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“UK’s first criteria search system” launches

Knowledge Bank, which claims to be the UK’s first criteria search system, has...

New remortgage fixes from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society is offering new fixed rate deals for those looking to remortgage. New deals...

Roma Finance finances its largest ever deal

Roma Finance has completed its largest ever case providing £1.1m as part of a...

L&G adds new category for Business Quality Awards

Legal & General has revealed details for its seventh annual Business Quality Awards (BQAs). Launched...

New Skipton exclusive for TMA members

TMA Mortgage Club (TMA) have unveiled a two-year fixed rate, 2.49%, exclusive with the...

TRM agrees deal with Mortgage Brain

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network (TRM) has agreed to a new five year...

LMS: “record flight” to five-year fixes

LMS has reported that homeowners are moving away from short-term deals and variable rates...

Assetz Capital secures gets FCA authorisation

Peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital has received full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). To...

Signature backs £6m Penarth development

RH Properties (RHP) is set to soon complete the £6 million transformation of a...

Mortgages for Business hires finance director

Mortgages for Business has recruited William Grove as its new finance director. Grove joins from...

Octane Capital moves into development arena

Octane Capital has launched its development arm and hired Alex Tyrwhitt as head of development...

Precise parent confirms flotation plans

Charter Court Financial Services Group has announced plans to float on the London Stock...

Aegon wants intergenerational fairness from Autumn Budget

Aegon has outlined its priorities for savers and called on the Chancellor to become...

Rebrand for Goldsmith Williams

Liverpool-based firm Goldsmith Williams has rebranded to GWlegal. The firm assumes its new identity as...

COMMENT

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...

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

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MT Finance latest firm to offer World Cup time off

As mortgage firms gear up for England’s 1am World Cup clash against Mexico on...

Broker optimism grows as sub-4% rates edge closer

A series of mortgage rate cuts from lenders this week has sparked optimism among...

Renters face higher costs amid strong demand

Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...

ModaMortgages cuts rates across limited-edition BTL range

ModaMortgages has announced a reprice of its limited-edition buy-to-let range, with rate reductions across...

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