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Aldermore targets first-time buyers with product changes

Aldermore has cut rates on its high loan to value (LTV) range by up...

MortgageBrain’s James Sullivan joins 360 Dot Net

360 Dot Net has announced that James Sullivan has joined the firm.  He has...

Modus joins Paymentshield panel

Paymentshield has expanded its home insurance panel with the addition of Modus. Modus was launched...

VitalityHealth unveils new GP access service

VitalityHealth has introduced a new Vitality GP service, meaning it is now offering and...

TML removes credit score cascade

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has made a number of changes to its product offering. It...

Record profits for Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group has reported pre-tax profits of £5.3 billion for the past year,...

FIBA outlines 2018 event programme

FIBA has announced 30 regional meetings for FIBA members and intermediaries interested in joining...

Seven new appointments at the Exeter

The Exeter has announced seven new appointments as part of a national expansion to...

PFS: don’t blame whole advice sector for British Steel scandal

The Personal Finance Society has stated that a more balanced and objective review is required...

Royal London makes protection leadership team appointments

Royal London has appointed Toby Bainbridge to the position of head of protection solutions. He...

New seven-year commercial deal from Aldermore

Aldermore is now offering a new seven-year fixed commercial mortgage product, with rates available...

Bradford & Bingley loans transferred to Prudential and Blackstone

Computershare has transferred £12 billion of buy-to-let Bradford & Bingley and Mortgage Express mortgages...

LendInvest unveils intermediary BTL calculator

LendInvest has introduced a new buy-to-let online calculator for intermediaries. The calculator is designed to...

Octane Capital adds to business development team

Octane Capital has recruited Francesca Woodhouse as a business development manager (BDM). Woodhouse (pictured) joins from Avamore...

COMMENT

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...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

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Novus Strategy to host Digital Disruption Live event

Lenders and mortgage experts will explore how Home Buying Reform and Smart Data are...

Just one in ten FTBs pay Stamp Duty in the North

Just one in ten first-time buyers pay Stamp Duty in the North, compared to...

Foundation reduces BTL rates by up to 0.25%

Foundation, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has reduced rates across its buy-to-let range by up...

Hodge Bank partners with Mortgage Broker Tools

The partnership means Mortgage Broker Tools’ broker members can now access Hodge’s specialist mortgage...

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