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Metro Bank hires commercial banking director

Metro Bank has appointed Alec Viney to the position of commercial banking director. He...

House price growth continues to slow

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to March were 0.1%...

BFS appoints corporate sales director

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Ben Smith as UK corporate sales director. First joining...

Improvement in landlord understanding of tax relief changes

Paragon Mortgages has reported an increased understanding of the implications of the government’s changes to...

Together to sponsor Sale Sharks

Together has agreed a two-year partnership with premiership rugby team Sale Sharks. Historically based in Sale, the...

New lower fee options from Accord

Accord Mortgages has introduced a range of £495 fee mortgages for borrowers with lower loan sizes...

CA outlines leasehold reform progress

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has outlined the progress made on its ‘leasehold reform’ work stream...

E.surv overhauls technology with eTech

E.surv Chartered Surveyors has revealed that over the past year it has undertaken its most ambitious...

New 90% deals from Metro Bank

Metro Bank has introduced a new 90% LTV range, available to first-time buyers, movers and remortgage...

Newcastle Intermediaries improves BTL overpayment policy

Newcastle Intermediaries has increased the level of overpayments allowed without penalty across its whole buy-to-let...

TBMC unveils new buy-to-let exclusives

TBMC has launched two new exclusive buy-to-let fixed rates with Mortgage Trust. There is...

The DPS celebrates 10-year anniversary

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) is a decade of custodial deposit protection today. To help...

PMS Mortgage Club teams up with Vida Homeloans

PMS has added Vida Homeloans to its panel. The specialist lender's range of residential and buy-to-let...

Record month for Octopus Property

Octopus Property has reported record monthly lending performance for March. Under the leadership of Mario Berti, Octopus...

COMMENT

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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Mortgage Advice Bureau hires new group CFO

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has named Jo Stent as its next group chief financial...

OMS launches protection referral partnership with The Insurance Surgery

One Mortgage System (OMS), the CRM and loan origination platform for intermediaries and lenders,...

Omni Protect appoints Richard Waters as head of strategic partnerships

Omni Protect, Fintel’s whole of market protection club, has announced the appointment of Richard...

Redwood Bank awarded top green accreditation

Redwood Bank has been recognised for its continued commitment to sustainability after achieving the...

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