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Blemain’s Hyames joins Drawbridge

Specialist short term lender Drawbridge Finance has hired Elliot Hyames from the Blemain Group. He...

Fixes lose popularity, Paragon finds

There was a fall recorded in the popularity of fixed rate mortgages during the...

New B2Ls from Godiva

Godiva Mortgages has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages. They include a 4.49% Flexx...

Loan sharks saddling the poor with debt

Over 100,000 of the UK's poorest families will spend 2010 saddled with a combined...

Mortgage Brain to kick off new sourcing system at Wembley

Mortgage Brain is to launch its new sourcing system at an intermediary event at...

Proportion of income needed for new mortgages at five-year low: CML

November saw homebuyers needing to use less of their income to cover their mortgage...

RBS IP new deals include shared equity product

RBS Intermediary Partners has launched three new products and changed the rates on a...

Aldermore eyes intermediary lending with Snowdon appointment

Colin Snowdon has been given a role by bank Aldermore to examine residential lending...

Another day, another broker banned by the FSA

The FSA has banned the director of an insurance brokerage. Stephen Allen of Fabien Risk...

Cops back new Land Registry campaign

City of London Police is supporting the Land Registry's newly launched Protect your Property...

Cost of living increases hitting the retired

MGM Advantage has calculated that the average retired household where the main occupant is...

31% expect economy to worsen this year

The ABI has reported that consumer confidence in the economy was hit in the...

Director appointed at Origo

Jim Smith has been appointed as a non-executive director of Origo Services Limited. Smith is...

Orbiter and Leadbay in attempt to improve conversion rates

Leadbay and Orbiter have linked up in a move designed to help intermediaries increase...

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Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Right of Light risks: a looming shadow over construction projects

Gone are the days when a Right of Light infringement could be swiftly dealt with by simply taking out an indemnity insurance policy. Specialists used...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

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TMG Mortgage Network appoints Danny Belton in senior club and partnerships role

TMG Mortgage Network has made its most high-profile hire to date, appointing Danny Belton...

HLPartnership braces for £10bn refinancing surge in 2026

HLPartnership is preparing for a major wave of mortgage maturities in 2026, as nearly...

Private renters in England face rising affordability strain as London skews national picture

Private renters in England spent a higher proportion of their income on housing than...

NatWest allows brokers to arrange additional borrowing at any time

NatWest has launched a new standalone additional borrowing process that will allow mortgage brokers...