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Record lending for Together in November

Together achieved record lending in November, with the highest-ever monthly total in its 43-year...

MTE passes 2m transaction mark

Mortgage Trading Exchange (MTE) has revealed that it has processed over two million mortgage...

LifeQuote unveils customisable D2C protection platform

LifeQuote has launched a new direct to consumer service for advisers with an upgraded...

Insurance firm fined £4m for misleading customers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Bluefin Insurance Services £4,023,800 for having inadequate...

Paradigm appoints preferred specialist lending partner

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added master broker, The Loan Partnership, to its panel as a...

TDS appoints COO for first time

Deposit protection and dispute resolution provider TDS has announced the appointment of Kate Smith...

Young people most affected by mental health problems

A new Aviva report into adult wellbeing has found that young people in the UK...

Knowledge Bank sees lender boost

The number of lenders with criteria on Knowledge Bank has increased to over 100...

Brokers more optimistic than their customers

36% of brokers working in property and asset finance believe that the majority of...

The Leeds extends retention proc fee offering

Following a pilot with Connells and LSL, the Leeds Building Society will now pay...

TotallyMoney offers mortgage report and score functionality

Credit broker TotallyMoney has added the Burrow Mortgage Report and Score to its online...

Own mortgage knowledge improves with age

A new survey has revealed changing attitudes to mortgage rates. The poll of over 2000...

Nationwide unveils new ‘flexible’ home insurance product

The Nationwide Building Society has introduced a flexible home insurance product, designed to give...

Recruitment drive for Smart Money

Smart Money is seeking to recruit a number of advisers and case managers for...
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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,...

How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache

We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...

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Nationwide appoints Kim Dickinson as intermediary product manager

Nationwide has appointed Kim Dickinson as lead product manager for intermediaries. Dickinson brings a wealth...
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Metro Bank launches 100% LTV JBSP mortgage

Metro Bank has launched a 100% LTV Joint Borrower, Sole Proprietor (JBSP) mortgage. The mortgage...
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Steve Hayes joins Specialist Hub

Steve Hayes has joined the Specialist Hub alongside Mike Brooks, with both now fully...
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UTB appoints Frankie Kitchen as BTL key account manager

United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has appointed Frankie Kitchen as a buy-to-let key account...

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