Press releases for January 2021
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14 January 2021
More than half (54%) of brokers and intermediaries responding to the United Trust Bank (UTB) end of year broker sentiment poll indicated that they had undershot their 2020 business projections. Of tho...
14 January 2021
The UK’s largest property services group, Countrywide, has announced that Countrywide Surveying Services has renewed its partnership with Santander through a contracted appointment to be the bank’s pr...
14 January 2021
Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today (14th January 2021) launched the fourth iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q4 2020 rental yields across England. The re...
14 January 2021
Today eKeeper launches its latest product “Intermediary Manager” to all financial institutions who manage relationships with intermediary and financial services related businesses. Recognising a key ...
14 January 2021
Brightstar Financial has partnered with Selina Finance to provide semi-exclusive distribution of the lender’s overdraft-style lending facilities. Selina Finance offers pre-approved credit facilities ...
14 January 2021
West One is starting 2021 with its biggest ever set of second charge changes including rate reductions and a major overhaul of processes and supporting criteria. These latest improvements are designe...
14 January 2021
Knowledge Bank, the UK’s largest mortgage criteria search system, has promoted Matthew Corker to the position of operations director. Knowledge Bank provides brokers with the ability to search over 12...
13 January 2021
The specialist lender has appointed VAS as their new panel manager Shawbrook has widened their valuation panel with the appointment of VAS Group to further support brokers across their bridging finan...
12 January 2021
Pure Retirement and Phoebus Software Limited have signed a new contract. The equity release specialist has used the Phoebus solution to originate and service its later life lending products since its ...
12 January 2021
Covéa Insurance will be joining the likes of AXA, Ageas, LV=, RSA and UK General on Uinsure’s Adviser Platform, driving even greater pricing competitiveness and expanding the total insurers on its Hom...
12 January 2021
Equifinance, the specialist second charge lender, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shawbrook joint founder, Philip George, as a Non-Executive Director (NED). Philip joins Managing Director T...
12 January 2021
Mortgage Broker Tools has launched MBT Analytics – a unique platform that gives lenders live insights into the affordability environment. MBT Analytics provides lenders with a bespoke data-driven int...
12 January 2021
Successful Amethyst Crystal campaign extended to coincide with launch. Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has released the first of 12 Health and Wellbeing video interviews in which leading industry pe...
12 January 2021
The specialist lender has announced changes to their prime second charge product Shawbrook has increased the maximum loan size across their prime second charge mortgage proposition, with changes impa...
12 January 2021
UK, January 12 2020: Pepper Money is the latest lender to go live on Affordability Hub, the affordability-based sourcing system from mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain. Affordability Hub for...
11 January 2021
- Leading anti-money laundering software provider launches new tool to show live sentiment towards all high street and digital banks - Tool launched as 93% of consumers rely on online reviews to infor...
11 January 2021
United Trust Bank (UTB) has increased the maximum LTV available on its standard and light refurbishment bridging loans to 65% with immediate effect Key features of UTB’s bridging offering include: ...
11 January 2021
Aspen is starting 2021 on the front foot with the launch of a new Light Development bridge and an increase in its maximum loan size to £5m net across the whole product range. Covering residential co...
11 January 2021
MagiClick, a leading provider of digital technology and design capabilities with a strong presence across Turkey and the MENA region, announces its acquisition of Dock9 as part of its strategy to beco...
11 January 2021
Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, residential valuations and surveys in the UK, has appointed John Baguley as Director of Risk ...
11 January 2021
Former Prestige Finance director of operations Nick Rember is set to join Loans Warehouse in the newly created role of Secured Loan Operation Director. Rember is a well-known face in the second charg...
11 January 2021
Castle Trust Bank has become the latest lender to join the Mortgage Market Alliance (MMA) as a founder member. The MMA launched last year to provide a collaborative voice for the mortgage industry in...
11 January 2021
Greymax Capital has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). Based in London, Greymax Capital offers a return to true relationship bridging, operating with priva...
08 January 2021
Jonathan Frankel is a specialist in leasehold enfranchisement law who heads up a growing division dedicated to resolving the issue at Cavendish Legal Group, part of top 100 law firm O’Neill Patient. ...
08 January 2021
Roma Finance has joined Legal & General Mortgage Club’s panel to expand the distribution of its bridging, development and buy-to-let proposition. The club’s member firms will now be able to register ...
08 January 2021
Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today (8th January 2021) announced a range of price cuts across its five-year fixed-rate mortgage range. The five-year fixed rates available are...
08 January 2021
The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has continued its ongoing dialogue with HM Treasury, with a letter proposing collaboration on any potential extension to the enforcement moratorium, follow...
07 January 2021
Jonathan Frankel is a specialist in leasehold enfranchisement law, who heads up a growing division dedicated to resolving the issue at Cavendish Legal Group, part of top 100 law firm O’Neill Patient. ...
07 January 2021
UK, January 07 2020: Almost forty mortgage lenders are now supplying updates through the lender service level report from mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain. The heightened levels of activit...
07 January 2021
“The CA is, and has been, very supportive of the Law Commission reports published last year on leasehold enfranchisement, commonhold and Right to Manage. However, we have been concerned to see what th...
07 January 2021
Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today (7th January 2021) announced a refresh of its entire range of specialist buy-to-let and residential products. In the buy-to-l...
07 January 2021
National residential surveying and valuations firm, SDL Surveying, has today (6th January 2021) outlined additional guidance and safety procedures to its surveyors in order that they can continue to s...
07 January 2021
Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let lender, has introduced an online Self-Serve platform, allowing customers to manage their mortgage account online 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Landlor...
07 January 2021
New research from criteria search specialist Knowledge Bank in December shows a shake up in the mortgage market as lenders, mortgage brokers and clients look to adjust to the shifting landscape. Knowl...
07 January 2021
Kuflink, the P2P based bridging lender, has announced that its platform has just passed the £100 million mark as new investment levels continue to accelerate. The company launched its P2P proposition...
06 January 2021
Specialist lender, Roma Finance has become the latest founder member to join the Mortgage Market Alliance (MMA). Roma Finance offers a range of short-term finance solutions for bridging, refurbishmen...
06 January 2021
Specialist lender West One Loans is expanding its buy-to-let division with a number of senior hires and vacancies for a range of roles, as it rolls out its growth plans for 2021. The announcement com...
06 January 2021
eKeeper has launched a new customer relationship management (CRM) system for lenders, named Intermediary Manager. eKeeper’s new CRM system can also be used by other product providers, such as savings ...
05 January 2021
Commenting on the latest lockdown measures, John Dobson, CEO at AML specialists SmartSearch, said: “Although in some ways it feels a lot like March 2020 all over again, there are some significant diff...
05 January 2021
Suros Capital, the luxury asset lender, announced today that it has joined the lender panel of specialist distributor, Loans Warehouse. Suros’ unique short term finance proposition will now be availab...
05 January 2021
Roma Finance is delighted to announce the expansion of the sales and relationship team including the appointment of Laleta Buctkuar as Key Account Manager and the transition of Emma Barker and Daniel ...
05 January 2021
Commenting on the latest lockdown guidance for the housing market Melanie Spencer, head of the MCI Club, says “The fact that we are in another lockdown is becoming a bit like déjà vu. However where th...
05 January 2021
Just Mortgages, one of the largest mortgage and protection advice firms in the UK, has today launched its new wealth division. Named, Just Wealth, it will be headed up by David Magee, who brings over ...
05 January 2021
Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, residential valuations and surveys in the UK, is holding its first ever virtual annual confer...
04 January 2021
In response to this morning’s Bank of England Money and Credit stats, Jonathan Sealey, CEO of specialist short term lender Hope Capital, says record-breaking numbers will continue to put pressure on t...
04 January 2021
Commenting on the Bank of England Money and Credit figures released today John Phillips, national operations director of broker firm, Just Mortgages, said: “The increase in approvals to levels we’ve n...
04 January 2021
The specialist lender overcame challenges to meet the customer’s tight deadline Shawbrook has supported a customer with an urgent £7.8m loan to refinance a development facility on a purpose-built stu...
04 January 2021
Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “The news from the draft Welsh budget will no doubt have the market looking to the UK government for an idea on what may happen when t...
04 January 2021
- Saffron for Intermediaries is holding its fourth SFI Live webinar event, offering the chance to speak to their in-house Underwriting Team Manager Iain Rashbrook. - As part of the interactive webinar...
04 January 2021
Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today (4th January 2021) announced the promotion of Steve Cox who becomes its new Chief Commercial Officer. Formerly Distribution Director, Flee...
