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Ex-Dragonfly trio launch Octane Capital

Founder of Dragonfly Property Finance, Jonathan Samuels, is to launch Octane Capital in May. Octane Capital...

The Principality to pay broker retention proc fees

The Principality Building Society is to pay a retention procuration fee of 0.20% to intermediaries for...

Bridging Finance Solutions adopts Target’s Bluechip web portal

Target Group is to supply its new Bluechip web portal to Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS). The...

UTB reveals ‘Meet the Specialists’ promo winner

United Trust Bank has announced that the winner of its 2016 'Meet the Specialists' broker...

First Complete & Pink urge ARs to respond to FSCS consultation

Mortgage and protection customers could end up being the biggest losers if advisers do...

L&G reveals spring roadshow details

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced some of the industry figures who will be speaking...

Openwork to host UK roadshows

Openwork is to hold a series of UK-wide roadshows aimed at mortgage, protection and general insurance...

The Midlands set house price pace

Rightmove has reported that the average price of newly marketed property increased by 1.3% (+£3,877)...

BoI UK offers further support to self-employed borrowers

Bank of Ireland UK will now consider mortgage applications from professional self-employed contractors who...

Y3S opens Manchester office

Cardiff-based specialist mortgage broker Y3S has today opened its first satellite office outside of Wales. ...

The Bucks joins Brilliant Solutions’ lender panel

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has been added to Brilliant Solutions lender panel. Brokers can now access residential,...

Expanding Step One Finance launches broker portal

Step One Finance has unveiled its online broker portal and also made a number...

Together appoints corporate development director

Specialist lender Together has appointed commercial lending veteran Steve Luty as its corporate development...

Fluent unveils exclusive second charge deal

Fluent for Advisers has launched a 90% second charge product with an interest rate...

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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LHV Bank appoints Harper Macleod as Scottish legal adviser

LHV Bank has appointed Scottish law firm Harper Macleod as its primary Scottish legal...

The Mortgage Works cuts switcher rates for existing landlords

The Mortgage Works has reduced rates across selected buy-to-let and limited company buy-to-let switcher...

Mortgage industry scheme for Armed Forces leavers gains momentum

A new initiative designed to encourage Armed Forces personnel into careers across the mortgage...

Hot weather prompts homeowners to rethink cooling costs and property choices

Rising temperatures are prompting more UK homeowners to invest in cooling measures, while growing...

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