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Two new BDMs for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has announced the internal appointments of two new business development managers (BDMs)...

Number of retirees without savings decreases

12% of people retiring this year have made no provision for their retirement, including 10% who...

TMW outlines approach to new energy efficiency rules

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has issued a reminder to brokers of the new rules...

Roma Finance sees SPV growth in buy-to-let

Roma Finance has reported that the buy-to-let market is still popular with landlords running...

Kent Reliance unveils new residential prime and near prime deals

Kent Reliance is offering new residential prime and near prime products, with rates starting from...

Mint Bridging unveils price guarantee promotion

Mint Bridging is offering a price guarantee on select products. If clients find a competitor...

Aldermore receives Enterprise Finance Guarantee accreditation

Aldermore has become an accredited provider under the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee...

The Source joins Fairstone GI panel

Source Insurance has been appointed to the general insurance panel of Fairstone, a chartered...

Hanley Economic BS unveils self-build intermediary proposition

The Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a Self-Build Direct to Intermediaries proposition to...

LendInvest tweaks commercial offering

LendInvest has made a range of updates across its loan products on commercial property...

Smartr365 partners with Halifax Intermediaries to speed up advice process

Smartr365 has integrated its platform with Halifax Intermediaries to streamlines the mortgage application process...

Rate of UK city house price inflation rises

Hometrack has reported that the divergence in house price growth between southern England and...

Help to Buy ‘winners’ revealed

New analysis from independent mortgage broker Private Finance reveals the areas of the country...

15% of brokers yet to start dealing with GDPR

16% of brokers and intermediaries, who responded to a recent United Trust Bank (UTB)...

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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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Japanese knotweed ‘knocks £21.4bn off UK housing market’

Japanese knotweed is wiping an estimated £21.4 billion from UK property values, with more...

Fleet Mortgages names new managing director

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Nicola Richardson as its new managing director. Richardson (pictured) has been...

The Monmouthshire goes live with Phoebus mortgage servicing system

Monmouthshire Building Society has gone live with Phoebus to support mortgage account servicing as...

NatWest completes first PEXA remortgage in two working days

NatWest has completed its first remortgage transaction through PEXA’s digital property completion platform within...

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