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UTB opens new broker ‘Zoom Room’

United Trust Bank (UTB) has launched a ‘Zoom Room’, a virtual meeting place for...

Halifax: recent house price growth unlikely to continue throughout 2021

Halifax has reported that house prices in February were 0.1% lower than in January. However,...

Openwork Partnership agrees deal with Co-op Legal Services

The Openwork Partnership has teamed up with Co-op Legal Services to offer legal services. ...

Whitehall Capital appoints COO

Bridging finance firm Whitehall Capital has announced the appointment of Paul Colam as chief...

Pitch 4 Finance launches pre-launch broker offer

Pitch 4 Finance has introduced a limited period offer for new brokers who register...

CSF staff raise £7k for mental health charity

Crystal Specialist Finance’s (CSF) annual gala celebration for its staff and finance partners, called...

Lender listed as 12th fastest growing company in Europe

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has been classified by the Financial Times as one of the...

The Mansfield appoints head of mortgage sales

The Mansfield Building Society has appointed Andy Alvarez as head of mortgage sales. Alvarez (pictured)...

Fintech partnership to boost Atom bank lending

Atom bank has partnered with fintech Credit Kudos to further enhance its open data...

Roma Finance partners with sourcing system

Roma Finance, has partnered with mortgage platform provider Twenty7Tec to broaden its bridging product...

West One partners with TMA Club

TMA Club has joined with specialist lender, West One Loans, to allow Directly Authorised...

Castle Trust expands distribution with club deal

Castle Trust Bank has joined up with Legal & General Mortgage Club to expand...

Suros Capital meets first partner goal

Luxury asset backed lender, Suros Capital, has hit its first goal of signing up...

Lawyer Checker recommits to Conveyancing Association

The Conveyancing Association has announced that Lawyer Checker, a provider of fraud protection products...

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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 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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