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All work and no play for SME owners

Bosses in 52% of all small businesses – representing 2.86m firms in the UK...

Remortgaging boosted by strong and stable government expectations

LMS has reported that remortgaging volumes rose in May with borrowers encouraged by the...

GoCompare invests in MortgageGym.com

MortgageGym.com has secured an investment from GoCompare, the financial services comparison website. MortgageGym aims to...

‘Rapid increase’ in product availability over past two years

The number of mortgage products available to advisers has increased by 108% over the...

Octopus duo to join Octane Capital

Graham Macaulay and Liam Lawlor will be joining Octane Capital from Octopus Property. Macaulay will...

Personal Touch unveils Virtual Introducer

Personal Touch has launched its new client referral technology, Virtual Introducer, which will provide its members...

Landbay offers point-of-demand insurance for landlords

Landbay has partnered with Legal & General to launch Landbay Insurance, a point-of-demand insurance service...

Keystone Property Finance joins TMA panel

Keystone Property Finance has joined TMA’s Mortgage Club. Aimed at landlords with typically more complex...

The Skipton makes cuts to buy-to-let range

Skipton Building Society has reduced rates by up to 0.28 percentage points across its...

Optimum Credit securitisation ‘significant for seconds’

Fluent Money has hailed Optimum Credit's recent securitisation as demonstrating the "growing importance and status" of...

Aldermore provides guide on PRA underwriting changes

Aldermore has launched a high level guide to help brokers and their clients navigate Prudential...

Royal London updates HIV underwriting stance

Royal London has removed the need for an HIV blood test for non-medical limits...

Second charge new business up by a quarter

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed its members' new business figures for the second...

Asset finance new business up 16% in May

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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