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Kensington appointments support growth plans

Kensington Mortgages has announced new members to its national account team, field sales team...

First-time buyer confidence remains high

UK Finance's Mortgage Trends Update for May 2019 has revealed that there were 30,720 new...

LendInvest unveils new bridge-to-let product

LendInvest has launched a new bridge-to-let product for borrowers seeking to refurbish a property...

Investec Private Bank joins Sesame panel

Sesame network members now have access to a solution for their wealthy clients with...

Property prioritised over pensions by young people

Almost 3.8m people aged 22-29 are saving below the recommended level for a comfortable...

Shawbrook completes £1.94m commercial refinance

Following its recently revamped commercial investment mortgage offering, Shawbrook Bank has helped an existing...

Financial software firm makes senior business development hire

Paylink Solutions has appointed Paul Nicholson as senior solutions consultant. He joins the Midlands-based technology...

L&G’s ClubHub update includes SmartrCriteria trial

Legal & General Mortgage Club has made changes to ClubHub, enabling advisers to see...

Significant changes seen in first-time buyer profiles

Accord Mortgages has revealed that while in 2007, prior to the economic downturn, 46%...

Platform makes widespread fixed rate reductions

Platform has reduced interest rates across a range of mortgage products, with some mortgages...

Pure Retirement improves Heritage offering

Following broker feedback, Pure Retirement has made changes to its Heritage range, with the aim...

The Saffron joins SimplyBiz Mortgages panel

The Saffron Building Society has joined the SimplyBiz Mortgages lender panel. The move means that SimplyBiz...

Leek United revises key lending policy criteria  

Leek United has made improvements to important aspects of its lending policy. It will now...

Assurant urges regular B&C reviews

Assurant Intermediary has called on advisers should to customers’ household insurance cover every year...
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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

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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