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Nationwide chooses panel manager to improve ‘customer service proposition’

Nationwide Building Society has appointed Connells Asset Management - its first panel manager for...

IFAs look for ombudsman reform

Independent financial advisers (IFAs) have called for a wide-ranging review of the role that...

New media manager at the Coventry

Coventry Building Society has appointed Beccy Boden Wilks as media relations manager. She joins the...

Free B&C from Yorkshire with certain mortgage deals

Yorkshire Bank is offering a year's free buildings and contents insurance worth up to...

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...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage Leaders talk mental health – part 4

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Plugging the first-time buyer knowledge gap

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself down at my local, surrounded by family, friends and the usual mix of conversation. Among the...

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

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The Darlington raises foreign currency mortgage LTV to 90%

Darlington Building Society has increased the maximum loan-to-value available on its foreign currency mortgage...

Nivo hires account executive after AI launch

Nivo has appointed Bruce Glover as account executive as it expands its commercial team...

Mortgage Advice Bureau moves to London Stock Exchange Main Market

Mortgage Advice Bureau has moved its listing from AIM to the Main Market of...

Mortgage borrowing rises as remortgage approvals jump in March

Net mortgage borrowing rose in March as house purchase approvals edged higher and remortgage...

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