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New BDM for Home Counties and the South for Secure Trust Bank

Secure Trust Bank Mortgages has hired Bradley Street as its new business development manager...

Will Greenwood supporting L&G mental health campaign

Former England rugby union player Will Greenwood has become the latest sporting celebrity to...

County Group acquires Guardian Insurance Brokers

The County Group, part of Global Risk Partners (GRP), has acquired a majority stake...

Key Retirement rebrands as Key

Independent adviser for equity release and later life lending, Key Retirement, has rebranded as...

Vida cuts five-year fixed buy-to-let rates

Vida Homeloans has reduced several five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products by up to 0.75 percentage...

Coventry for Intermediaries changes BDM support model

Changes from Coventry for intermediaries: every broker will have two BDMs Coventry for Intermediaries has...

DAs to access UTB products via SimplyBiz Mortgages

United Trust Bank (UTB) is now offering its range of second charge loans and...

Sainsbury’s Bank adds Sesame to broker panel

Sesame has become the latest broker partner for Sainsbury's Bank. The bank provides a range...

Skipton IRMs help Birmingham MIND

14 members of staff at Skipton Intermediaries have joined together to support Birmingham MIND. The...

Falcon Bridging Finance partners with Positive Lending

Falcon Bridging Finance has selected Positive Lending as its latest financial intermediary. Intermediaries submitting enquiries...

The Teachers BS appoints BDM for London & the South East

The Teachers Building Society has appointed Ralph Punter to a newly created role of...

Report shows shift to low cost high yield buy-to-let properties

A special report commissioned by The Mortgage Lender to mark the launch of its...

Paula Purdy leaves Shawbrook

Paula Purdy, head of sales at Shawbrook Bank, is to leave the lender after...

Masthaven makes a number of senior appointments

Masthaven Bank has announced the appointment of three new staff members across its mortgage...
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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...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Landlord sales slow following Renters’ Right Act

The share of homes listed for sale that were previously rented dropped to 9.2%...
Specialist

Knowledge Bank teams up with Brilliant Solutions for specialist lending cases

Knowledge Bank has formed a partnership with specialist mortgage packager Brilliant Solutions as demand...
Regulation

FCA urges firms to strengthen product design under Consumer Duty

The Financial Conduct Authority has highlighted examples of improved product governance under the Consumer...
Appointments

Validate appoints Louise Shute as managing director

Valuation specialist Validate has appointed Louise Shute as managing director as it continues to...

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