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Nationwide appoints director of mortgage intermediaries and partnerships

Nationwide has appointed Damian Thompson as its new director of mortgage intermediaries and partnerships...

Buyers bring forward property purchase plans, says MAB

Homebuyers are showing growing confidence about their ability to step onto the property ladder,...

L&G names Cecilia Furner as distribution director for retail retirement

Legal & General has appointed Cecilia Furner to the newly created role of distribution...

Momenti launches new research project into broker decision-making

Momenti Group has unveiled a new research initiative, titled WHY, which aims to shed...

Castle Trust Bank introduces drawdown option for light refurbishment bridging loans

Castle Trust Bank has launched a new light refurbishment bridging product that allows borrowers...

HTB supports £11.9m scheme to deliver 58 new homes in Ashford

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has agreed an £11.9m development facility to fund the construction...

Allica Bank expands into new London HQ

Allica Bank has opened a new London headquarters near Old Street as the fast-growing...

UTB cuts rates across second charge range

United Trust Bank Mortgages (UTB) has announced rate reductions of up to 84 basis...

Masthaven reduces bridging rates and widens product scope

Masthaven Finance has announced sweeping rate cuts across its bridging range, alongside product changes...

MT Finance promotes Alex Taylor to business development manager role

MT Finance has promoted Alex Taylor to business development manager for mortgages, where he...

Prime London property prices record sharpest fall since 2019

Prime Central London property values slipped again in August, falling by 0.1%, with prices...

Fight or flight: £40k hit to house prices near Gatwick

House prices in parts of Surrey and West Sussex could fall by up to...

LiveMore appoints key account manager for the North

LiveMore, the later life mortgage lender, has appointed Phil Beswick as key account manager...

OneDome unveils broker network focused on growth and technology

OneDome has launched a new broker network, OneDome Growth Partners, aimed at supporting mortgage...

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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Veron BS cuts self-build rates by 0.15%

Vernon Building Society has reduced rates across its entire self-build mortgage range by 0.15%. The...

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...

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