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Quantum Mortgages in conveyancing partnership with Movin Legal

Quantum Mortgages has partnered with Movin Legal, an arrangement that provides Quantum Mortgages' intermediaries...

Bridging Trends contributors report record 12 months

A record £831 million of bridging loans was transacted by Bridging Trends contributors in...

Landbay teams up with WhenFresh

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has embarked upon a new partnership with property data provider, WhenFresh,...

Clydesdale Bank launches new interest-only exclusives

Clydesdale Bank is introducing new mortgage products on Tuesday 13 February. The new deals are...

Twenty7tec partners with Nomo for Sharia-compliant product sourcing

Twenty7tec has revealed that Nomo, the digital Sharia bank, has been added to its...

Uinsure reveals “significant” investment from LDC to fund growth plans

Private equity investor, LDC, has invested in Uinsure to support its growth strategy. Founded in...

Hope Capital appoints new head of sales

Hope Capital has appointed Kim Parker as head of sales. Parker (pictured) joined the specialist...

Bluestone cuts fixed and Deposit Unlock rates

Bluestone Mortgages has issued further rate cuts across its two and five-year fixed rate...

Loughborough BS improves self-employed criteria

Loughborough Building Society has revised its self-employed criteria so it can now accept one...

Record year for Truffle’s bridging operation

Truffle Specialist Finance has revealed that 2023 was a record year for its bridging...

Key Partnerships adds new comparison services

Key Partnerships, the equity release referral service arm at Key Group, has launched new...

Pure Retirement reintroduces higher LTVs

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has made further improvements to its Heritage range. Its Special...

Tandem Bank launches new first charge offering

Tandem Bank has introduced a refreshed first charge mortgage range. It says its most...

Legal & General Mortgage Services expands distribution team

Legal & General Mortgage Services has announced an expanded distribution team headed up by...

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Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...

Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...

Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal...

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