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The Vernon joins Connect Mortgages’ lending panel

Vernon Building Society has joined the lending panel of Connect Mortgages, expanding product choice...

The Suffolk eases lending rules for foreign nationals, expats and downsizers

Suffolk Building Society has announced a relaxation of its lending criteria for three key...

Bridger named one of Best Places to Work for second consecutive year

Specialist short-term lender Kuflink has once again secured its place on the Sunday Times...

Together completes £500m bond issue

Together Financial Services has successfully completed the issuance of £500 million in senior secured...

Pure Retirement integrates with MBT in lifetime mortgage sector-first

Pure Retirement has become the first specialist lifetime mortgage lender to be added to...

Masthaven Finance obtains NACFB membership

Masthaven Finance has formalised its return to the specialist lending market by joining the...

Masthaven bolsters business development team with key hires

Specialist lender Masthaven Finance has made two strategic additions to its business development team,...

Pigeon secures green loan from Virgin Money for eco-focused Cheshunt industrial scheme

Pigeon, the Suffolk-based property developer and land promoter, has secured a multi-million-pound green loan...

TAB simplifies lending offer with relaunch of core Mortgage and Bridge products

TAB has relaunched its flagship lending products – TAB Mortgage and TAB Bridge. The updated...

Getting to know you: Darren Deacon, Family Building Society

Name: Darren Deacon Age: 52 Location: Home based, Leicestershire. Head office, Epsom Qualification Year: Started in banking in August 1989 Firm: Family...

With Peter Beaumont now banging the drums for Ampla Finance industry peers hail ‘Great Hire’

Peter Beaumont (main picture), the former chief executive of The Mortgage Lender (TML) and...

Ex-TML CEO Peter Beaumont appointed chief executive of Ampla Finance

Peter Beaumont (main picture), the former CEO of The Mortgage Lender (TML) and executive...

Skipton facility helps Yorks Sweeper Hire clean up growth opportunity

Yorks Sweeper Hire has secured a £500,000 invoice factoring facility from Skipton Business Finance,...

Atom bank shaves Near Prime rates

Atom bank has announced a fresh round of rate reductions across its Near Prime...
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COMMENT

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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...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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The Vernon creates chief customer officer role with new appointment

Vernon Building Society has appointed Louise Thorpe as its first chief customer officer. Thorpe (pictured)...
Distribution

HLPartnership adds Afin Bank to panel

HLPartnership has added Afin Bank to its lender panel, giving advisers across the network...
News

Mortgage Advice Bureau buys HomeOwners Alliance in push to reach buyers earlier

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has bought consumer platform HomeOwners Alliance as it looks to...
Protection

UK adults report sharp fall in sense of safety as global tensions fuel anxiety

Almost half of UK adults said in March they feel less safe than they...

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