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Paymentshield joins Largemortgageloans.com’s partner scheme

Largemortgageloans.com has undertaken a new agreement with Paymentshield to deliver its large loan referral...

Bridgewater Equity Release offers new checklist facility

Home reversion Bridgewater Equity Release provider has introduced a new client checklist for inclusion...

S&P upgrades HML’s rating

HML has been awarded an upgrade to Above Average for its special servicing by...

Don’t overcomplicate equity release

We are in danger of over-complicating equity release, warns Peter Welch, head of sales...

AFI revamps website

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has relaunched its website, saying its new design will make...

Shelter shines a light on rogue landlords

Housing charity Shelter has revealed the extent to which 'rogue landlords' are operating in...

Xit2 moves into conveyancing space

Xit2 has moved into the conveyancing sector with a service designed to cut down...

Blemain Finance added to Flexible Finance panel

Specialist distributor Flexible Finance (UK) has added Blemain Finance to its panel. The new partnership...

Plain English plaudit for Castle Trust

Castle Trust has gained the Crystal Mark standard for all its brochures. The Crystal Mark...

Rise in volume and value of mortgage lending in July

Overall lending for house purchase rose by both volume and value in July compared...

Portfolio expansion behind BTL growth: Paragon

Growth in buy-to-let remortgaging is being driven by landlords raising capital to fund portfolio...

Positive results from Perspective

Perspective Financial Group Ltd has reported a 44% increase in revenue to £8.8 million...

Five things to do before buying your first leads

Justin Rees suggests five things to do before you buy your first leads There are...

Vickers Report calls for bank activity ring-fencing

The Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) has called for investment banking activities to be...

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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...

The rise of the silver pound

UK house prices may have cooled from their peak, but affordability pressures remain acute. Even with recent adjustments to interest rates, rising property values have...

Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

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The Vernon named employer of the year at Stockport Business Awards

Vernon Building Society has been recognised as Employer of the Year at the Stockport...

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,...

MAB’s Brodnicki urges brokers embrace  technology, data and AI to make the intermediary proposition even more compelling than it is today

Peter Brodnicki, chief executive of the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), told brokers they must...

Clydesdale Bank to overhaul variable rate mortgage range

Clydesdale Bank will withdraw a number of products and introduce new variable rate deals...