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Tim Sorrell joins TMA as key account manager

TMA Club has appointed Tim Sorrell as key account manager, as the mortgage distributor...

LV= sees major uptick in mental health support uptake

LV= has reported a sharp rise in demand for mental health services among its...

Investec provides £54.6m for office-to-residential conversions

Investec has arranged a £54.6 million club facility for Signal Capital Partners to support...

Molo cuts non-resident landlord mortgage rates by 30bps

Molo has announced a 30 basis point reduction across its non-UK resident buy-to-let mortgage...

VAS Assurance rebrands as Validate

Property valuation specialist VAS Assurance has rebranded as Validate to mark its tenth anniversary. Validate,...

Inspired Lending cuts bridging loan rates to 0.89%

Bridging lender Inspired Lending has reduced rates across its product range, with new pricing...

First-time buyer collapse highlights impact of stamp duty cutback

The number of first-time buyer offers fell by 55% in the first quarter of...

Target Group appoints new chief risk officer

Target Group has announced the appointment of Jonathan Hole as its new chief risk...

Bridging market poised for strong growth in 2025

The UK bridging finance sector is expected to enter a period of marked expansion...

Brokers warned to ‘step up’ as lenders invest in AI and FCA eyes direct-to-consumer reforms

Mortgage brokers face a growing threat to their market dominance as major lenders prepare...

Air partners with Lead Tech to support later life lending market expansion 

Air, the later life lending platform, has announced a strategic partnership with lead generation...

UTB completes £345k second charge bridge for holiday let purchase

United Trust Bank (UTB) has completed a £345,000 second charge regulated bridging loan to...

Hanley Economic names Samantha Ward as commercial director

Hanley Economic Building Society has appointed Samantha Ward as its new commercial director, a...

Trust and transparency top list for older homeowners seeking advice

Older homeowners place a premium on trust, transparency and tailored advice when dealing with...

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Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache

We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...

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Nationwide cuts mortgage rates across fixed and tracker range

Nationwide has cut mortgage rates across its fixed-rate range and reduced selected tracker products. The...

Top proptech providers join forces

Four of the UK’s leading Proptech providers – LMS, Landmark Information Group, InfoTrack and...

Landbay launches new remortgage AVM products

Buy-to-let lender, Landbay, has launched new premier remortgage AVM two-year fixed-rate products and reduced...

Second charge boost as industry veterans launch Flamingo Money

Two experienced specialist finance professionals have launched a new secured loans and second charge...

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