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Countrywide Surveying Services appoints director of field operations

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced the promotion of Rebecca Freeman to director of...

Buy-to-let service becoming more important, say advisers

Pepper Money's latest adviser research has found that 82% said that service had become...

The Dudley joins MCI Mortgage Club

The Dudley Building Society has become the latest lender to join MCI Mortgage Club’s panel. The...

L&G partners with Smartr365 to simplify application process

Legal & General and Smartr365 have joined forces to enable single sign-in for advisers...

Reliance Bank enhances key worker mortgage offering

Reliance Bank has increased the maximum loan amount for all its key worker mortgage products...

New managing director for VAS Audit

VAS Group has promoted Daniel Owen-Parr to managing director for VAS Audit. Owen-Parr (pictured), who...

Widened distribution for the Nottingham’s five-year remortgage deal

The Nottingham has expanded distribution of a new five-year fixed rate remortgage product. It is...

Nationwide cuts fixed rate mortgages

The Nationwide Building Society is reducing selected mortgage rates by up to 0.30 percentage...

Foundation introduces new 85% LTV deals

Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a pair of new residential products at 85% LTV...

Pure Retirement unveils adviser support materials

Pure Retirement has introduced a number of new adviser-facing resources. Changes include the introduction of...

London Credit relaunches auction product

London Credit has relaunched its auction finance product, where an offer can be issued...

Glenhawk poaches Pritchard from Precise

Glenhawk has appointed Jamie Pritchard to the newly created role of director of sales. Pritchard...

Profits up 28% at AML firm

Anti-money laundering (AML) solution provider, SmartSearch, has hailed 2020 as its most successful year...

Change in January second charge criteria searches

Knowledge Bank's latest monthly criteria index shows the second charge market saw the biggest...

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

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...

PROFILES