Specialist

Lender attacks “excessive” default interest rate practices

Octane Capital has criticised what it has called the practices of a growing number...

JLM Mortgage Services unveils specialist mortgage desk for members

JLM Mortgage Services has launched Master Private Finance, a new specialist mortgage desk exclusively...

MCI Club selects Knowledge Bank as criteria search partner

MCI Club has partnered with Knowledge Bank for its exclusive criteria search provision. It means...

Confidence in the specialist lending market continues to rise

Masthaven Bank's latest Broker Beat report has found that 73% of intermediaries working in...

Apex Bridging appoints marketing chief

Apex Bridging has appointed Andy Bayes as its head of marketing. He joins the Midlands-based...

Kuflink agrees shirt sponsorship deal with Kent football club

Kuflink has signed a shirt sponsorship deal with Ebbsfleet United FC. Coupled with its existing...

Oblix Capital improves refurbishment bridging offering

Oblix Capital has changed its refurbishment bridge product, by allowing the market value to...

UTB offers dual legal representation for bridging

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced dual legal representation for bridging loans after a...

Brexit hitting plans to target housing shortage

63% of property finance brokers believe that plans to tackle the housing shortage have...

Apex Bridging offers exclusive for Bridging & Commercial Club

Apex Bridging is providing the Bridging & Commercial Club with its second exclusive bridging...

Trio joins Catalyst Property Finance

Catalyst Property Finance has announced three new appointments within its head office team. There is...

Benson Hersch announces departure from ASTL

Benson Hersch will step down as CEO of the Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL)...

Former Pepper MD to advise bridging lender

Roma Finance has appointed Colin Snowdon as board adviser. Snowdon (pictured) was previously managing director...

Octopus ups maximum unregulated bridging LTV

Octopus Real Estate is making changes to its unregulated residential bridging product. It is increasing...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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