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Today, 10.53 am Barclays can only do it if the clients are uk based at the point of application. Other options: Cambridge, Foundation, Lendco, Mansfield, Marsden, Nottingham, Saffron, Skipton International, Tipton, Together, Vida.
Today, 10.10 am We've had Virgin broadband since 2008 and generally pleased with that. We had an enforced switch to their VOIP product last year - less than excited by this (very feature starved for a  VOIP solution), but it should work happily with your old phones.
Today, 10.05 am I'm signing up to VOIP this week. I can either use an Analogue Telephone Adapter (ATA) on my old phones or I can pay around £200 to get a new Handset Phone (Work) and Cordless Phone (Home). It's just me in the office, so I just need a basic setup. Do any of use ATA's on older an...
Today, 9.59 am Sadly, they are not the only one trying to push clients towards doing PT's direct All lenders are trying to get clients onto apps to manage their mortgages and it then becomes the easiest route to pick a new deal - BM Solutions being one I've noticed recently
Today, 9.15 am I'd be interested to hear if that works (cheapest of the options mentioned above)
Today, 9.02 am I have similar case on my desk actually, and was looking at Barclays. 
Saturday, 10.55 am My understanding is that the owner has decided he's closing the network to concentrate on his other businesses.
Saturday, 10.03 am Is this not the network for people that get booted off Halifax's panel?
Friday, 9.50 pm police helicopter circling the village, hope everyone is ok!  (ps, please tell me what is happening its driving me nuts not knowing!) 
Friday, 8.44 pm Your one of those arnt you? See the police and your right on facebook - Whats going on? I hope everyone is ok! ðŸ¤£  I've not heard anything btw. But I think I have heard about them having problems 2-3 times over the years. I would have jumped ship years ago. 

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Today, 10.51 am The first half of 2026 marks another significant milestone in Vida's evolution. The Group, which includes trading subsidiary Vida Bank Limited (“Vida Bank”), has surpassed £3 billion of mortgage assets, continued to transform its funding model through sustained retail deposit growt...
Today, 10.44 am We’re decreasinging our rates With effect from Tuesday 11th August, we’ll be making a number of reductions across our residential and BTL mortgage rates. Please note, if an application is no longer proceeding, you can use the ‘Cancel’ button on your broker dashboard to canc...
Today, 9.41 am Loans Warehouse has completed its first bridging loan with Castle Trust Bank, to support the purchase and refurbishment of an investment property in Andover, Hampshire. The client, an experienced builder and property investor, was purchasing a three-bedroom semi-detached house for £255,000 th...
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Today, 7.00 am Following a record-breaking 2025 and continued strong momentum into 2026, specialist short-term lender Hope Capital Property Finance has further strengthened its longstanding relationship with Shawbrook Bank, with its committed funding facility increasing to £50 million. The enhanced facility...
Yesterday, 10.24 am Perhaps try enhancing your underwriting skills and stop stealing product transfer clients?  That way, perhaps me and many others would be prepared to look at you again. You've made it perfectly clear with your actions that you're NOT broker friendly
Friday, 2.14 pm Specialist lending is still surrounded by myths that can cost brokers time, opportunities and even clients. From assuming it is only for adverse credit to treating bridging or second charges as last-resort options, outdated thinking could mean suitable solutions are being overlooked from the start. ...
Friday, 12.22 pm Specialist buy to let lender Rely, part of OSB Group, has made sweeping cuts of up to 25bps across its range, including selected one, two and five-year fixed rate products for small landlords and two-year fixed products for medium and large landlords. The reductions apply across both single family ...
Friday, 7.19 am House prices stable in July despite renewed global uncertainty House prices stable in July (0.0%), following a +0.2% rise in June Average property price now £299,253 compared with £299,396 in June Annual growth of +0.1% is the slowest rate of house price inflation since November 202...
Thursday, 10.42 am We’re making some cuts to our mortgage rates, with changes effective from tomorrow, Friday 7th August. Jatin Patel, Head of Mortgages, Savings and Insurance at Barclays, said: “Recent market volatility means many homeowners have understandably been keeping a close eye on mortgage rates...

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