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IMLA reports Q4 rise in intermediary mortgage volumes

Confidence has returned to the mortgage market, with sentiment improving steadily month by month...

Phoebus unveils new SaaS mortgage servicing platform

Following its multi-million-pound investment, Phoebus has launched its next generation cloud-native Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) mortgage...

Right Mortgage appoints protection development manager

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and DA Club has announced the appointment of...

London Credit extends valuation fee promotion

London Credit has extended its promotion to refund 100% of the valuation fee on...

Gen H makes higher LTV mortgage rate reductions

Gen H has made a series of mortgage rate cuts specifically targeting those with...

HTB appoints head of specialist mortgages proposition

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of David Stiff as its head...

Paradigm bolsters bridging finance lender panel

Paradigm has added residential and commercial bridging loan provider TAB to its lender panel. ...

The Mortgage Lender restructures sales team

The Mortgage Lender has restructured its sales and distribution team to improve support for...

HSBC Life (UK) makes positive mental illness underwriting change

HSBC Life (UK) has introduced new digital rules for mental illness disclosures made during...

OMS integrates with Smoove

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a full application programming interface (API) integration with...

Suffolk BS launches new ERC-free residential discount deal

Suffolk Building Society has launched a new standard residential mortgage product with no early...

Brilliant Solutions expands senior leadership team

Brilliant Solutions has announced an expansion in its leadership team including two new directorship...

Average Stamp Duty bill hit £9.9k in 2023

Homebuyers paid an average Stamp Duty bill of £9,937 in 2023, according to analysis...

360 Dotnet hails £35bn in lending on platform during 2023

360 Lifecycle facilitated £35 billion in lending last year. Q2 marked a record-breaking quarter with...

COMMENT

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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