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Kensington Mortgages restructures team to strengthen broker relationships across UK

Kensington Mortgages has announced a restructure of its field business development management team to...

Aldermore unveils zero-fee limited edition BTL deals

Aldermore has launched a series of new limited edition buy-to-let products aimed at both...

Iress adds The Exeter’s Real Life product to The Exchange platform

Iress has expanded the protection options available to advisers using its Exchange platform with...

HTB unveils Portfolio Edge to tackle portfolio refinance challenges for brokers

Hampshire Trust Bank has launched Portfolio Edge, a new structured lending product aimed at...

Monmouthshire selects Phoebus as partner in transformation programme

Monmouthshire Building Society has selected Phoebus to provide account servicing solutions to its 90,000...

Two in five consumers confused by inheritance process

New research reveals widespread confusion among UK consumers about what happens when they inherit,...

Allica Bank completes £5.85m bridging facility

Allica Bank has completed a £5.85 million bridging facility to help fund the purchase...

UTB Mortgages completes £1.7m complex remortgage in 25 working days

United Trust Bank’s specialist mortgage division has completed a £1.7m remortgage in 25 working...

Bank of England cuts rates to 4.25% in knife-edge MPC vote

The Bank of England has reduced the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to...

Castle Trust Bank enhances broker experience with launch of PULSE platform

Castle Trust Bank has unveiled a new application and processing system for intermediaries, marking...

Kuflink raises LTV thresholds and backs title indemnity to cut delays

Bridging lender Kuflink has announced a series of updates to its lending criteria, aimed...

Together reports rise in profit and lending despite slowdown in origination volumes

Together Financial Services has posted an 11% increase in underlying profit before tax for...

House prices edge higher, reports Halifax

House prices rose by 0.3% in April, according to the latest Halifax House Price...

Fiduciam lowers rates across UK and EU lending markets

Fiduciam has announced significant interest rate reductions across its bridging and development loan products,...
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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 appoints Kim Dickinson as intermediary product manager

Nationwide has appointed Kim Dickinson as lead product manager for intermediaries. Dickinson brings a wealth...
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Metro Bank launches 100% LTV JBSP mortgage

Metro Bank has launched a 100% LTV Joint Borrower, Sole Proprietor (JBSP) mortgage. The mortgage...
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Steve Hayes joins Specialist Hub

Steve Hayes has joined the Specialist Hub alongside Mike Brooks, with both now fully...
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UTB appoints Frankie Kitchen as BTL key account manager

United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has appointed Frankie Kitchen as a buy-to-let key account...

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