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Member milestone for Connect

Connect for Intermediaries now has over 100 Appointed Representative (AR) members. The specialist buy-to-let and commercial...

Signature Private Finance hires BDM

Signature Private Finance has announced the appointment of Parminder Bansal as its new business...

Dragonfly expands BDM team

Dragonfly Property Finance has added two more external business development managers (BDMs) to its...

New member for the ASTL

Fiducial has become the latest company to join the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). ...

Fall in average monthly bridging loan interest rates

£432.5m of bridging loans were completed by its contributors in 2015, according to Bridging...

Together in major recruitment drive

Specialist lender Together is holding an open evening at its head office in Cheadle on...

Hope Capital hires Midlands BDM

Bridging lender Hope Capital has appointed a business development manager (BDM) who will focus on the...

Bridging finance “still popular beyond buy-to-let”

Clever Lending has reported a steady increase in bridging finance applications for a variety of...

Precise unveils limited company BTL deal

Precise Mortgages will tomorrow (21 January) launch a limited company buy-to-let product. Rates start at 4.09%...

New member for the ASTL

SimplyBiz Group has become the latest addition to join the Association of Short Term...

Positive Lending completes £10m bridge

Positive Lending has revealed that it completed a £10m bridging loan with United Trust...

Shawbrook posts commercial SLA results for December

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has published its service level agreement (SLA) figures for December...

Beware the best bridging rates

At First 4 Bridging we speak to brokers every day of the week, and...

Dragonfly celebrates best ever month

Dragonfly Property Finance has revealed that it had its biggest month ever in December...

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Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

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West One launches bespoke buy-to-let service in major revamp

West One has unveiled the most extensive overhaul of its buy-to-let mortgage range since...

Majority of Britons remain unprotected against income loss, research warns

Income Protection Awareness Week has begun with fresh data showing that only a small...

Butterfield Mortgages adds to team with client relationship officer and intern

Butterfield Mortgages has strengthened its London team with two new appointments as the prime...

Molo launches new fee and rate options for non-resident landlords

Molo has overhauled its non-UK resident buy-to-let range with the launch of new “low-fee”...