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Trio of wills and trust firms wound up

Three companies involved in the provision of will and trusts were wound up in...

Borro improves pricing structure

Short-term asset based lender borro has simplified its pricing structure and is now giving...

L&G mortgage club in tie-in with Positive Solutions

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced a new partnership with Positive Solutions. Under this...

New face at Bridgebank Capital

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Carl Graham to its new business development team. He will deal...

Rise in tax-based interest for borro

Short-term asset based lender borro has seen a 289% increase in tax related applications...

MBE 2011 to cover Euro directive

Mortgage Business Expo 2011 is to include a seminar presentation and debate on the...

Woolwich unveils 90% LTV mortgages with zero fees

Barclays brand Woolwich is extending its range of fixed rate mortgage deals to 90%...

New 85% near prime deal from Precise Mortgages

Precise Mortgages has improved the criteria on its near prime range to include an...

Nationwide cuts five-year fix to 3.59%

The Nationwide Building Society has cut its five-year fixed rate mortgage to 3.59% for...

Cloud-based service unveiled for pension introducers

Global Management Platform (GMP) is launching a brand new cloud based service for financial...

Paul Chapman joins Countrywide

Countrywide Surveying Services has hired Paul Chapman as head of field operations within its...

TenetLime reveals preferred partner for secured loans

TenetLime has selected Norton Broker Services as its preferred affinity partner for secured loans. Scott...

New appointment at UTB

United Trust Bank has expanded its property finance team. Colin Jones is joining the...

Yields top in the West Midlands

Landlords in the West Midlands enjoy the highest rental yields in the UK, according...

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Goldilocks and the three bear markets

Are you familiar with C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) or you might know it by its nickname 3I/ATLAS? Whatever you want to call it,  it is currently...

Mark Bogard on policy, politics and the future of advice

When Mark Bogard, Chief Executive of Family Building Society, talks about Britain’s housing policy, he is unsparing in his assessment: short-termism, revolving-door ministers and...

Finding efficiency will keep branches as the beating heart of mutual sector

Whether you speak to customers or building societies, they will tell you just how important branches are – even as financial services and wider...

Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

Stability is not a slowdown; it’s exactly what the bridging market needs

So, according to the recent Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) figures, bridging completions fell in Q2. Cue the usual hand-wringing. The headlines landed, the...

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Phoebus strengthens client assurance with SOC 2 Type II attestation

Phoebus Software has completed its Service Organisation Control (SOC) 2 Type II attestation, an...

Most landlords unaware who the housing minister is

The majority of landlords remain in the dark about who currently serves as housing...

Lakeshield unveils seven-day residential bridging loan

Specialist short-term lender Lakeshield has launched a new residential bridging product promising completion in...

Time Finance provides £450k facility for waste management expansion

SoilEx, an environmental construction waste management specialist based in Harpenden, has secured a £450,000...