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Movera partners with OPDA over digitisation

Movera has joined the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as part of its efforts...

First adviser transfers from Just Mortgages to Just Wealth

Just Wealth, the financial advice arm of national brokerage Just Mortgages, has announced that...

Virgin Money cuts purchase, BTL and product transfer rates

Virgin Money has announced that a series of mortgage rate reductions will take effect...

Paymentshield reports significant year-on-year referral service growth

Paymentshield has reported strong year-on-year growth in the performance of its Refer and Protect...

Landbay unveils new buy-to-let product transfer option

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has launched a new product transfer proposition. It allows brokers to start...

Accord Mortgages announces second rate cut in a week

Accord Mortgages has reduced rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges for the...

HREF completes first loan in Ireland

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has completed its first loan in the Republic of...

RAW Capital Partners fast tracks £1.3m BTL deal in 10 days

RAW Capital Partners has completed a £1.3 million buy-to-let mortgage in 10 days, enabling...

Vida Bank appoints Stuart Sinclair as new chair

Vida Bank has appointed Stuart Sinclair as its new chair, subject to regulatory approval. He...

West One introduces AVMs and cuts buy-to-let rates

West One Loans has launched Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) for its buy-to-let products. The introduction...

Bluestone Mortgages ups LTV limits to 90%

Bluestone Mortgages has raised its loan-to-value (LTV) bandings, now offering mortgages of up to...

All CPSP passes for Brightstar employee cohort

The Brightstar Group has achieved a 100% pass rate for team members undertaking the...

OSB Group joins Financial Services Skills Commission

OSB Group has joined the Financial Services Skills Commission (FSSC) to move its skills...

ModaMortgages partners with LMS Panel Link for conveyancing

ModaMortgages is to partner with LMS, the conveyancer and panel management specialist, to utilise...

COMMENT

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

Only one in five of your clients thinks your fee was justified

You know the moment. 40 minutes in. Gone well. They like you, you like them, everyone's getting on. Then you have to say the fee. And...

I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Latest news

Goldman Sachs discloses 3.15% stake in Secure Trust Bank

Goldman Sachs has reported a 3.15% voting interest in Secure Trust Bank following a...

Market Harborough launches rental scheme offering deposit contributions to first-time buyers

Market Harborough Building Society is offering aspiring homeowners the chance to recover 60% of...

Tipton adds discounted rates for expat and limited company landlords

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has expanded its variable rate buy-to-let mortgage range with...

WIS Mortgages sets out five-year adviser growth strategy

WIS Mortgages has announced a five-year growth plan centred on expanding its adviser community...

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