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28 November 2014

Speed of initial decision is the most important factor for brokers when choosing a development finance lender.   A survey carried out by United Trust Bank, asked brokers to list in order of importan...

27 November 2014

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) welcomes today’s news that the FCA has revised its proposals for funding the guidance guarantee levy to offer a fairer deal for the financial ...

27 November 2014

Two-thirds (66.4%) of respondents to Shawbrook Bank’s Q3 Broker Barometer believe lenders should be leading the way when it comes to explaining regulation. The FCA has provided guidelines for the perm...

26 November 2014

Fleet Mortgages, the new buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (26th November 2014) announced its first product range covering individual, limited company and houses in multiple occupation (HMO)...

24 November 2014

Shawbrook Bank has won the Most Innovative Lender of the Year award from the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) for a second consecutive year. Announced at the NACFB’s annual G...

24 November 2014

Nearly 70% of brokers operating in the asset finance sector have a positive outlook for the future, expecting the market to expand over the next three years. Just 6% think the market will contract and...

24 November 2014

United Trust bank recently completed a £7.5m short term bridging loan for a Jersey based corporate client secured by way of first charge over a City of London office block.   Gerard Morgan Jackson, ...

24 November 2014

New research from the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) reveals that only half of financial advisers would recommend the profession to a member of their family as a potential caree...

24 November 2014

3XD the specialist provider of general insurance products and services to the general public through FCA registered intermediaries is proud to announce, that in November 2014, it achieved the Customer...

24 November 2014

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS), the intermediary lending packager distributor, has added The Mansfield Building Society to its panel of lenders.   SMS which has had its best year since the credit cr...

21 November 2014

  UK, November 20, 2014: Mortgage Brain, the market-leading mortgage technology solutions provider, is sponsoring the Independent Mortgage Broker award at The ESTAS 2015.   The ESTAS, the estate an...

21 November 2014

The FOS (Financial Ombudsman Service) have done it again!  In the past the FOS have controversially agreed that rate hikes applied by Bank of Ireland, Skipton Building Society (Amber Homeloans) and a...

21 November 2014

Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today (21st November 2014) added Advantage Property Lawyers (APL) to its conveyancing firm panel.   APL has been added to the pa...

20 November 2014

20th November 2014:  General insurance provider, Berkeley Alexander, has today announced the appointment of David Browne as its new Sales Manager.    David brings with him 15 years of sales manageme...

20 November 2014

Fleet Mortgages, the new buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (20th November 2014) announced it has become a full Patron of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), the U...

20 November 2014

New figures from the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) show that almost two-thirds (65%) of financial advisers are planning to advise people on their options for funding long-term ...

20 November 2014

Masthaven Secured Loans, part of Masthaven Finance, has won the ‘Best Secured Loans Lender’ Award at the Personal Finance Awards.   At a drinks reception and awards presentation in the City, The Per...

20 November 2014

Shawbrook Bank has seen a considerable improvement in turnaround times and efficiency in October for short-term loan (STL) cases thanks to its dedicated STL team and Pure Law’s STL team, despite large...

20 November 2014

SortRefer, the award winning conveyancing portal, has launched a series of enhancements to its site to further improve the service to brokers.   Already acknowledged as having the most accurate quot...

20 November 2014

Shepherd Direct, the owner of mortgage firms' moneyQuest and If I Were You, and owners of estate agency CENTURY 21 UK and Direct Lettings, has today confirmed a major nationwide deal to build thousand...

19 November 2014

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has appointed Paul Simons as the Compliance Manager for the network. Paul has an extensive background within financial services and has previously worked for Countrywide...

18 November 2014

Two thirds (66%) of brokers expect the market for bridging and short term secured finance to expand over the next three years. Just 7% of respondents believe the market will contract and the remainder...

18 November 2014

Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today (18th November 2014) announced the appointment of a new BDM, Steve Emblem.   Steve starts with immediate effect and will c...

17 November 2014

Personal Touch Financial Services today announced the launch of ‘Insight’ – a free online service which will allow member firms to gather customer feedback to help them continuously improve the servic...

17 November 2014

TenetLime has added the Airdrie Savings Bank to the Tenet mortgage panel and announced a two-year fixed-rate exclusive with the Scottish lender.   Airdrie is the only remaining independent savings b...

17 November 2014

Home reversion provider, Bridgewater Equity Release, has today (17th November 2014) urged advisers to spend the last weeks of 2014 preparing for a much more active and competitive marketplace in 2015....

14 November 2014

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) the buy to let network specialist for brokers, has just been granted full consumer credit permissions from the FCA. Through its principle firm Connect IFA, CMC is one of...

13 November 2014

Advisers must consider how they can embrace new technology to be more efficient and bring down the cost of advice, according to a new report from industry experts and the Association of Professional F...

13 November 2014

Shawbrook has announced record September and October figures for its short-term loan products, heralding a strong end to 2014. The Bank completed over 90 short-term loan cases in this two-month period...

13 November 2014

Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today (13th November 2014) revealed its transaction and remortgage instruction levels have continued to show a month-on-month rise...

12 November 2014

12th November 2014: Leading affinity and financial intermediary insurance provider, Hood Group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alison Haines as the new group-wide role of Head of Sales.   ...

12 November 2014

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) today launches a programme that will help members reduce the overall running costs of their businesses by offering a range of significant and ...

12 November 2014

Hoyl Underwriting Management (HUM), which is pioneering a new approach to intermediary PI insurance, has reported a strong influx of enquiries from adviser firms looking to manage the escalating costs...

12 November 2014

Fleet Mortgages, the new buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (11th November 2014) launched its new website at www.fleetmortgages.co.uk   The new website will contain a raft of information fo...

11 November 2014

Front Events is delighted to announce that it has dates for three Financial Services Expo shows in 2015. Starting with the launch of a new show in Scotland, FSE Glasgow will take place on March 4th a...

11 November 2014

Smart Money, the intermediary focused secured loan distributor, has launched its new Smart Reward incentive scheme for pre-Christmas completions.   As the huge high street advertising battles comme...

10 November 2014

A recent commissioned survey of introducers to Brightstar Financial, the intermediary hub for specialist lending, has found that although over 80% of broker respondents believed the market for special...

06 November 2014

Source Insurance has extended its reach in the landlord property insurance sector with the addition of Amlin to the panel. Amlin join RSA, AXA, Landlords Choice, and Sentinel to bring the coverage on ...

06 November 2014

70% of brokers operating in the asset finance sector believe that in the last year they have lost a substantial amount of business through direct funders approaching their customers.   According to ...

04 November 2014

Family Building Society products are available to intermediaries via National Counties Building Society. Completion deadline extended to 1 May 2015 for:   3.99% fixed rate to 28 February 2022 (F2...

04 November 2014

  NACFB brokers facilitate £1.25bn lending to SMEs in September 2014 Lending at record level post-financial crisis Milestone reached as NACFB launches inaugural ‘Love Lending Week’ Strong messa...

04 November 2014

United Trust Bank has completed a £4.59m short term bridging loan for a High Net Worth SPF client, secured by way of second charges against a diverse range of security property including shares. Alan...

04 November 2014

Loans Warehouse has become the first consumer finance specialist to become a Patron of the NACFB.   With the growth in second charge lending reported in recent editions of the Secured Loan Index it ...

03 November 2014

With 558,300 small to medium enterprises (SMEs) due to be auto-enrolled in 2015 and 2016*, Tenet warns advisers to be aware that employers may find it difficult to obtain the support they need unless ...

03 November 2014

The Mansfield Building Society has appointed Audrey Green to the new post of Commercial Development Executive.   The Society, which has been expanding its range of competitive products through its i...

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