords target growth despite rising costs

More than eight in 10 professional property investors plan to expand their portfolios during...

Home insurance defies wider fall in customer satisfaction

Home insurance has bucked a wider decline in customer sentiment towards UK insurers, according...

Nova appoints Andrew Smith as commercial director

Conveyancing provider Nova has appointed Andrew Smith as commercial director as it seeks to...

Vida sharpens lending rules for borrowers approaching retirement

Vida has revised its later-life mortgage criteria to give brokers clearer guidance when arranging...

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