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Fiduciam cuts its bridging loan rate to 0.60%

Fiduciam has lowered the interest rates on its bridging loans for residential property in...

New chief executive at the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has welcomed its new chief executive, Colin Fyfe,...

Atom Bank launches portfolio buy-to-let pilot

Digital Mortgages by Atom Bank has entered the buy-to-let mortgage market with an exclusive...

InterBay Commercial hires senior BDM for the Midlands

InterBay Commercial has appointed Matthew Taylor as a senior business development manager to cover...

Record quarter for Octopus Property

Specialist property lender Octopus Property originated £100 million of new lending in October, a...

Paragon offers mortgages for expat landlords and holiday lets

Paragon has expanded its buy-to-let mortgage range to include mortgages for expat landlords with...

Together joins Mortgage Intelligence panel

Mortgage Intelligence is making Together’s range of buy-to-let and first charge residential products available...

Pepper Money hires new national account manager

Pepper Money has recruited Phil Quinn to the new position of national account manager. Quinn...

The Saffron offers smaller development loans

The Saffron Building Society has unveiled a new, smaller development finance loan for people...

Mortgage costs back on the increase

Residential mortgage costs are back on the rise after two successive quarters reporting a number...

Steve Cox joins Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Steve Cox as its new distribution director. Cox will be working...

Lack of awareness over pension tax implications

Latest research by Legal & General has found that more than one in four...

Accord offers £1k cashback for high LTV borrowers

Accord Mortgages has increased cashback to £1,000 for borrowers at 90% and 95% loan...

UTB expands its mortgages & bridging team

United Trust Bank has promoted Mike Walters to the position of head of sales for...

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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