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Black & White Bridging joins FIBA lender panel

Black & White Bridging has become the latest lender to join specialist finance trade...

Central Trust now live on Criteria Hub

Criteria Hub, the criteria-based sourcing solution from mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain, is now...

Two new BDMs for Darlington Intermediaries

Amanda Smith and Sarah Rose have become business development managers (BDMs) with Darlington Intermediaries,...

50% headcount growth for SmartSearch in six months

Anti-money laundering solution provider SmartSearch has reported over 50% growth in its team over...

Redwood Bank appoints director of operations

Sebastian Mrotzek has been appointed by challenger bank Redwood Bank, as its a new...

SmartrCriteria sees increase in searches for complex cases

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported that its SmartrCriteria tool tracked a record...

Iress and more2life unveil “real-time” equity release KFIs

Iress and more2life have built upon their existing their integration to allow advisers to...

My Care Consultant provides customer-facing adviser guide with Pure Retirement

Pure Retirement has supported My Care Consultant’s Care Box platform through its sponsorship of...

The Newbury BS joins MCI panel

MCI Mortgage Club has welcomed the Newbury Building Society to its lending panel. The Newbury...

Pitch 4 Finance sees strong demand for commercial lending

Pitch 4 Finance has revealed that it received £66.8m worth of enquiries in its...

NatWest to cut rates by up to 34bps

NatWest is changing mortgage rates on products for new and existing customers. These changes include...

Paragon unveils green further advance products

Paragon Bank has launched two further advance products for properties with EPC ratings of...

Shawbrook introduces e-signatures for BTL, bridging and commercial

Shawbrook Bank has launched e-signatures for bridging, buy-to-let and commercial investment customers. The e-signature technology is...

UTB’s asset finance head of sales to retire

Keith Sangwin, currently, asset finance head of sales at United Trust Bank (UTB), has...

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....

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Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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