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Pure Retirement has announced the launch of its new Pure Servicing Solutions equity release sub-brand. The new project offers partners two levels...
29 October 2020
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Arguments about which browser to use have plagued the Internet since its inception. Some people say Google Chrome is the greatest...
29 October 2020
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SmartSearch, the leading UK anti-money-laundering (AML) firm, has recorded its busiest ever month in September, with record revenues, profits and number...
27 October 2020
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Specialist development lender Puma Property Finance has bolstered its nationwide presence with the relocation of one of its managers, Paul Murphy,...
27 October 2020
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Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a range of 85% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages with rates as low as 2.85%, including no product fees...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Advise Wise has incorporated Google Street View and Google Maps into its platform, allowing advisers to run quick checks on their...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Just Mortgages has achieved its best-ever month for both applications and exchanges in September. The company saw 1,750 applications and 1,500 exchanges...
22 October 2020
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UK specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has announced its partnership with Primis Mortgage Network, one of the largest mortgage and protection networks...
22 October 2020
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A quarter (23%) of homeowners are worried about renewing their mortgage during the pandemic, according to a poll by broker Willow...
20 October 2020
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Pure Retirement has launched a new customer-facing brochure to keep its account holders informed about plan features and the processes involved...
20 October 2020
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Specialist short-term lender Hope Capital has implemented a new ID verification and messaging technology to transform its business. By introducing Nivo’s secure...
20 October 2020
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Mortgage distributor Fluent Mortgages has become the latest business to integrate with Mortgage Brain’s new multi-lender submission and application gateway, Lendex. Lendex...
15 October 2020
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Roma Finance has slashed rates and increased loan-to-values (LTVs) and loan amounts across its product range. The bridging, buy-to-let and development finance...
15 October 2020
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Specialist provider of financial solutions to over-55s, Key Group, has promoted Caroline Righton as director of commercial finance. Righton joined Key Group...
15 October 2020
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First 4 Bridging (F4B) has expanded its operations with the opening of a Manchester-based intermediary support centre. The move will allow the...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Mortgage Magic’s customer relationship management (CRM) and mortgage management system has been integrated with a complete Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Dudley Building Society has announced changes to its maximum loan-to-value (LTV) options and a new product discount. The society has increased maximum...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Financial advisors are responsible for the data of their firm and their clients. Losing this data, allowing it to be stolen...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Knowledge Bank is partnering with the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) to offer its criteria search system to FIBA’s members. The...
08 October 2020
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Paymentshied has announced the appointment of Nasar Hussain as national account manager south to support its network partners and their members. He...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Activity levels of members of the mortgage and protection network HL Partnership (HLP) are 32% higher than in the first quarter...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Pure Retirement has announced further enhancements to its website to support advisers in the current climate. With four product ranges now available,...
06 October 2020
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Advisers have recently faced a relentless succession of challenges in the attempt to source consistent returns for clients in an environment...
02 October 2020
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The Society of Mortgage Professionals has urged brokers concerned that a customer is attempting to commit mortgage application fraud to under...
02 October 2020
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Mortgage, lending and banking customer relationship management (CRM) system, eKeeper, has successfully integrated DocuSign’s eSignature functionality into its intermediary-focused CRM, MortgageKeeper. The...
02 October 2020
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Saffron for Intermediaries and MCI Mortgage Club have collaborated to offer club members access to the society’s range of specialist mortgage...
02 October 2020
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Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has launched a brand-new suite of buy-to-let and residential products. The company, part of the specialist lending and...
29 September 2020
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One Mortgage System (OMS), the enquiry-to-completion processing platform for brokers, has broadened its support and development teams with two new additions. The...
29 September 2020
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Equity release advisory firm Key has strengthened its estate planning team with the hire of Andrew Parkinson as head of sales...
29 September 2020
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Mortgage broker CLS Money has partnered with FinTech specialist Nivo to provide its customers with a fully branded ‘white labelled’ app. The...
23 September 2020
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Criteria search system Knowledge Bank has joined forces with Precise Mortgages and Kent Reliance to launch a new, free monthly webinar...
23 September 2020
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Despite Covid-19, the average mortgage value for purchasers is up 12.4% compared to the same period in 2019, according to data...
18 September 2020
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Advise Wise has introduced a new key facts illustration (KFI) and chase service for its mortgage club members. The new free service...
18 September 2020
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A steep drop in recorded crime since the start of the coronavirus lockdown has led to a downward shift in home...
16 September 2020
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Kensington Mortgages has announced a variety of rate cuts and relaunches across its residential and buy-to-let ranges. Available since September 9, the...
16 September 2020
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A ‘highly unusual’ spike in mortgage searches and applications was seen in August, which increased its five-year average by a whopping...
10 September 2020
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Responsible Life, a later life lending specialist, is reporting a 52% annual surge in lifetime mortgage sales, as retirees increasingly look...
07 September 2020
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Hope Capital has launched the ‘seventies collection’, which comprises two new bridging loan products. The HOPE 70 products offer a low rate...
07 September 2020
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Virgin Money has become the latest lender to join Lendex, the new multi-lender application and submission gateway from Mortgage Brain. Lendex allows...
03 September 2020
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Pure Retirement has decided to expand its ‘Classic Lifetime Mortgage’ range to a wider selection of the equity release market. The latest...
03 September 2020
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Knowledge Bank, a market-leading criteria search system, is expanding with the appointment of three new roles. An increasing number of mortgage brokers...
03 September 2020
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Conveyancing firm O’Neill Patient has launched a pilot of a new one-stop app that enables clients to progress their conveyancing cases...
31 August 2020
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Mark Lofthouse, chief executive officer at Mortgage Brain, is due to retire in 2021 after 19 years in the company. Since joining...
31 August 2020
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Nucleus Commercial Finance has pledged to digitise the end-to-end user journey for all finance applications, including loans through the Coronavirus Business...
28 August 2020
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Specialist lending distributor Promise Money has launched a brand-new website and processing system for brokers. Following a rebrand from Promise Solutions, Promise...
28 August 2020
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Equity release advisory service provider Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has partnered with LiveMore Capital. Specialising in retirement interest only (RIO) mortgages for...
26 August 2020
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Pure Retirement has launched its latest tech innovation in a bid to simplify the adviser journey. Its new postcode finder tool enables...
26 August 2020
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More than twice as many principals, advisers and administrators worry about the impact of a second coronavirus lockdown than about Brexit,...
24 August 2020
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Mortgage Brain has witnessed thousands of advisers actively using its new Affordability Hub tool. The affordability-based technology allows advisers to source mortgage...
24 August 2020
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Mortgage Brain has confirmed that Nationwide Building Society has joined Lendex, its new multi-lender application and submission gateway. This latest integration will...
19 August 2020
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As the industry starts to tighten its criteria, Saffron Building Society is affirming that there is still hope for borrowers as...
19 August 2020
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The Mortgage Lender has increased its loan-to-value (LTV) for capital-raising landlords from 65% to 75% on all remortgage products. The rise means...
19 August 2020
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Clarion Events, Mortgage Business Expo’s parent company, has drafted a programme of enhanced safety measures to reduce the risk caused by...
14 August 2020
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Specialist property finance lender West One has reintroduced its buy-to-let and second charge products with new rates and criteria. To support borrowers...
14 August 2020
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The MCI Mortgage Club has added LiveMore Capital to its panel, expanding its range of products to include retirement interest-only (RIO)...
12 August 2020
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Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, part of the specialist lending and retail savings group OneSavings Bank plc, has launched a new large...
12 August 2020
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Ipswich Building Society has appointed Charlotte Grimshaw who joins the senior management team as head of mortgage sales. Charlotte, who is CeMAP...
12 August 2020
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Foundation Home Loans has added five products to its residential range to provide further options for first-time buyers (FTBs) and home...
07 August 2020
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United Trust Bank (UTB) has revealed the next set of mortgage product, criteria and technology enhancements as part of its Broker...
07 August 2020
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Shawbrook Bank has announced the return of some of its pre-pandemic criteria following the easing of lockdown. The specialist bank was among...
05 August 2020
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Paymentshield has launched a series of webinars to help brokers develop general insurance (GI) knowledge to enable them to protect and...
05 August 2020
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The British Business Bank has approved four new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The Co-operative Bank,...
17 April 2020
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Technology innovator Zylpha has launched an integration between HM Land Registry’s electronic mortgage deed service and LexisNexis VIsualfiles. The first integration of...
17 April 2020
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The MCI Mortgage Club has appointed OneFamily to its lender panel in a bid to include lifetime mortgages for its members. The...
17 April 2020
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The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has revealed how brokers are helping consumers worried about their finances during the coronavirus outbreak. David...
10 April 2020
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Despite ongoing coronavirus woes, buyers can look to benefit from record low rates and the mortgage market remains open for business. That...
10 April 2020
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The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has created a new hub to assist its members during the coronavirus outbreak. Created by the...
02 April 2020
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Hanley Economic Building Society has become the latest addition to the lending panel of SimplyBiz Mortgages – expanding its presence within...
02 April 2020
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Legal & General has acquired a 20% stake in the Australian lifetime mortgage business, Household Capital, through its ‘Retail Retirement’ division...
24 March 2020
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Dudley Building Society has taken steps to ensure its service for introducers and their customers will be maintained during the current...
24 March 2020
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Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance is becoming an increasingly worrying issue for brokers, according to specialist finance trade body, FIBA. FIBA, part of...
24 March 2020
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Newly-launched brokerage Lloyd Wells Mortgages is aiming to make the homebuying process hassle-free for first-time buyers, buy-to-let investors and remortgagers. The Bristol-based...
18 March 2020
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Knowledge Bank’s criteria index for February has revealed some surprise results, with some sectors experiencing unprecedented change. It was all change in...
18 March 2020
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Advise Wise Mortgage Club has launched a specialist solicitor panel for its members to refer to regarding their case completion. The firm...
11 March 2020
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Principality Building Society has launched rates on over 20 products across its holiday let, buy-to-let and residential mortgage range. The reductions include...
11 March 2020
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Just Mortgages continues its expansion and diversity drive by appointing its first financial services director, Kerry-Ann Davies. Davies brings 16 years of...
06 March 2020
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Swansea Building Society has joined up with the direct-to-lender mortgage club Brilliant Solutions to open up access to a wider range...
06 March 2020
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Together has revamped its second charge mortgages to introduce new fixed-term products and its lowest ever rate on some secured loans. The...
27 February 2020
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City Finance Brokers, the specialist mortgage and finance brokerage, has started 2020 with two new senior hires – one dedicated to...
27 February 2020
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The ability to make interest payments and capital repayments are becoming increasingly important for equity release customers as products develop, according...
20 February 2020
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Hodge has announced the extension of its Early Repayment Promise (ERP) feature across all of its residential mortgage products. The move follows...
20 February 2020
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Just Mortgages has bolstered its client services team to drive increased remortgage and protection business for its brokers. Headed by operations manager...
14 February 2020
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Roma Finance, the bridging, buy-to-let and development finance lender, has cut rates across its product range. This follows further funding lines with...
14 February 2020
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Later life lending specialist Advise Wise has announced the launch of its mortgage club to complement its services for the later...
06 February 2020
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Hodge Lifetime has lowered the minimum age of its residential interest-only mortgage from 55-plus to 50. This is in line with its...
06 February 2020
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First 4 Bridging (F4B) has extended its services to the North West of England with the appointment of Simon Bancroft as...
06 February 2020
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Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on three mortgages particularly attractive to first-time buyers. The fee-free mortgages are...
30 January 2020
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Connect for Intermediaries has added intermediary conveyancing firm Blacks Connect to its ‘Solicitor Referral Panel’. Blacks Connect is part of the full-service...
30 January 2020
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There is evidence of continuing volatility in the mortgage market, with different criteria searches among brokers reaching the top five, according...
22 January 2020
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Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rate on its fee-free five-year fixed rate mortgage at up to 95%...
22 January 2020
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Workers who received a festive bonus and are looking to purchase a property in 2020 could boost their borrowing power by...
16 January 2020
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Money Advice Scotland is piloting open banking technology from Experian which could help it to significantly speed up the early stages...
16 January 2020
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Pure Retirement has started the new year by making changes to its heritage range criteria, aiming to give consumers more choice...
16 January 2020
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The increase in portfolio and complex buy-to-let business seen over the past two years is set to continue in 2020, according...
09 January 2020
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Mortgage applications will soon be as simple as buying car insurance for many borrowers, as technology begins to revolutionise the housing...
09 January 2020
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Utilising just 41.4% of Britain’s empty homes could house the homeless, according to research by estate agent comparison website, GetAgent.co.uk. Shelter estimates...
24 December 2019
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A cybersecurity startup with a new 24-hour monitoring service has launched to provide peace of mind for financial services firms. bluedog Security...
24 December 2019
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Mortgage costs in the buy-to-let (BTL) market have continued to fall over the last three months, according to Mortgage Brain. Its quarterly...