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Expansion plans at BFS

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) is planning to double turnover for the third year running. Last year was...

Stonebridge Group expands protection panel

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge Group has added two new providers to its protection...

TMA wants fight against “unfair” FSCS levy 

TMA Mortgage Club is calling on brokers to respond to a consultation paper from...

Shawbrook offers HMO Hybrid valuation report

Shawbrook Bank has introduced a HMO Hybrid report option for valuations. Available on all small HMOs up...

The Newcastle unveils new HTB deal

Newcastle Intermediaries has refreshed its Help to Buy range, including the introduction of two...

LendInvest completes first auction product loan

LendInvest has completed its first official auction finance loan for a new customer purchasing...

Warning sounded over doorstep lending practices

A new report published by Citizens Advice has identified a number of concerning practices...

ABI wants digital cold-calling ban

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) wants the government to take the ban on...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks extend mortgage sale

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have chosen to extend their sale across the range of mortgages including their...

Homeowners believe renovations key to profit

Research from Co-op Insurance has found that 91% of homeowners think their house value has...

Conveyancers back white paper measures

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced its support for a number of measures announced in...

Kensington launches sub-3% rates

Kensington Mortgages has made rate changes across its residential and buy-to-let products, including a 2.99%...

Strong end to the year for mortgage market

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that homeowner house purchase lending totalled...

Vida Homeloans partners with Mortgage Intelligence

Vida Homeloans has been appointed to the Mortgage Intelligence panel of lenders for both...

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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The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...

Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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