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Ed Parsons joins Tuscan Capital as CFO

Tuscan Capital has announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer (CFO). Ed Parsons...

New BTL exclusive from Leek United Building Society

The Leek United Building Society has launched a two-year, buy-to-let fixed rate product available...

Secure Trust Bank strikes deal with Connect for Intermediaries

Secure Trust Bank has joined the panel of Connect for Intermediaries' mortgage network and...

Landbay partners with Legal and General Mortgage Club

Landbay has announced a new partnership with Legal and General Mortgage Club to provide...

KR Group extends FSE backing

Key Retirement Group (KR Group) is supporting advisers aiming to develop their businesses in...

Coventry for Intermediaries involves brokers in mortgage maturity process

Coventry for Intermediaries is letting brokers know when their clients are coming up to...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions reintegrates with RBS Intermediary Partners

RBS Intermediary Partners (RBSIP) has reintegrated with NatWest Intermediary Solutions (NWIS). It means NatWest branded...

The Exeter to provide IP for Type 2 Diabetes

The Exeter has changed its underwriting approach to offer income protection (IP) cover to...

Pepper Money appoints regional development manager

Pepper Money has appointed Steve Mannakee as regional development manager for East London and...

InterBay expands solicitor panel

InterBay Commercial is expanding its solicitor panel for all term loans. Paris Smith LLP, previously InterBay’s...

L&G introduces mental health awards

Legal & General has launched its Not A Red Card Awards to celebrate what...

Paradigm partners with Source Insurance

Paradigm Protect has announced a new relationship with online general insurance (GI) provider, Source Insurance. Source...

PMS and Sesame launch protection gap campaign

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network are launching a campaign designed to help reduce the...

Mint Bridging in new office move

Mint Bridging has moved into new offices, having taken a 5400 sq ft office suite...

COMMENT

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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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...

Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...

L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...

West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year fixed purchase mortgage range,...

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