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KR Group appoints distribution strategy director

Key Retirement Group (KR Group) has appointed Russell Warwick as its first distribution strategy...

Aspen Bridging ups max loan sizes

Aspen Bridging has increased its maximum loan sizes up to £4m net for portfolios...

LV= plans to end friendly society status

Mutual insurance, retirement and investment group LV= plans to convert to a company limited...

Protection and life sales down but equity release up at LV=

LV= has reported operating profit of £136 million for 2018, up £2m on the...

Pepper Money promotes self-employed applicants

Research from Pepper Money has indicated that the average self-employed mortgage applicant earns £57,592,...

MFS expands BDM team

Bridging lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has appointed Samantha Graydon as its latest business...

New strategic partnerships manager for Deepbridge Capital

Deepbridge Capital has appointed Anjali Roberts as strategic partnerships manager. The new position involves being...

House price growth slowdown continues: ONS

The Office of National Statistics has reported that average house prices in the UK...

Accord improves high LTV proposition

Accord Mortgages has introduced a new 10-year fixed rate mortgage. Homebuyers with a 25% deposit...

Mortgage lending down but assets up at the Leek United

Leek United has reported a fall in mortgage lending for 2018. Lending totalled £158m for...

“Irresponsible” emergency Brexit loan ad banned

A high-cost short term credit loan advert, which used uncertainty around Brexit to encourage...

UTB introduces the ‘Unencumbered Re-start Mortgage’

United Trust Bank (UTB) has unveiled a new first charge mortgage product aimed at...

IFA agrees three-year deal with Mortgage Brain

Independent financial advisers, TFA - Trusted Financial Advice, has chosen Mortgage Brain as its...

TBMC unveils new website

TBMC has launched its new website designed for intermediaries to access its range of...
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A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

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