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Masthaven partners with Intrinsic in distribution boost

Masthaven has announced a new partnership with Intrinsic. Advisers that are part of the Intrinsic...

Rise in mortgage balances at the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reported a £20m increase in its mortgage...

Fast growing company recognition for anti-money laundering business

SmartSearch has been named as one of Yorkshire’s fastest growing companies. Over the past six...

Regulator outlines approach to supervision and enforcement

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Approach to Supervision and its Approach...

SimplyBiz Mortgages unveils portfolio review facility with Uinsure

In conjunction with Uinsure, SimplyBiz Mortgages has launched a portfolio review service for its...

FTB enthusiasm for advice doesn’t extend to home insurance

While a record number of first time buyers are using intermediaries to arrange mortgages,...

TMW reintroduces 80% LTV buy-to-let deals

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reintroducing 80% loan to value (LTV) products to its...

Hinckley & Rugby Help to Buy exclusive for MAB

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has unveiled an exclusive product with Mortgage Advice...

OneSavings Bank changes lending conditions pre-new EPC regs

OneSavings Bank has made changes to its lending conditions for residential buy-to-let and commercial...

New FD for the Tipton and Coseley

The Tipton and Coseley Building Society has announced the appointment of Andy Lumby as...

Fleet Mortgages pulls limited company floating charge requirement

Fleet Mortgages will no longer require a floating charge on its limited company cases. The...

MBE Leeds Expo to hold FIBA debate

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has revealed that the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA)...

FIBA to introduce ‘Live Deal Room’ to regional events

The Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that April's regional events come with...

Stamp Duty scheme ad banned by watchdog

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld five complaints made against CDP Tax and...

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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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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