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Tandem Bank unveils remortgage product range

Tandem Bank has launched a remortgage portfolio of products, exclusively through the intermediary sector. The...

LiveMore expands BDM team

LiveMore has welcomed three new business development managers (BDMs) to its sales team. Darren Cunliffe...

Buckinghamshire BS reduces holiday let rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut the rate to 5.99% on its two-year fixed rate...

Newcastle Intermediaries cuts product transfer rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has improved its product transfer offering for existing customers with reduced rates. The...

More over-55s considering working past retirement age

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to squeeze household income, new research from Canada Life...

West One launches new fixed rates from 5.55%

West One Loans has introduced a new range of limited edition two and five-year...

CSS Training Academy passes graduate landmark

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), the supplier of valuation panel management services, has delivered a...

Somo unveils three new appointments

Specialist lending firm Somo Bridging is preparing for further growth in 2023 with the...

Grenville Turner becomes chairman of Silbury Finance

Silbury Finance, the development lender backed by Oaktree Capital Management, has appointed Grenville Turner...

United Trust Bank launches new 5-year BTL fixed rate

UTB Mortgages for Intermediaries has launched a new ‘limited edition’ buy-to-let five-year fixed rate...

FCA outlines how mortgage firms should be supporting borrowers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out ways that mortgage firms can help...

Half of new FTB mortgages have terms over 30 years

Half of all first-time buyers in the UK, and over a quarter of home...

MPowered Mortgages revamps fixed rate offering

MPowered Mortgages has lowered rates across its two and three-year fixed ranges, and introduced...

Vida reduces residential and BTL rates

Vida has reduced rates across its residential and buy-to-let ranges by up to 1.35...

COMMENT

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 15

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why partnerships are key for unlocking advice niches

What’s your USP? It’s a vital question for all businesses to consider, but particularly advice firms. So, what exactly draws a potential client to...

Is landlord liquidity at risk of becoming too overlooked?

Among the many heated debates swirling around the buy-to-let market at present - and there are many - one that gets relatively little attention...

Making children’s cover part of the mortgage conversation

Seeing a child unwell can often change how we feel, especially if you are a parent. Even when it’s a common childhood illness, such...

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NatWest commits £20bn to support growth across the North of England

NatWest Group has committed £20 billion over the next decade to support economic growth...

The Exeter team prepares for London to Paris charity cycle

Seven members of The Exeter’s distribution team will take on a 340-mile cycle from...

HSBC UK automates remortgage cases through LMS platform

HSBC UK has become the first lender to automate remortgage cases through LMS’s Decisioning...

Large mortgage networks lose AR firms as brokers reassess support

Some of the UK’s largest mortgage networks recorded the biggest net losses in appointed...

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