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UTB appoints head of product development

Simon Burnell, formerly director of sales at Vida Homeloans, has joined United Trust Bank...

30% of brokers expect zero growth in 2019

United Trust Bank’s latest broker sentiment survey has found that 51% of brokers operating...

£500k bridge arranged in seven hours

Broker Finance 4 Business (F4B) and specialist lender Together have announced the completion of...

CSF competes first Precise refurb BTL case

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has finalised its first Precise Mortgages’ Refurb Buy to Let...

High LTV mortgages remain a priority for brokers

Knowledge Bank has revealed the the top five most searched criteria by brokers during November...

Record month for Glenhawk

Glenhawk originated £9.28 million of loans during November, a record month for the business. 11 loans...

RBS triples Roma Finance funding line

Roma Finance has secured a major increase of its funding facility with the Royal Bank...

42% of finance brokers have no Brexit plans

United Trust Bank’s latest broker sentiment survey has found that 42% of brokers operating...

500 pre-register for Lenderlink sourcing platform

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) has started the roll out its free Lenderlink sourcing tool. Users...

Roma Finance employs Open Banking to speed up application process

Roma Finance has completed the pilot phase of offering an Open Banking solution to...

Diversification behind brokers taking on bridging clients

New research has found that 65% of brokers say that the key reason they...

Fall in quarterly value of completed bridging loans

ASTL bridging lender members have reported figures for the third quarter of 2018 that...

Hope Capital signs up to Women in Finance Charter

Bridging lender Hope Capital has signed the Women in Finance Charter, which commits to...

Cabot Square Capital takes majority stake in MSP Capital

Cabot Square Capital has acquired a majority stake in MSP Capital, a specialist provider...
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ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

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Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...
Building Societies

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...
News

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...
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Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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