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UTB completes £7.5m City bridging loan

United Trust Bank has completed a £7.5m short term bridging loan for...

Ezbob reaching out to all mortgage brokers

Ezbob, the online short term commercial lender, is looking to attract further numbers of...

Scottish Life adopts Royal London brand

Scottish Life has now adopted the brand of Royal London Group, the UK's largest...

Shawbrook wins NACFB innovation award

Shawbrook Bank has won the Most Innovative Lender of the Year award...

IMLA calls for MMR review on lending into retirement

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned that mortgage...

Pancredit introduces electronic signature solution

Pancredit has launched an electronic signature solution designed to improve point of sale (POS)...

Aldermore hires lending team manager

Aldermore has appointed Craig Farmer as its centralised lending team manager with responsibility for...

Outlook is bright for asset finance, says brokers

Nearly 70% of brokers operating in the asset finance sector have a positive...

New SME unsecured credit facility unveiled

Sheffield-based Enable Finance is now offing SMEs an online unsecured revolving credit facility. Unlike factoring...

Aviva and Friends Life agree takeover

Aviva is looking to buy Friends Life Group. The two financial services firms have come...

Housing equity rises by over £1.4 trillion over past decade

The current value of the UK's private housing stock is estimated at £5.06 trillion,...

Citizens Advice: families evicted “on whims of private landlords”

Half of people seeking help from Citizens Advice about being evicted from their privately...

Consumers remain in a positive mood

Consumer confidence increased in October to reach its second highest score since the start...

SMS expands lending panel

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has added The Mansfield Building Society to its panel of...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 18

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Mental health and the evolving role of mortgage advisers

Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental wellbeing - and for many people across the UK, mortgage...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 16

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why complex-income borrowers need more adviser support

The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

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CHL Mortgages appoints London and South East BDM

CHL Mortgages has appointed Jenna Macey as business development manager for London and the...

OneDome strengthens compliance leadership as group scales

OneDome has appointed Joanna Purdy as group head of compliance and promoted Rebecca Curtis...

Landlords focus on portfolio performance despite wider economic concerns

Buy-to-let landlords are continuing to make measured decisions about their portfolios despite remaining pessimistic...

Rely completes buy-to-let remortgage in five days

Specialist buy-to-let lender Rely has completed a remortgage in five days, from application in...

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