Press releases for March 2019

01 April 2019

Leek United has appointed Dan Berrisford as Business Development Manager as the Society experiences a growing broker demand for their extensive mortgage products. With over 12 years’ experience in th...

01 April 2019

Purchasing or remortgaging a buy to let mortgage offers a myriad of choice, understanding some key aspects of lender criteria can help keep you on the right track. Andrew Turner, chief executive at s...

01 April 2019

Assurant Intermediary, the broker focussed GI protection specialist, has refreshed its proposition with an updated online instant quote system and a facility to refer clients to Assurant to maximise G...

01 April 2019

Leading GI Provider Source Insurance has gone one step further in the tech insurance space race to make the processing of GI quicker than ever before. Launching today (1st April), telepathic insuranc...

01 April 2019

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced its 95% LTV range by up to 0.27% creating a very competitive range to further support first time buyers. A two year fixed of 3.12% (APRC 5.2%), a 0.18% reduction...

29 March 2019

Kent-based bridging lender Kuflink has added another award to its growing collection, taking home the ‘Best Alternative Business Funding Provider’ trophy at last night’s 2019 Business Moneyfacts Award...

28 March 2019

A TRIP to their local Leek United Building Society branch could prove ‘just the ticket’ for one lucky Stoke City fan… An exclusive Executive Box – worth £1,200 – is up for grabs at the bet365 stadium...

28 March 2019

Poynton Law has launched its new equity release case tracking system to intermediaries. The specialist equity release law firm, has been working closely with advisers and intermediary portals for the ...

28 March 2019

Marsden Building Society has today announced a record performance in 2018 reaching a historic milestone increasing the size of the business to over half a billion pounds for the first time in the Soci...

28 March 2019

Stockport’s mutual Vernon Building Society has introduced retention proc fees along with its new range of product transfer products. The same deals are available through intermediaries as directly fr...

27 March 2019

Mansfield Building Society has today raised the maximum LTV available to borrowers aged over 65 years old on its Retirement Interest Only (RIO) products. The Society’s five-year discounted rate and t...

27 March 2019

Leek United has provided a showcase for the artistic talents of adults with learning disabilities in Cheshire… Works by tenants from The Rossendale Trust* are being displayed at the Society’s branch ...

27 March 2019

With house price growth slowing down and prices even falling in some areas, there is an argument that it is a buyer’s market for buy to let investors. Changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) could fuel pro...

26 March 2019

Mortgage and insurance networks, HLP and MSN, have announced the appointment of Peter Rose as Recruitment Manager, reporting to Group Managing Director, Shaun Almond. Peter Rose has over twenty years...

26 March 2019

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has completed “the most difficult case in company history”, securing a £1.7m mortgage on a new-start Surrey-based nursing home incorrectly valued as residential proper...

26 March 2019

Hanley Economic Building Society has bolstered its shared ownership product range with the launch of a no-fee, shared ownership variable discount mortgage for term with a headline rate of 2.89%. The ...

26 March 2019

TFC Homeloans has partnered with Optimum Credit adding the second charge lender to its panel. Optimum Credit is a leading provider of second charge solutions, lending in England, Wales and Scotland. ...

26 March 2019

Fiduciam, the short to medium term lender renowned for its business and overseas lending, has just become the latest lender partner of FIBA. Fiduciam provides bridging, development and refurbishment ...

26 March 2019

London Money Group Holdings , the parent company of 8 Sub brands including Manchester Money & London Money ,have today announced they are rebranding to The Money Group. They have also announced the la...

25 March 2019

CLS Money records new business growth of 112% last year Lending predominantly in specialist first charge area Announcing another record year for new business, CLS Money Managing Director, Clayton Shi...

25 March 2019

A recent tax tribunal ruling has revealed a possible scenario where buy to let investors can avoid paying the 3% stamp duty surcharge – whilst offering an opportunity for many more who have already pa...

22 March 2019

Over 14 cross-industry trade and representative bodies, including the Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry - have come together to create and endorse a ...

22 March 2019

During a year defined by further regulatory change including MiFID II, General Data Protection Regulation and uncertainty over Brexit, Tenet Group increased its earnings* by 13% to £2.5m in its annual...

22 March 2019

Mortgage and protection network, TenetLime, has increased its turnover by 25.6% to £63m in its annual report and accounts for the twelve months to 30 September 2018. This follows a 25% increase in tur...

21 March 2019

In response to the latest non-seasonally adjusted housing transaction figures from HMRC released today, Neil Knight, Business Development Director of Spicerhaart Part Exchange & Assisted Move said: “...

21 March 2019

“Immediate action” follows broker research into customer service excellence Aspen Bridging has increased its maximum loan sizes up to £4m net for portfolios and £2m net on single properties with imm...

20 March 2019

LEEK United has announced a strong and successful business performance for 2018. Chief Executive Andrew Healy said the Society’s results for the year ended 31 December 2018 demonstrated that Leek Uni...

20 March 2019

Deepbridge Capital, the tax-efficient investment manager, has today (20 March 2019) announced the appointment of Anjali Roberts as Strategic Partnerships Manager. The new position involves being Deep...

20 March 2019

Brexit uncertainty could lead to more Britons holidaying in the UK, bolstering demand for holiday let rental homes. That is one possible scenario that specialist buy to let mortgage broker Commercial...

19 March 2019

The specialist lender adds the well-established, Wiltshire based brokerage to its Strategic Partner Panel Wayne Gray, Director of DMI Finance, comments on being the newest addition to the Pride: “Ou...

19 March 2019

Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today (19th March 2019) announced a change in its management team following the end of the earn-out period with its former owners....

19 March 2019

UK, MARCH 19, 2018: Independent financial advisers, TFA - Trusted Financial Advice, has become one of the latest in a long line of companies to select Mortgage Brain as its preferred mortgage sourcing...

19 March 2019

United Trust Bank has launched a new first charge mortgage product aimed at customers who own their properties outright. The Unencumbered Re-start Mortgage is designed to enable homeowners to release...

19 March 2019

Fiduciam, the short to medium term lender renowned for its business and overseas lending, has just expanded into another European country, opening an office in Frankfurt, Germany. Fiduciam has set up...

19 March 2019

Integration can be completed in as little as 48hrs More than 100 regulated businesses now have the award-winning anti-money laundering (AML) platform SmartSearch directly integrated into their own Cu...

19 March 2019

Newcastle Building Society has announced that Adam Bennett will join its Board as a non-executive director. Adam is one of the UK’s leading lawyers who works with building societies, and has over 30 ...

18 March 2019

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender has today (18th March 2019) announced the appointment of Paul Flude as its new Regional Sales Manager for the South Central UK region. ...

18 March 2019

Leek United are offering customers a taste of Gingerbread along with their favourite cuppa this week (w/c 18/03/19)… The Society’s Hanley staff have chosen the Stoke-on-Trent-based Gingerbread Centre...

18 March 2019

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (18th March 2019) announced the launch of a new free Guide for all directly authorised advisory firms covering their responsibi...

18 March 2019

As part of its service excellence programme, Aspen Bridging has undertaken its first broker survey which has praised the firm’s performance but questioned its current maximum loan size. In total 77 ...

14 March 2019

United Trust Bank is continuing to develop its growing Mortgage team by appointing Avison Warren as Mortgage Operations Manager. The newly created role will focus on the successful delivery of fin-tec...

14 March 2019

BTWC are pleased to announce their new Equity Release partnership with The Financial Advice Service (TFAS), the leading Equity Release specialists. The Financial Advice Service (TFAS) was established...

14 March 2019

After gathering extensive market feedback, the specialist lender digitises the short term loan application process within its “E-AIP” platform. Recognising the importance of technology, and the part ...

14 March 2019

Company aims to take the majority of business from enquiry to completion in three to 10 days Aspen Bridging has made public its time-based service excellence targets, which shows that the company aim...

14 March 2019

Following expansion of its product transfer proposition for the intermediary market in January, Newcastle Intermediaries announces a refresh of its product transfer range, exclusive to existing custom...

14 March 2019

MCI Club, part of the eKeeper Group, has appointed Auxilium Partnership as its protection partner. MCI, which provides members with a suite of services including a comprehensive lender panel, now has...

14 March 2019

Altrincham, Cheshire – 15th March 2019: Bridging lender, Mint Bridging completed a complex £1.688m re-bridge. The loan was completed on the 28th February and was secured against three leasehold apar...

14 March 2019

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds can announce that the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) will hold a panel-based forum at the event on Wednesday 1st May at the Royal Armouries. The...

13 March 2019

John Phillips, group operations director at Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart said: “The chancellor has just announced in the Spring Statement that 60,000 first time buyers have benefitted from the stamp...

13 March 2019

Today, Magellan Homeloans, the specialist mortgage lender, announced that it has taken the decision to close for new business. In response to competitive pressures the business has recently seen a nu...

13 March 2019

New remortgage product and law firm appointments announced Online conveyancing portal, SortRefer is growing its proposition in Scotland with the introduction of a new remortgage product and the appoi...

13 March 2019

59% of brokers responding to United Trust Bank’s most recent Broker Sentiment poll believe that the Bridging/short term finance sector is most likely to see growth in lender numbers during 2019. In a...

12 March 2019

Tenet Group has appointed David Bartley as a national business manager, with responsibility for recruiting new firms into its network and support service brands. Bartley joins from LSL Property Servic...

12 March 2019

CLS Money’s Clayton Shipton says that the launch of businesses like mortgage monitor, Dashly, and hybrid mortgage broker, Ladder, are a positive development for the broker sector of the mortgage marke...

11 March 2019

Connect for Intermediaries holds its first academy for trainee mortgage brokers this week after announcing the scheme at the end of last year. Connect has been overwhelmed by the amount of interest i...

11 March 2019

BEP Systems, the mortgage origination software house, is to provide Market Harborough Building Society with customer lending solutions for mortgage origination based around its market-leading Apprivo2...

11 March 2019

AN organisation providing a valuable social lifeline for people with Parkinson’s Disease* and their carers has received a financial helping hand from Leek United staff. The Parkinson’s UK Leek Suppor...

08 March 2019

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced rates across its five year fixed large loan products, cutting some by up to 0.20%. Interest only loans are also available, as well as taking 100% of bonus and com...

07 March 2019

Knowledge Bank’s Criteria Activity Tracker for February shows that searches regarding people with debt issues were four of the five top criteria searches in the second charge category, for the very fi...

07 March 2019

UK, March 7, 2019: Mortgage technology expert, Mortgage Brain, has completed the acquisition of leading criteria based sourcing solution, Criteria Hub. The purchase of Criteria Hub strengthens even f...

07 March 2019

Dudley Building Society has appointed financial services and machine learning expert Tariq Khatri as a non-executive director of the Society. Tariq has enjoyed a varied career as a risk consultant in...

07 March 2019

Headed by protection specialist Mark Graves, Auxilium Partnership plans to shake up the protection distribution market for networks and mortgage clubs and show intermediaries an alternative way of res...

06 March 2019

The Julian Harris Adviser Networks have announced that TSB intermediary products are now available to their members. Helen Harris, Director of Julian Harris Adviser Networks, said: “We are committed ...

06 March 2019

FIBA, the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association, has announced that its members can now gain access to InterBay Commercial’s full product proposition through the SimplyBiz Mortgage Club. Inte...

06 March 2019

Rapid Quote, the UK’S only broker facing PMI quote portal, has recently undergone several enhancements, including the addition of the new Guided Option on AXA PPP healthcare’s Personal Health plan. W...

06 March 2019

Rapid Quote, the UK’s only broker facing PMI quote portal, has introduced the Health+ PMI policy to their quote comparison site as they continue to make significant additions and enhancements. Health...

06 March 2019

Newcastle Building Society has welcomed Mick Thompson as non-executive director to its Board. A Partner at KPMG for 21 years, nine years as the Newcastle Office Senior Partner, Mick led a successfu...

06 March 2019

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported a 21.9% increase in Operating Income for the year ending 31st December 2018. The results demonstrate another year of sustained growth at the specialist bank which...

06 March 2019

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched custom build mortgages that can be accessed through the Build Store, and their intermediary arm, Build Loan. Custom Build is a hybrid of Self Build and New Build...

06 March 2019

Deepbridge, the tax-efficient investment manager, has today (6th March 2019) announced the appointment of Alison Maughan as Investment Manager in the Life Sciences team. A University of Oxford, Biolo...

05 March 2019

Tenet has seen 65% of the members in its mortgage and protection network register for Twenty7Tec’s mortgage sourcing system within the first month of its official launch. Following a thorough review ...

05 March 2019

Latest figures from Magellan Homeloans show an increase of over 55 per cent in visitors to its website between October 2018 and February, 2019, with February being the second record month in a row for...

05 March 2019

Leeds Anti-Money Laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch is officially one of the fastest growing companies in Europe after being named in the FT 1000. FT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies is a list...

04 March 2019

New purchase only rates added to Keystone’s standard and specialist buy to let ranges £1,250 cashback incentive offered at completion for loans between £250,001 and £1m £750 cashback incentive off...

04 March 2019

The value of stability and innovation in a time of change HL Partnership and MSN networks are hosting a series of eight regional conferences in March, open to members and advisers looking to experien...

04 March 2019

Spicerhaart Part Exchange and Assisted Move (PX-AM) has announced its first two appointments of 2019. Denise Appleby joins the team as Business Development Manager for the South East, where she will ...

01 March 2019

Two of Tenet’s employees topped the honours at the inaugural Yorkshire Financial Awards 2019, developed to celebrate the achievements and successes of the region’s financial services industry. Techni...

01 March 2019

Stockport’s mutual, Vernon Building Society, has appointed Kevin Baggs as mortgage business development manager to support its intermediary partners. Kevin has worked at Vernon for 40 years and is hi...

01 March 2019

Specialist buy to let lender, Keystone Property Finance, has joined the mortgage panel of two new networks. Keystone’s products are now available to members of The Right Mortgage & Protection Network ...

01 March 2019

Latest statistics from The Money Charity, show how debt is a real issue for many people and this can adversely affect their ability to buy their own home. As a lender with long experience of dealing w...

01 March 2019

Fluent for Advisers, the intermediary dedicated division of Fluent Money Group, has appointed two new Business Development Officers (BDOs) to its internal sales team and promoted a new Business Develo...

01 March 2019

Newcastle Intermediaries is strengthening its ongoing support for first time buyers by reducing rates on their 95% LTV products of up to 0.26% on selected products. A five year fix is available at 3....