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Gatehouse exits BTR platform to fuel home finance growth

Gatehouse Financial Group has sold its build-to-rent platform to Apollo in a move designed...

Afin Bank adds underwriter to specialist lending team

Afin Bank has appointed Lisa Taylor as an underwriter as the specialist lender continues...

Together adds nCino Banking Advisor to lending operations

Together has adopted nCino Banking Advisor as it looks to improve efficiency in processing...

Mortgage Brain unveils major CRM Brain update shaped by broker feedback

Mortgage Brain has released its most extensive update to CRM Brain, introducing new functionality...

Together strengthens intermediary team with senior account manager hire

Together has added further experience to its broker-facing team, with Annie Crust bringing more...

StreamBank joins The Right Mortgage & Protection Network panel

StreamBank has joined The Right Mortgage & Protection Network’s lender panel, giving the network's...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker...

24-hour secured loan case underlines growing use of specialist finance

A secured loan completed within 24 hours is being cited as a sign of...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences...

African visa workers pull back from UK mortgages as access concerns persist

Research from specialist lender Afin Bank suggests demand for mortgages among African nationals on...

Brilliant Solutions moves to OMS platform in CRM partnership

One Mortgage System (OMS) has agreed a partnership with Brilliant Solutions following a review...

Afin Bank joins The Right Mortgage & Protection Network panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added specialist lender Afin Bank to its...

Together bolsters North East presence with senior corporate sales hire

Together has appointed an experienced property finance professional as corporate sales director in the...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Latest news

Complex incomes hindering aspiring Scottish buyers

More than half of Scottish adults with complex incomes who do not own a...

MAB adds three senior hires across marketing, finance and technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau has strengthened its executive team with three senior appointments spanning marketing,...

Tenant views of landlords more positive than wider perceptions, YBS research finds

Private renters are significantly more positive about landlords than wider public debate might suggest,...

Mortgage Brain adds Paymentshield home insurance option to CRM Brain

Mortgage Brain has integrated Paymentshield into CRM Brain, allowing brokers to introduce home insurance...

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