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The Skipton appoints new head of mortgage products

The Skipton Building Society has announced that Charlotte Harrison has become its new head...

Foundation Home Loans launches 1.99% green BTL

Foundation Home Loans has opened up its green mortgage products to landlords purchasing property. The...

Pivot improves heavy refurb and ground-up offerings

Development and bridging lender Pivot, has made changes to its heavy refurbishment and ground...

Positive effect of auto-enrolment slows down

The lowest paid in our society have come under increased financial pressure from the...

The Leeds adds cashback to residential and BTL products

The Leeds Building Society is adding £500 cashback mortgages to a selection of deals. First...

LiveMore launches ‘ongoing care fee’ 

Over 55s' lender LiveMore Capital has introduced new Ongoing Care Fee to help identify...

Keystone to introduce product transfer facility

On 15 July, Keystone Property Finance is to launch a product transfer option that...

Precise Mortgages reintroduces higher LTVs and adverse criteria

Precise Mortgages has relaunched higher loan to value (LTV) limits across its residential mortgage...

Recognise appoints BDM trio

Recognise Bank has appointed three new business development managers (BDMs) as part of its...

Brilliant Solutions partners with Assurant Intermediary

Assurant Intermediary has joined Brilliant Solutions' partner panel for home and landlord insurance. The partnership...

Hope Capital adds two to sales team

Hope Capital has expanded its sales team with the appointments of David Burford to...

AIG Life moves to simplify Group CI

AIG Life has consolidated its Group Critical Illness conditions under grouped headings with the aim...

Commercial vehicle demand behind asset finance market growth

Total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 106% in...

Roma appoints BDM for London & SE

Roma Finance has appointed Kirsty Botten as business development manager (BDM) for London and...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Stonebridge overhauls protection sourcing platform

Stonebridge has redesigned the protection sourcing journey within its Revolution adviser platform to support...

WH Ireland adopts MARS to strengthen vulnerable client support

WH Ireland has adopted the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) to improve how it identifies...

HSBC lowers residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK will reduce rates across a range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages from...

Royal London appoints Gelling as risk chief

Royal London has appointed Louise Gelling as group chief risk officer, subject to regulatory...

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