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New look for Enterprise Finance

Enterprise Finance has revamped its website and logo. It said the move represented part of its preparations...

ASTL seeks to work with FCA over competition

Following the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Call for Input on competition in the mortgage...

Together supports Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

Together celebrated its inaugural golf day under its new brand at Mere Resort, Cheshire,...

Funding Circle reaches £100m milestone

Funding Circle has revealed that its investors have now lent more than £100 million...

Brokers saw uplift after Carney’s bank rate hint

A quarter of brokers who took part in United Trust Bank’s most recent survey...

Pair of new hires for Dragonfly

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Mitesh Patel as a credit analyst and Linda Johnson...

New associate member for the ASTL

Synectics Solutions has joined the Association of Shot Term Lenders (ASTL) as an associate...

Shawbrook moves into regulated bridging

Shawbrook Bank has launched into the regulated bridging market with two new specialist mortgage...

Paradigm signs exclusive deal with Brightstar

Paradigm Mortgage Services has agreed an exclusive two-year partnership with Brightstar. Paradigm will, from today,...

Freedom Finance ramps up intermediary staffing levels

Freedom Finance has revealed a more than doubling of its its intermediary-focussed staff numbers after...

Dragonfly reviews buy-to-let offering

Dragonfly Property Finance has made key changes to its buy-to-let product range. The lender has introduced the following...

ASTL reveals final conference line up

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed the complete line up for...

MBE launches new finance Expo in Bristol

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced the launch of a new Expo in Bristol on...

Dragonfly passes redemption milestone

Dragonfly Property Finance has now redeemed more than £1bn in loans since its launch...

COMMENT

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

Precise cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 35bps

Precise has reduced rates across its residential mortgage range by up to 35bps. The specialist...

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