Press releases for October 2019
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01 November 2019
SAVER Claire Eagles-Burrows is all set to enjoy a taste of financial freedom – thanks to Leek United. She is the winner of the equivalent of 12 months’ mortgage payments – the prize in a draw for all...
01 November 2019
Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today (1st November 2019) launched a revamped and redesigned website including a range of new features and content information. The new site – w...
30 October 2019
LEEK United’s town centre branch has been popular for Uttoxeter homebuyers and savers alike since the late 1970s… And on Halloween – Thursday 31 October – Manager Michelle Prince and her team are inv...
30 October 2019
Over two thirds of brokers predict they will write more bridging business this year Over two thirds (69%) of brokers expect to write more bridging business this year than they did in 2018, according ...
29 October 2019
Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced rates on its Buy to Let range by up to 0.16% across a selection of two and five year products. A two year fixed rate product is currently available at 2.16% (5....
28 October 2019
Stonebridge, the mortgage and insurance network, has today (28th October 2019) announced further growth in appointed representative recruitment into the business plus a significant year-on-year growth...
28 October 2019
Average rates rise and product numbers drop for 95% LTV first-time buyer borrowers - Costs of mortgages increase for both 75% and 95% LTV first-time borrowers as average house price levels increase s...
25 October 2019
Commercial finance trade body, FIBA, has announced the appointment of short term bridging lender, Tuscan Capital, to its lender panel. Tuscan Capital, one of the new generation of bridging lenders, i...
25 October 2019
Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced the appointment of Katie Newell (previously Katie Tucker) as its new Brand Manager. Katie’s mortgage industry knowl...
24 October 2019
Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today (24th October 2019) launched a new five-year HMO fix, plus reduced rates on a number of its individual landlord products. The new HMO five...
23 October 2019
Paradigm Mortgage Services has today (23rd October 2019) added lifetime mortgage provider, OneFamily, to its panel boosting the range of equity release product options available to its member firms. ...
23 October 2019
Fiduciam has met its target of hiring 25 new staff members in 2019 having hired ten new people during the Summer. Its team now combines 15 nationalities speaking 21 languages. By the end of this year,...
23 October 2019
Roma Finance, the bridging and development finance lender, has provided a loan of £1.85m in its largest ever case. The loan was for Arcot Grange Developments Ltd, to acquire a partly built residentia...
23 October 2019
Specialist packager and distributor, Complete FS, has added Bath Building Society to its lender panel. Bath Building Society, which can trace its origins back to the beginning of the 20th Century, is...
23 October 2019
Commenting on today’s HMRC property transactions figures, Neil Knight, business development director at Spicerhaart Part-Exchange and Assisted Move, said: “The latest HMRC transactions figures are rea...
21 October 2019
Air Later Life Academy (LLA), the commercial and training organisation for later life advisers, has today (21st October 2019) announced its training programme has received endorsement from The London ...
21 October 2019
Impact Specialist Finance and Hampshire Trust Bank in packaging link up Impact Specialist Finance, the specialist mortgage broker and distributor, has announced an approved packager agreement with Ham...
17 October 2019
Commercial finance trade body, FIBA, has announced the appointment of specialist lender, The Bridging Group (TBG) to its lender panel. The lender which opened its doors for short term lending busines...
16 October 2019
Brilliant Solutions, the mortgage club and specialist packager, has today announced the recruitment of a Senior Business Development Manager and a Broker Support Manager. Both are new senior positions...
16 October 2019
Swansea Building Society has today (16th October 2019) become the latest lender to be added to the Paradigm Mortgage Services’ lender panel. From today, members of the mortgage services proposition w...
15 October 2019
Commenting on today’s UK Finance mortgage trends,John Phillips, national operations director at Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart said: “For some time now it’s been difficult to be sure how much the fig...
15 October 2019
FOOTBALL fans have the chance to make a great save – AND boost support for their favourite team – thanks to Leek United… The Society – which has just signed a further three-year partnership deal with...
15 October 2019
One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for mortgage intermediaries, has integrated with Knowledge Bank to become the first system to combine CRM...
15 October 2019
Impact Specialist Finance has launched a ‘Referral Service’ for its broker partners. The service can manage regulated and non-regulated referrals on bridging, commercial, later life lending (includin...
15 October 2019
Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender has announced the completion of its fourth securitisation under the Twin Bridges platform, since its inception in 2017. Twin Bridges 20...
14 October 2019
A smart way for students to get onto the ladder and avoid rental costs No deposit necessary Generate rental income to cover mortgage repayments Parents guarantee the mortgage without having to di...
14 October 2019
Uinsure, the multi award-winning InsurTech firm, has today announced its latest ground-breaking partnership with OpenMoney, the financial advice platform and winner of Best Newcomer at the British Ban...
14 October 2019
Rule changes which have greatly increased the number of HMO properties across the country, are having a number of unintended consequences including an increase in the threat of ‘ambulance chaser’ firm...
14 October 2019
Brexit shouldn’t have a major impact on the private rental sector (PRS) however potential changes including rental caps and the introduction of a ‘Right to Buy’ for private tenants could be devastatin...
14 October 2019
While the buy-to-let market is moving in a more specialist direction, it should not necessarily preclude advisers from being as active as possible and targeting the sector to secure greater levels of ...
14 October 2019
Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (11th October 2019) added more2life, the later life lender, to its panel. From today, Paradigm member firms will be able to ac...
14 October 2019
Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today (11th October 2019) launched three new fee-assisted five-year buy-to-let products available across both its Tier 1 and Tier 2 ...
10 October 2019
Enquiries into Hope Capital are up 61% in the third quarter this year, from July to September, compared to the previous quarter. Not only are enquiries up but the number of loans granted in September ...
10 October 2019
The new Amusements report consolidates all the latest information on each of the 869 main industry players listed at http://www.merlinscottassociates.co.uk/landingpage.jsp?code=43809001WF120 in one pu...
10 October 2019
The annual Shawbrook Broker Barometer reveals a positive sentiment for 2020 Despite the current political climate, commercial mortgage brokers remain optimistic about the year ahead, according to Sha...
10 October 2019
A fintech business which is pioneering a new kind of flexible software platform for banks and building societies is targeting substantial growth after a move into the centre of Manchester. BEP System...
10 October 2019
Specialist packager and distributor Complete FS has been chosen as a founding member of Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrRefer panel, which officially launched to advisers on the 30th September. ...
10 October 2019
Award-winning company SmartSearch Ltd, one of the UK’s leading providers of RegTech software focused on Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) solutions, today announced that it has received a growth equity in...
10 October 2019
Registration is now open for network’s flagship roadshow event; Event to take place at National Conference Centre in Birmingham on Thursday 28th November 2019; Over 70 lender and provider exhibi...
09 October 2019
Zephyr Homeloans has been appointed to the Legal & General Mortgage Club lender panel to enable appointed representatives and authorised advisers access to the lender’s buy to let products. Paul Frye...
08 October 2019
Legal & General Mortgage Club has appointed Connect for Intermediaries as one of its recommended partners on its new referral service SmartrRefer. Legal & General Mortgage club advisers will now be a...
08 October 2019
The Financial Intermediary and Brokers Association (FIBA) has extended its range of lending options for members with the appointment of Pension-led funding, a subsidiary of Clifton Asset Management, t...
08 October 2019
Leek United has been awarded a ‘Best Buy’ rating for one of its newest mortgage products. The Society’s Two-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage was highlighted by leading financial data provider Moneyfacts*. O...
08 October 2019
Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a new part-complete self-build product. The self-build (part-complete) product is a 3.25% two-year variable discount with a 60% LTV and a maximum loan am...
08 October 2019
Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender has today announced a new relationship with mortgage network and club, Mortgage Intelligence. From today, both appointed representative...
07 October 2019
Leek United is delighted to be recognised by the independent finance publication Moneyfacts for providing a Best Buy 2-year fixed rate mortgage. The 2-year residential fixed rate mortgage has a rate ...
07 October 2019
United Trust Bank has launched a new range of first charge residential house purchase mortgage products designed for customers underserved by mainstream mortgage lenders. The new products are aimed a...
07 October 2019
Saffron Building Society has responded to feedback from intermediaries and introduced further reduced rates and fees and has extended terms to its range of Expat mortgages. This latest offering gives ...
07 October 2019
The Fiducia Group, one of the UK’s leading financial services brokers, is today launching Fiducia Corporate Finance. Fiducia Corporate Finance will provide a bespoke corporate service for debt and eq...
07 October 2019
Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) will feature a panel debate with leading representatives from major UK building societies at the London Expo on 16th October taking place at the Barbican. The panellist a...
07 October 2019
Digital business solutions agency authors a comprehensive guide to digital transformation in the mortgage sector Dock9, the digital business solutions agency, has released their 2019 Mortgage Playboo...
04 October 2019
Sarah Laessig, a highly experienced financial services senior executive and non- executive director, has joined the board of United Trust Bank as a non-executive director, effective 26 September 2019....
03 October 2019
Newcastle Intermediaries has hired three new BDMs to cover the Midlands, South West and Home Counties and the North East and Scotland. Jamie Cullen, who now looks after the South West and Home Count...
03 October 2019
Just Mortgages has set up a new broker hub to help estate agents bring sales to completion more quickly. The service is aimed primarily at estate agents and developers who do not have an established ...
03 October 2019
The Moving Hub, a leading conveyancing platform and case management system, has been added to SmartrRefer, Legal & General Mortgage Club’s network of selected specialist partners. This addition will ...
03 October 2019
Leek United has launched an exclusive 5-year fixed rate mortgage for SimplyBiz Mortgage Club members. The new product has a rate of 3.00% fixed until 28th February 2025 offers a £400 cashback and has ...
02 October 2019
Stockport’s mutual aims to be the preferred choice for bespoke mortgages Vernon Building Society has rebranded, with a vibrant new look across all channels. The lender has also updated its dedicated...
02 October 2019
Impact Specialist Finance has been added to Legal & General Mortgage Club’s approved specialist distribution panel known as SmartrRefer. This partnership will enable Legal & General Mortgage Club mem...
02 October 2019
October 2nd, 2019: Saffron Building Society’s commitment to supporting intermediaries and their customers has been boosted by the introduction of a joint borrower sole proprietor mortgage for first ti...
02 October 2019
Leek United has launched new 2-year and 5-year fixed rate mortgages, with lower rates than their previous equivalent products. The new 5-year residential fixed rate mortgage has a rate of 3.00% (prev...
02 October 2019
Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition, has today (2nd October 2019) announced it has added protection insurance specialist, APRIL UK, to its provider panel. From today, all...
01 October 2019
Dudley Building Society (DBS), which originates its mortgages exclusively from the intermediary sector, has launched a BTL product aimed at a particular niche servicing among others, expats, the self-...
01 October 2019
Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender has today (1st October 2019) announced the launch of a new five-year buy-to-let product, called ‘ERC 3’, aimed at those landlord clients...
01 October 2019
Simon Smith joins the specialist bank to drive growth and support brokers in Scotland and the North. Shawbrook is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Smith as Regional Development Manager...
01 October 2019
Fiduciam has increased its Spanish team to eight, having recruited three new members of the team over the summer, the most recent of which joined this week. All will be based in London but fully dedic...
01 October 2019
iPipeline® – a leading provider of next-generation solutions and services to the life and pensions market – today announces that The SimplyBiz Group, has adopted its award-winning protection sourcing ...
01 October 2019
Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today (1st October 2019) announced the ratings of three of its loan origination notes have been upgraded by Moody’s Investor Services. The notes...
01 October 2019
United Trust Bank (UTB) has successfully issued £20m of Tier 2 debt to an institutional investment fund which specialises in the financial services sector. The funding will be used to support future g...
01 October 2019
Harpenden Building Society has launched a 2 year fixed rate residential mortgage to meet anticipated demand from customers concerned by the unprecedented levels of economic uncertainty currently seen ...