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Metro Bank launches 100% LTV JBSP mortgage

Metro Bank has launched a 100% LTV Joint Borrower, Sole Proprietor (JBSP) mortgage. The mortgage...

Steve Hayes joins Specialist Hub

Steve Hayes has joined the Specialist Hub alongside Mike Brooks, with both now fully...

UTB appoints Frankie Kitchen as BTL key account manager

United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has appointed Frankie Kitchen as a buy-to-let key account...

OMS and Brightstar Group extend technology partnership

One Mortgage System (OMS), the CRM and loan origination platform for intermediaries and lenders,...

Second charge boost as industry veterans launch Flamingo Money

Two experienced specialist finance professionals have launched a new secured loans and second charge...

Together cuts fixed rates and expands criteria

Specialist lender Together has reduced rates across its fixed-rate product range and announced it...

Bank lending to smaller property investors falls 14%

The value of lending from UK-regulated banks to small and medium-sized property investment businesses...

Precise launches cashback products and cuts rates

Precise has launched a new range of 60% LTV ‘limited edition’ products and reduced...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates

The Mortgage Works has reduced buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.25 percentage points...

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of...

GCC searches for UK homes rise 16%

Searches for UK residential property from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investors increased by 16%...

Mortgage market still failing to understand freelancers

The mortgage market has yet to fully adapt to the growth of freelance and...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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