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Accord Mortgages unveil new discount range

Accord has introduced seven new two-year discounted standard variable rate (SVR) mortgages. The new range...

New five-year fixes from Leek United

Leek United is offering two new five-year fixed rate deals. A five-year fixed rate...

National Friendly introducers bespoke broker portal

Friendly society National Friendly has launched a web portal, designed to smooth and improve...

L&G unveils Optional Payment Lifetime Mortgage

Legal & General has launched a new product designed to help the growing number of...

Personal Touch expands second charge panel

Vantage Finance has become the latest addition to Personal Touch’s panel. The specialist master broker...

SortRefer achieves ISO 27001 and claims GDPR readiness

Online conveyancing platform SortRefer has stated that it has attained ISO 27001, a benchmark for...

Financial professionals ‘should ditch the jargon’

Just 47% of adults are confident with their understanding of the terminology used to explain...

Competition drives Q1 bridging volume rises

Bridging loan volumes increased by almost a third in the first quarter of 2018...

Zurich completes divestment in Openwork

Zurich and the Openwork Partnership LLP have completed the divestment of Zurich’s 25% shareholding...

Lack of funding hitting UK SME finances

23% of SMEs, representing 1.27 million small and medium sized businesses across the UK, are...

Investec simplifies mortgage proposition

Investec Private Banking has simplified its residential owner-occupier and buy-to-let mortgage ranges, and made...

The Melton and MBS Lending join SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel

The Melton Building Society and its subsidiary MBS Lending have joined SimplyBiz Mortgages’ lender...

Pure Retirement unveils new case tracker for advisers

Pure Retirement has made change to its online case tracking tool for advisers. Launched just...

NatWest introduces mortgage rate hikes

NatWest has made changes to its core and semi-exclusive ranges of residential and buy-to-let...

COMMENT

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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Skipton targets brokers with ‘yes-led’ push

Skipton Building Society has launched a new intermediary proposition aimed at improving access to lending...

MPC call ‘not the headline’ says Loan.co.uk chief

Ahead of this week’s Bank of England decision the focus for brokers should be...

Paragon adds limited edition 75% LTV buy-to-let fixes

Paragon Bank has launched six limited edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products, including new...

Kensington cuts buy-to-let rates across core range

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range, including its Prime, Core...

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