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KR Group appoints group director of change

KR group has appointed Georgina Callaghan as group Director of Change. Callaghan (pictured) joins the provider...

Precise unveils new refurb buy-to-let offering

Precise Mortgages has launched a new refurb buy-to-let proposition to help landlords maximise rental...

Homeowner arrears and repossessions stay at historically low levels

UK Finance’ has reveals that in the third quarter of 2018 there were 77,600...

TBMC expands buy-to-let bridging panel

TBMC has expanded its buy-to-let bridging panel to offer an increased number of lending...

Aldermore cuts five-year buy-to-let remortgage rates

Aldermore has reduced the rates on its buy-to-let five-year fixed remortgage products for individual...

Affordability improves for renters

The latest Landbay Rental Index has found that tenants outside of London are paying...

British Friendly joins PRIMIS protection panel

PRIMIS has announced the addition of British Friendly’s range of income protection products to...

OneSavings Bank reports “strong performance”

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has reported loan book growth of 16% for the nine months...

Oblix Capital completes £3.4m bridge in 10 days

Oblix Capital has completed a £3.39 million permitted development bridge in 10 days. The...

FCA proposes new PPI mailing requirements

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued final guidance that clarifies its expectations about...

Record October for Reward Finance Group

Reward Finance Group, the Leeds and Manchester-based alternative finance provider, lent £7m across 23...

Aldermore makes progress with Women in Finance targets

Aldermore has published its second report revealing progress against the targets it committed to...

Accord makes residential fixed rate changes

Accord has cut certain fixed rate mortgages by up to 0.29 percentage points across...

The Mortgage Lender appoints roving underwriter

The Mortgage Lender has appointed its first onsite underwriter, based at TFC Homeloans and...

COMMENT

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...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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Bank of Ireland expands JBSP mortgage criteria

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has widened its Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) mortgage...

Try Financial links with The Insurance Surgery to support complex protection cases

Try Financial has formed a partnership with specialist protection adviser The Insurance Surgery to...

VouchedFor unveils enhanced membership as advisers adapt to AI-led search

VouchedFor has launched Verified+, a new membership tier aimed at helping financial advisers improve...

TMG boss promises Bank Holiday Monday if England reach World Cup final

TMG mortgage network founder and CEO Scott Thorpe has pledged to give every member...

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