Press releases for August 2016

01 September 2016

It is now a full year since pension freedoms were introduced and with it an array of options. Today, Defaqto launches its CPD accredited Professionals' guide to drawdown, an independent review giving ...

01 September 2016

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today confirmed it will continue unabated with its campaign to reform and amend the Leasehold transaction p...

01 September 2016

Connect for Intermediaries, the specialist buy-to-let and commercial mortgage network and distributor, has teamed up with DotBroker to provide an unsecured loan service for its members. DotBroker, pa...

01 September 2016

Ingard, the Network and Specialist Distributor has added National Counties and the Family Building Society to its panel of lenders. These specialist lenders will now accept direct and packaged busines...

01 September 2016

Fluent for Advisers, the second charge specialist distributor, believes that all the available evidence post MCD suggests that regulation has been a positive game changer for the second charge sector....

01 September 2016

Dudley Building Society has released the latest set of enhancements to its acclaimed BTL range, with new products, comprehensive rate reductions and improvements to criteria. The Society, which anno...

31 August 2016

Front Events, organisers of Financial Services Expo (FSE) London, the premier exhibition for the financial services industry in London & the South East, has today (31st August 2016) announced the full...

31 August 2016

Since launching its new online portal at the start of July, Bracknell based BTL lender Foundation Home Loans, has seen increased engagement from introducers that has helped to offset the usual holiday...

30 August 2016

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP), have announced a new digital programme, commencing on Monday 19 September with an in-depth look at the protection market. The series continues with a two...

30 August 2016

The Shawbrook Broker Barometer reveals brokers’ expectations for the market this year Despite uncertainty in the post-Referendum market, almost two in five brokers (38%) feel fairly confident about t...

30 August 2016

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) at the Barbican on 13th October will include an equity release pavilion for lenders and retirement planners to meet brokers and discuss the opportunities of this form of f...

30 August 2016

Kuflink Ltd has announced the appointment of lending industry heavyweight, Barry Meeks, as Independent Non-Executive Director. Barry Meeks is a Chartered Director and has enjoyed a long and successfu...

25 August 2016

Standard Variable Rate changes with effect from 25th September 2016 Owner Occupier Monthly Standard Variable Rate will decrease by 0.25% to 4.54% Residential Investment Monthly Standard Variable Rat...

25 August 2016

Standard Variable Rate changes with effect from 25th September 2016 Owner Occupier Monthly Managed Mortgage Rate will decrease by 0.25% to 4.54% Owner Occupier Monthly Flexi Managed Mortgage Rate wi...

25 August 2016

Mansfield Building Society is reducing its Standard Variable Rate (SVR) from 5.59% to 5.34%. New and existing borrowers, who have mortgages linked to the Society’s SVR will receive the benefit of thei...

25 August 2016

The Later Life Academy (LLA), the commercial and training organisation for later life advisers, has today (25 August 2016) issued its response to the FCA’s Retirement Outcomes Review (MS16/1). The Re...

25 August 2016

The drop in repossessions by 40% announced by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) is only part of the good news story surrounding second charge lending according to Jeff Davidson, Head of Intermed...

24 August 2016

Equifinance, the specialist second charge mortgage lender, moved swiftly to help a client with three key aspects of their finances by providing a £100,000 loan which highlights the various uses of hom...

23 August 2016

AIR Sourcing, the recently-launched sourcing system for equity release and retirement lending products, has today (23rd August 2016) announced the next phase of its development which will include a nu...

23 August 2016

Shawbrook Bank’s Commercial Mortgages team announces the completion of a short term loan for a professional investor, brokered by the Bank’s Strategic Partner PCF Financial Services Ltd. The total lo...

18 August 2016

Half (49%) of Brits think applying for a mortgage takes too much time and should be reduced 44% said it took them over a month to get their mortgage organised 24% found the mortgage application proc...

17 August 2016

Fluent Money, the UK’s largest second charge distributor, has completed the makeup of its new board and is now ready to develop its strategy to grow into other lending sectors and evaluate new opportu...

17 August 2016

UK specialist lender Step One Finance Limited ("Step One") is pleased to announce that Steve Khan has joined the firm in the role of Head of Commercial Development. Steve has over 30 years’ experience...

16 August 2016

The recent RICS Residential Market Survey indicates that housing stock is at record lows in some parts of the UK and one third of estate agents responding have seen a fall in the volume of new instruc...

16 August 2016

SortRefer, the online conveyancing portal, has appointed Jessica Szczelkun as Relationship Manager to provide support for the conveyancing suppliers on the panel. Jessica is a fully qualified solicit...

15 August 2016

Shawbrook Commercial “Client Barometer” reveals customer expectations for the market Despite uncertainty around the property market post-Brexit, investor confidence in the lending environment remains...

15 August 2016

Complete FS, the specialist lending packager based on the South Coast, believes that smaller regional Expos are more popular among brokers than larger national events. Complete FS, which has run its ...

12 August 2016

Some of the UK’s most experienced financial and tech sector figures have united to re-shape the mortgage sector with BlueZest, a lending company, with technology at its core, that is on a mission to m...

11 August 2016

Kuflink Bridging, the specialist short term lender, has appointed Danielle Comrie as Senior Case Manager in the company’s head office in Gravesend. Danielle started her career as an underwriter for H...

11 August 2016

9 out of 10 brokers would vote the same way on Brexit having seen the immediate aftermath of the nation’s decision to leave the EU. In the survey, carried out by United Trust Bank amongst over 300 br...

11 August 2016

After extending its E-AIP digital application service yesterday for Commercial as well as Residential Investment cases, Shawbrook’s Commercial Mortgages team announces a customer received the first in...

11 August 2016

Mansfield Building Society has launched a 5 Year Fixed Rate Buy to Let mortgage at 3.29%. The product is targeted at small independent landlords that want to lock down their mortgage commitment over a...

11 August 2016

Property Butler, the conveyancing and concierge service for estate agents, has announced the launch of its mobile app for Smartphones available on the Apple and Android operating systems. Alongside P...

10 August 2016

Since launching its E-AIP online service for Residential Investment applications in April, Shawbrook’s Commercial Mortgages team has announced that the E-AIP platform is now available for Commercial c...

10 August 2016

Equifinance, the specialist second charge mortgage lender, says the continuing rise in the number of CCJs demonstrates that consumers still need help with debt management and provision for access to f...

08 August 2016

Mansfield Building Society has launched a 5 year fixed rate mortgage at 4.25% with no completion fee on loans up to 95% LTV in its latest round of residential mortgage updates. In a move to support a...

08 August 2016

Over the last six months it’s clear that MCD has acted as a catalyst for a lot of R&D in ‘fintech’ and in particular sourcing systems for second charges. However, Clever Lending believe that sourcing ...

04 August 2016

Statement from Lee Travis, head of professional development, Society of Mortgage Professionals “The Bank of England’s decision to cut the benchmark interest rate to 0.25 per cent will provide further...

04 August 2016

Mark Hobbs founder of 12-year old New Leaf Distribution tells Fiona Bond he wants to keep the business personal and to have a positive influence New Leaf Distribution is a network with a difference, ...

04 August 2016

Complete FS, the South Coast based specialist lending packager, still believes that reductions in fees by second charge master brokers still have a way to go to appeal to a wider range of brokers. Ba...

04 August 2016

Fluent Money, the UK’s largest second charge distributor, has appointed Mark Kilgallon as Finance Director. Mark Kilgallon comes to Fluent Money after more than 7 years with On The Beach Group plc. A...

03 August 2016

Dudley Building Society has appointed Paula Millard to the post of Underwriting Manager. Reporting to Head of Credit, Jonathan Moore, Paula joins from Royal Bank of Scotland where she headed up train...

03 August 2016

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has today (3rd August 2016) launched a new e-magazine to enable its advisers to communicate more effectively with their clients. The e-magazine ...

03 August 2016

Shawbrook Commercial is pleased to announce one of its fastest ever completions on a Residential Investment loan, with completion occurring just two days after the Formal Mortgage Offer (FMO) was issu...

03 August 2016

Specialist finance broker, The Loans Engine, has this week paid out its first loan under its new £295 application fee structure. The loan for £30,000 paid out with second-charge lender, Prestige Fina...

02 August 2016

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (2nd August 2016) announced the appointment of a new Internal Sales Team Leader. Ian Hawes has been promoted to the role having initia...

02 August 2016

Specialist distributor TFC Homeloans has boosted its team by five, as part of its strategic growth plan for 2016.   The new recruits will work across a range of roles within the business and are curre...

02 August 2016

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today outlined a number of recommendations to end what it believes to be significant delays and overchargin...

02 August 2016

Leading master broker Promise Solutions says it has seen a massive improvement in its second charge conversion rates since MCD, with initial figures projecting an increase in overall conversions of ov...

02 August 2016

Complete FS, the South Coast based specialist lending packager, has been appointed as one of only three packager distributors for first charge residential and buy to let business by AR network, Stoneb...

02 August 2016

Vantage Finance, one of the UK’s leading master brokers, has announced the appointment of James Hussey as its new Finance Director. James is the former CFO of Fitch Learning, a division of the Fitch ...

01 August 2016

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has today (1st August 2016) announced the establishment of a new mortgage packager panel for its appointed representative (AR) firms to use. The...