Press releases for July 2019

01 August 2019

United Trust Bank is pleased to announce that the Chartered Banker Professional Standards Board has confirmed that the Bank has achieved the Foundation Standard for professional bankers with 97% of it...

01 August 2019

Larne Payne has been confirmed as the new financial director for Hanley Economic Building Society. Larne has been with the society for over seven years after joining as a financial controller in Marc...

01 August 2019

Vernon Building Society has introduced a competitive five-year fixed rate mortgage at 2.99%, with no product fee. Stockport’s mutual has launched the deal to help those first-time buyers and second s...

31 July 2019

31st July 2019: General insurance provider, Berkeley Alexander (BA), has today announced it has added the Pen Underwriting Home Insurance product to its online panel. This makes the Berkeley Alexande...

31 July 2019

Roma Finance, the Manchester-based bridging and development finance lender, has launched a 5-year mortgage to allow property investors to purchase or refinance investment property or to exit a bridgin...

30 July 2019

£250 cashback incentive offered at completion for loans between £50,000 & £125,000 £750 cashback incentive offered at completion for loans between £125,0001 & £250,000 £1,250 cashback incentive of...

30 July 2019

UK, JULY 29, 2019: Leading mortgage technology expert, Mortgage Brain, has appointed Ken Deegan as its Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Ken Deegan, a highly experienced senior IT professional and certi...

30 July 2019

Complete FS, the Hampshire based specialist packager, has announced that Dudley Building Society is joining its growing roster of lenders who are providing onsite and roving underwriters in Complete’s...

30 July 2019

Specialist distributor First 4 Bridging (F4B) has achieved fully regulated status with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The successful navigation of this robust authorisation process provides a...

29 July 2019

75% LTV first-time buyers get access to six times as many products as their 95% LTV counterparts - Big increases in first-time buyer deposit requirements, loan size and mortgage payments as average p...

26 July 2019

GENEROUS Leek United customers have provided bags – and boxes – of support for a special campaign to help feed Shropshire families in crisis... The Society’s Oakengates team appealed for donations of...

26 July 2019

Key highlights Operating profit before impairment and provisions increased by 18% to £8.5m (2018: £7.2m); Profit before tax was up 18% to £8.2m (2018: £6.9m); Gross lending up 65% to £380m (2018:...

26 July 2019

Master Private Finance, the specialist mortgage desk exclusively for mortgage/protection network, JLM Mortgage Services’ member firms, has announced the addition of Vida Homeloans to its lender panel....

26 July 2019

59% of all mortgage lenders have Ltd company buy to let products – up from 49% in Q1 2019 Pricing gap narrows between personal and corporate BTL rates Lenders reduce their margins to remain compet...

25 July 2019

Are more landlords looking for a short-term solution to ride out the economic and political chaos created by Brexit? That is the question posed after specialist buy to let broker Commercial Trust Lim...

25 July 2019

Newcastle Intermediaries has appointed a new national account manager, whilst also expanding its business development team to six field based representatives. Francesco Di Petro has been with Newcas...

24 July 2019

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today (24th July 2019) announced it is extending its offer and valuation times for new-build purchases across both its standard and limited compa...

22 July 2019

Following the roll-out of Uinsure’s new revolutionary quote system in June - which only requires Advisers to input the applicant’s name, date of birth and postcode before returning a quote - the multi...

22 July 2019

Fluent for Advisers, the intermediary focussed division of The Fluent Money Group, is telling its introducers to consider building relationships with IFAs and retirement advice specialists to provide ...

19 July 2019

Leek United is delighted to have been recognised as Highly Commended in the Best Variable Rate Mortgage Lender category of the 2019 What Mortgage Awards. The award is all the more significant as thes...

19 July 2019

UK, JULY 18, 2019: The majority of three and five year Fixed rate residential mortgages have come down in cost over the past six months, according to Mortgage Brain’s latest residential product data a...

19 July 2019

Roma Finance, the specialist bridging and development lender, has lent £643,500 for a detached former maltings and warehouse to be converted into five luxury residential units. The introduction came ...

18 July 2019

LEEK United is helping young cricketers to enjoy a great innings this winter, after agreeing a sponsorship ‘follow on’ with their club… The Society’s ongoing support for Leek Cricket Club (LCC) coinc...

18 July 2019

Financial experts, Old Mill, have met Standard International’s stringent financial planning standards for the fifth year in a row. Old Mill has successfully completed the certification programme for ...

18 July 2019

United Trust Bank has launched a bridging loan promotion which aims to reward borrowers and brokers on bridging loans of £500,000 or more this summer. As part of the ‘Summer Big DIPs’ promotion, borr...

18 July 2019

FIBA, the trade body for finance professionals, has announced the launch of FIBA TV with a series of interviews with key lenders, which can be found on the FIBA website. The first three lender interv...

16 July 2019

58% of brokers responding to United Trust Bank’s most recent Broker Sentiment Poll expect the Bank of England to change the Base Rate by the end of Q2 2020 with a further 25% expecting the next Base R...

16 July 2019

Mansfield Building Society has today launched a remortgage product for loans up to £1million on a capital repayment or interest only basis. Available up to 70% loan to value (LTV) for loans between £...

15 July 2019

Advisers should review customers’ household insurance cover every year to help them save money. By conducting that review face to face, there is an opportunity to complete a more holistic review of th...

15 July 2019

Leek United is inviting customers to help bring some extra sunshine into the lives of patients at a Cheshire hospice… by saving for a rainy day. The Society has relaunched its special East Cheshire H...

15 July 2019

Network holds second specialist roundtable workshop of the year in Birmingham; Bespoke lead generation sessions hosted by Canada Life; The next later life lending and equity release event will be ...

15 July 2019

Leek United has made enhancements to key aspects of its lending policy that responds to both a changing mortgage market and the Society’s own lending strategy. The policy updates will open up further ...

11 July 2019

Brokers working within Just Mortgages self-employed arm will now have access to a high number of new build leads thanks to a new initiative run by the group’s New Build Division. Just Mortgages New B...

11 July 2019

Uinsure, the multi-award-winning InsurTech disruptor has today launched its industry-shaping partnership with mortgage technology specialist Twenty7Tec. Today’s launch sees Uinsure become Twenty7Tec’...

11 July 2019

Specialist mortgage broker VIBE Finance has recently moved to new office premises after expanding its team by taking on two experienced case managers, Beth Clayton and Nicola Kelly. VIBE specialise...

10 July 2019

We have just launched our new first time buyers product, a 2 year discount offering a £500 cashback on completion, a 2 year ERC and no product or application fee. You can find full details this on the...

10 July 2019

Fluent for Advisers, the intermediary focussed division of Fluent Money Group, believes that not enough credit is given to the role that regulation has had in making the second charge sector the succe...

10 July 2019

Newcastle Intermediaries has hired Rebecca Roberts as a business development manager to look after London and the Inner M25 area. Rebecca joins the team at Newcastle Building Society’s intermediary ...

10 July 2019

Criteria specialist Knowledge Bank has today revealed the top five most searched-for lender criteria by brokers in June 2019, with searches for lenders accepting first-time landlords revealed as the m...

09 July 2019

Ending the scandal: Labour’s new deal for leaseholders. Beth Rudolf, Director of Delivery at the CA, said: “We are delighted to see that the Labour Party has published a robust set of proposals as ...

09 July 2019

Hanley Economic Building Society has extended its range of retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgages into Scotland with immediate effect. This move has been made as a result of feedback from its Scotti...

09 July 2019

TWO Leek United colleagues spent a night sleeping out under the stars to help raise awareness of – and funds to help – homeless and vulnerable people in North Staffordshire. Marjory Beech and Amy Mor...

09 July 2019

Asset management specialists Spicerhaart Corporate Sales has announced Responsible Life as its refinance partner for its unique interest-only solution. Last month – in partnership with fact-finding e...

09 July 2019

Uinsure, the multi-award-winning InsurTech disruptor, has today announced another two new exclusive, single-tie partnerships with Rangers Protect and Together Money. The FinTech insurance firm will b...

09 July 2019

Hope Capital has extended the time period that it is making its lowest ever bridging interest rate available following phenomenal demand from brokers. The response has been so strong, Hope Capital has...

09 July 2019

Leek United has appointed Laura Allcock as Intermediary Mortgages Team Manager as the Society continues to grow its broker team. Laura has worked for the society for over four years, including manage...

09 July 2019

STAFF from Leek United are planning to take the long, scenic route into work this month (July) in aid of The Donna Louise Hospice for Children and Young People*. Branch Manager Richard Czapski and co...

08 July 2019

8th July 2019: General insurance provider, Berkeley Alexander, has appointed Limahl Davies (Cert CII) as Commercial Business Development Executive. Previously with AJ Gallagher, Limahl has been appoi...

04 July 2019

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (4th July 2019) launched a redrafted Leasehold Template letter for firms to send, along with the Leas...

04 July 2019

Specialist buy to let lender Keystone Property Finance has joined the lender panel of The Business Mortgage Company, giving their brokers direct access to Keystone’s products. Commenting on the partn...

04 July 2019

Leek United Building Society has appointed Tracey Johnson as its new Human Resources (HR) Director. Tracey has almost 30 years’ experience in HR/personnel within the housing and financial services s...

04 July 2019

Specialist mortgage advisers Fluent Mortgages, part of Fluent Money Group, is warning the intermediary sector that the days when lenders, keen to increase distribution, would continue to overlook poor...

03 July 2019

Narinder Khattoare, Kuflink CEO commented: “As an ambitious fintech, we’re continually exploring new ways to spread the word about our fantastic products and look forward to building strong ties with ...

03 July 2019

Leek United is launching a campaign to help prospective homebuyers in Shropshire move towards the first rung of the property ladder… Throughout the third week of July, the Society’s Market Drayton Br...

03 July 2019

UK, JULY 3, 2019: New figures released today from Mortgage Brain’s quarterly product data analysis show that while the Buy-To-Let market remains largely stable, mortgage costs have started to fall. T...

03 July 2019

In March, Andrew Turner, chief executive at specialist buy to let broker, Commercial Trust Limited, predicted that 2019 would see significant growth in the holiday and short-term lettings market. Jus...

03 July 2019

HLPartnership (HLP), the mortgage & protection network, has appointed Sue Read as its Later Life Lending Manager for the network, as it looks to bring greater focus on helping its members deliver lend...

03 July 2019

Anti-money laundering (AML) pioneers SmartSearch have become the only online verification platform to offer business credit checks. SmartSearch is already the only organization in the UK with the abi...

02 July 2019

MCI Club has today announced it is teaming up with Knowledge Bank as its exclusive criteria search provider. MCI Club gives mortgage intermediaries access to lenders, insurers and product providers. ...

02 July 2019

New technology helping drive unprecedented protection business. iPipeline® – a leading provider of next-generation solutions and services to the life and pensions market – today announced another inc...

02 July 2019

JLM Mortgage Services, the mortgage and protection network, has today (2nd July 2019) announced the launch of Master Private Finance, a new specialist mortgage desk exclusively for JLM network members...

01 July 2019

Cashback offer introduced on all Keystone products Offer available on purchase and remortgage products £1,250 cashback incentive offered at completion for loans between £250,001 and £1m £750 cash...

01 July 2019

Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today (1st July 2019) launched a new service for advisers seeking specialist conveyancing advice for their equity release clients....

01 July 2019

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a new online tool for brokers, to enable easy client product transfers upon maturity. The tool will allow brokers to switch their client’s rate upon maturity fr...

01 July 2019

Sort Group Ltd, the parent company of online conveyancing platform SortRefer, inhouse law firm Sort Legal and Agent Butler, the conveyancing and cross sales solution for estate agents, has been awarde...