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TSB cuts homemover rates

TSB has cut rates across a range of mortgages for homemovers with a high...

New build fraudsters sentenced to jail

Two businessmen, who set up construction companies solely to fraudulently claim over £500,000 tax...

Sharp rise in gross bridging lending

Annual gross bridging lending increased by 56% during the first three months of 2016, according to...

Network reveals new commission payment schedule

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network will be paying commissions on a weekly basis,...

Shawbrook “thrilled” by E-AIP success

Shawbrook has said that, following the launch of its new online application process for...

New non-exec director for Together

Together has appointed Colin Kersley to its retail board. As an independent non-executive director, Kersley...

LendInvest Capital boosts team

LendInvest Capital, the fund management and advisory division of LendInvest, has appointed Jesse Mosebye...

Slight shift in reasons for remortgaging

There was a fall of four percentage points in the number of people opting...

Record months for Freedom Finance

Freedom Finance has reported two consecutive record months in March and April this year. April...

TFC Homeloans expands lender panel

TFC Homeloans has added Kensington to its panel of lenders. Brokers will now be able...

New BDM for Hope Capital

Hope Capital has appointed a new business development manager (BDM) for the North and...

Widespread ignorance over mortgage details

Over five million people in Britain have no idea how much their mortgage is...

£45k bill from lightning strike

A single lightning bolt can cause more than £45,000 of damage to a property...

Kensington & Chelsea still most expensive neighbourhood

Property prices per square metre have risen by 432% in Greater London against a...

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

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...

Suffolk BS tops £800m in mortgage assets after strong 2025 growth

Suffolk Building Society has passed £800m of mortgage assets for the first time after...

UTB eases mortgage and second charge processes with criteria changes

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced a series of service and criteria changes across...

Foundation returns with revised buy-to-let and residential mortgage range

Foundation has returned to the market with a revised product range across both buy-to-let...

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