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Bathgate Business Finance hires BDM

Bathgate Business Finance, has appointed Tracey Hamilton has its new business development manager (BDM). Hamilton (pictured),...

Fiduciam opens office in Germany

Fiduciam, the short to medium term lender specialising in business and overseas lending, has...

Singh and Philips to leave Broker Conveyancing following earn-out

Broker Conveyancing's management team is changing following the end of the earn-out period with...

February rise in mortgage approvals

There were 66,465 mortgages approved during February 2019 (seasonally adjusted), according to e.surv. Approvals were...

New recruits for Key Partnerships

Key Partnerships has reported record growth and says it will almost double the size...

New NED for the Newcastle BS

Adam Bennett is to join the Newcastle Building Society's board as a non-executive director. Bennett...

Private Label to help with high value cases

The Brightstar Group has turned its Private Label proposition into a service for complex...

The Leeds launches intermediary research panel

The Leeds Building Society has launched a new research panel called Intermediary TalkingPoint. The platform...

Four new Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor mortgages from Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has introduced four exclusive mortgages for residential Joint...

Barclays makes mortgage rate cuts

Barclays has made changes to its residential and Reward product ranges. These changes include introducing new...

Paradigm publishes free SM&CR guide

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched a new free guide for all directly authorised advisory...

Business development team shakeup at Halifax Intermediaries and Scottish Widows

Halifax Intermediaries and Scottish Widows Bank have announced internal changes to strengthen their business...

Foundation Home Loans appoints regional sales manager

Foundation Home Loans has appointed Paul Flude as its new regional sales manager for...

Pepper Money hires new RDM pair

Pepper Money has appointed two new regional development managers (RDMs) to improve its sales...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

Second charge mortgage lending volumes dip for first time in more than a year

New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May,...

Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

The Building Societies Association has become the latest organisation to sign the Mortgage Industry...

Sprive urges first-time buyers to plan ahead as Leeds launches 2% deposit mortgage

Sprive has welcomed Leeds Building Society's new 98% loan-to-value mortgage but says borrowers should...

Leeds launches 98% LTV mortgage aimed at widening access for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new 98% loan-to-value mortgage designed to help more...

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