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NatWest IS introduces large loan concierge service

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has unveiled a new 'concierge service' for brokers for all mortgage...

Ingard expands panel

Norton Home Loans has been added to Ingard's lender panel. The specialist lender will provide...

Pair of promotions in Shawbrook commercial sales

Shawbrook Bank has promoted two senior commercial team members, following the recent merger of...

Uinsure becomes preferred GI partner for Paradigm

Paradigm Mortgage Services has named GI provider Uinsure as a preferred partner for general...

Repossession firm wound up

A Stourbridge-based repossession and eviction advice firm has been wound up following an investigation...

Top districts for rental yield voted for Brexit

Only two of the top 20 local authority districts for rental yield voted to...

Profits up at Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has published its interim results for the six months to 30 June...

The Dudley appoints new NED

The Dudley Building Society has announced the appointment of Karen Wilshere as a non-executive director.  Wilshere...

New cashback deal from the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has introduced a new £250 cashback to thank its existing mortgage customers who...

46% see property wealth as key to retirement income planning

Long term growth in UK house prices and homeowners’ lasting attachment to their homes...

BBA: June lending reflects pre-referendum uncertainty

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has reported that gross mortgage borrowing totalled £12.2 billion...

Over-65s boosting retirement income with work

Almost one in seven over-65s are adding to their retirement income by working, earning...

LendInvest hires BDM for Scotland

LendInvest has appointed Peter McDermid as a business development manager (BDM) for Scotland. McDermid will...

Stonebridge Group unveils DA proposition

Stonebridge Group has launched Stonebridge Genus, its new proposition for directly authorised (DA) advisers. ...

COMMENT

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

Latest news

Rate rises squeeze demand as brokers lean on ‘needs-based’ borrowers

Rising mortgage costs driven by global uncertainty are beginning to weigh on borrower demand...

Finova Broker appoints Ben Radford to lead Broker Payments

Finova Broker has promoted Ben Radford to head of Finova Broker Payments, the mortgage...

Lloyds data glitch exposed details of up to 447,936 banking customers, MPs told

Up to 447,936 customers of Lloyds Banking Group were affected by a data breach...

Chancellor presses lenders to expand support for borrowers ahead of rate resets

The government has secured fresh commitments from major lenders to step up engagement with...

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