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Fintel Services launches Omni Mortgage Club

Fintel Services has launched Omni Mortgage Club, a whole-of-market mortgage club intended to expand...

L&C Mortgages refreshes brand with focus on fee-free advice

L&C Mortgages has unveiled a new brand identity as it seeks to strengthen its...

Brightstar steps up hiring as group targets 20% annual growth

The Brightstar Group has made a series of hires across its businesses as it...

Foundation research points to steadier landlord confidence

Foundation Home Loans has reported signs of improving landlord confidence in the first quarter...

Hinckley & Rugby adds 80% LTV buy-to-let deals

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has launched new 80% loan-to-value buy-to-let products and cut...

FCA to review claims management practices amid concerns over consumer harm

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is launching a review of the claims management market...

Hope Capital ties up with Melius Commercial to expand broker access to bridging finance

Hope Capital Property Finance has partnered with Melius Commercial, delivering more than £7m of...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – Part 7

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

The Buckinghamshire to host broker webinar on mortgage pricing

Buckinghamshire Building Society is hosting a broker webinar examining how building societies fund mortgages...

The Tipton launches broker portal with Mast Origin

The Tipton & Coseley Building Society has launched a new online application portal as...

Mansfield raises credit repair LTV

Mansfield Building Society has increased the maximum loan-to-value on its Credit Repair Range from...

Source cuts home insurance quote time after adviser feedback

Source Insurance has reduced the time it takes advisers to complete a home insurance...

Air to host later life lending growth summit

Air will host a Growth Summit next week to help advisers respond to change...

Mortgage affordability reaches tightest level since 2008

Mortgage affordability has reached its tightest level since 2008, with borrowers spending an average...

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Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Openwork adds Perenna and West One to mortgage panel

The Openwork Partnership has added Perenna and West One to its mortgage lending panel,...

Bank of England holds rate at 3.75% as energy risks cloud outlook

The Bank of England has kept Bank Rate at 3.75% amid concern that higher...

TML and Bluestone cut selected residential mortgage rates

The Mortgage Lender and Bluestone Mortgages have reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up...

StrideUp raises property finance limit and expands HMO criteria

StrideUp has increased the maximum financing available through its buy-to-let purchase plan to £2.5...

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