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Aspen appoints head of sales

Aspen Bridging has appointed Ian Miller-Hawes to the newly created role of head of...

Hope Capital launches commercial collection

Hope Capital has unveiled its Nineties Collection for commercial property. The collection consists of two...

First 4 Bridging unveils network proposition

Specialist packager, First 4 Bridging (F4B), has launched the F4B Network. The form says its...

The Dudley joins MCI Mortgage Club

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

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...

Change in January second charge criteria searches

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

Hope Capital moves into the Eighties

Bridging lender, Hope Capital, has launched the Eighties Collection, consisting of two new bridging loan...

Aspen offers new ‘rapid’ desktop product

Aspen Bridging has reduced its stepped rate to 0.44%, its flat rate to 0.74%...

Smart Money relaunches buy-to-let proposition

Cheshire-based specialist distributor, Smart Money, has unveiled a new offering for introducers. Having previously focussed on...

Roma Finance and Loans Warehouse complete complex auction deal

Roma Finance and Loans Warehouse have partnered to complete a complicated back-to-back auction purchase. Roma...

CSF and MT Finance complete 10-day £1.6m regulated bridge

MT Finance, which recently launched its regulated bridging proposition, has completed its quickest deal...

Suros Capital hires high-net worth specialist

Luxury asset backed lender, Suros Capital, has appointed Charles Hodge as business development director. He is...

Hope Capital joins Mortgage Market Alliance

Hope Capital has become the latest member of the Mortgage Market Alliance, the platform...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

Latest news

SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

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