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Bank of Ireland UK relaunches broker portal

Bank of Ireland UK has added new features to its mortgage application system for...

Newcastle Intermediaries allows 5-yr early repayment on 10-yr fix

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched two 10-year fixed rate deals which have an early repayment charge...

The Leeds to offer rent-free office space to charity

The Leeds Building Society is inviting charities to apply for the opportunity to make...

Nationwide to offer RIO mortgages to wider market

The Nationwide Building Society has unveiled a comprehensive package of later life mortgage options...

Sonia Shortland becomes Apex Bridging MD

Sonia Shortland has been promoted to the position of managing director of midlands based...

Record quarter reported by ASTL members

The Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that bridging loan books increased to...

Vida Homeloans appoints Midlands key account manager

Vida Homeloans has recruited Mil Consiglio as its new key account manager for the...

A quarter of SMEs would shut instantly on key person death

26% of UK small businesses would have to shit immediately if a key person...

New remo deals from the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society has reduced rates on selected fee-free fixed rate remortgages and added...

Just Mortgages partners with Fiducia to offer commercial advice

Following a partnership with commercial broker Fiducia, five brokers in Just Mortgages’ self-employed division...

The Beverley joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Beverley Building Society to its lender panel. The Beverley Building...

TMA offers members exclusive Leek United fixed rate

Leek United has introduced an exclusive two-year fixed rate mortgage for TMA Club members. The...

MFS completes £17.6m bridging loan

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed its largest bridging deal to date, totalling £17.64m. The loan...

New roaming onsite underwriter at Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has appointed a new onsite underwriter who will work across a range...

COMMENT

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...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Zoopla signs Manchester Super Giants shirt deal

Zoopla has become the first official front-of-shirt partner of Manchester Super Giants for the...

Southwest Knotweed launches identification app

Southwest Knotweed Group has launched an app designed to help mortgage and property professionals...

Broker Conveyancing launches referral hub for advisers

Broker Conveyancing has launched a referral platform intended to make it quicker for mortgage...

House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...

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