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Press releases for February 2018

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28 February 2018

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported a 27% increase in profits before tax to £26.4m for the year ending 31st December 2017. The results reflect another year of strong growth in lending and deposits d...

27 February 2018

New tool allows landlords to get an instant EPC rating on their rental properties Tool launched ahead of new EPC regulations issued by the government Free, 30-minute webinar to educate landlords on th...

27 February 2018

Today, the Marsden has refreshed its entire Residential and Older Borrower range reducing rates up to 40bps, adding new fixed rates and simplifying the product options. Marsden Building Society has r...

27 February 2018

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (27th February 2018) added Newcastle Intermediaries to its mortgage lender panel. From today, Paradigm member firms can access...

27 February 2018

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has announced its ongoing support for the ESTAS Conveyancing Awards, with entries now open for the 2018 competi...

27 February 2018

Cost of a 60% and 70% LTV 2yr Fixed up 3% since November 2017 2yr Fixed (80% LTV) now 2% higher BTL products see biggest increase in product availability – up 32% over 12 months UK, FEBRUARY 27, 2018...

26 February 2018

A recent broker poll, carried out by United Trust Bank amongst over 120 property finance brokers, has found strong support for the Government to step in and address land banking by developers. New ana...

26 February 2018

Just a short three months ago, the Bank of England decided to increase the base rate for the first time in 10 years. This was almost seen as foregone conclusion, with providers increasing fixed rates ...

26 February 2018

Bridging lender, Mint Bridging has confirmed the hiring of Roxann Robinson as an underwriter within the team, headed by Richard Showman. Roxann previously worked for five years at Barclays as a Seni...

23 February 2018

LEEK United is giving fledgling homeowners some extra help to ‘fly the nest’… Two new mortgages launched by the Society are designed to give first time buyers a helping hand when they need it the mos...

22 February 2018

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (22nd February 2018) revamped and repriced its product range, including price reductions across its three lifetime tracker options. Th...

22 February 2018

Complete FS, the specialist lending packager, has recommitted itself to possibly the lowest master broker fee in the second charge market at £199, regardless of the case size. In an email to introduc...

22 February 2018

Clever Lending has realigned a number of business processes to continue its drive to be the leading master broker in the seconds market. With a focus on new DIP forms, improved technology and faster ...

21 February 2018

360 Dot Net are pleased to announce that James Sullivan has joined 360 Dot Net this month. Providing over 15 years of experience supporting the mortgage intermediary sector with technical solutions fr...

21 February 2018

FIBA, the new trade body for finance professionals, which had its inaugural conference in January, has announced 30 regional meetings for FIBA members and intermediaries interested in joining FIBA. T...

20 February 2018

SortRefer, the online conveyancing portal, has announced that conveyancing instructions to its panel increased by 65% in January 2018 over the same month in 2017. The last six months up to January 20...

20 February 2018

Borrowers may have started to see lenders adjust their mortgage pricing over the last few weeks, which is due to the speculation of an interest rate rise by the Bank of England to take place earlier t...

19 February 2018

Criteria Hub continues to expand its lender base for its criteria ‘deep search’ facility with specialist lender Landbay joining the rapidly growing number of lenders whose full criteria is on the Crit...

19 February 2018

Bridging lender, Mint Bridging has confirmed the hiring of Peter Howarth as Credit Manager within the team, headed by Andrew Lazare. Peter brings a wealth of experience as he previously spent 35 yea...

19 February 2018

Hanley Economic Building Society has undergone a rebrand and embarked upon its first ever TV advertising campaign. Founded in 1854, Hanley took the decision to refresh its branding after an extensive...

16 February 2018

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (16th February 2018) announced the appointment of a new Business Development Manager (BDM) covering the Midlands. Matt Taylor joins Fl...

15 February 2018

Alexander Hall, the successful London based mortgage brokerage, have signed a five-year deal to utilise the full 360 Lifecycle practice management solution and FactFind with integrated sourcing to the...

14 February 2018

Since 2014, Fluent Money Group, the Bolton based second charge broker and distributor, has supported Education for the Children (EFTC), as its chosen charity. EFTC, an international non-governmental o...

14 February 2018

Lenders absorbed costs to remain competitive in Q4 2017 Fees and charges add 0.58% to advertised headline rates Arrangement fee-free BTL products increased The last quarter of 2017 saw lenders absorb...

14 February 2018

14th February 2018: General insurance provider, Berkeley Alexander, alerts brokers to government plans to change the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme from April 2018 from a benefit to a loan that ...

13 February 2018

United Trust Bank has appointed Chris Leverett as a Business Development Manager for Asset Finance. Chris will be responsible for developing new broker relationships in the Central region including W...

13 February 2018

SortRefer, the Derby based national online conveyancing platform, has announced the appointments of Katarzyna Kosmowska (Kat) and Edward Green as Regional Account Managers, reporting to Head of Sales,...

13 February 2018

Hope Capital has started the year with the appointment of both a key new member of staff and a consultant to help accelerate its growth plans. Last year Hope Capital grew by almost 50% and it intends ...

12 February 2018

Responding to the latest FLA figures, Tim Wheeldon, COO at the UK’s largest second charge provider, Fluent Money, said, “In her statement, Fiona Hoyle of the FLA described the second charge market as...

12 February 2018

Latest figures from the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) show that repossessions in the second charge market have fallen to a record low of 0.06% of average outstanding arrangements in 2017 compa...

12 February 2018

stone Property Finance has joined the mortgage panel of Brilliant Solutions, giving members direct access to Keystone’s Classic Range. Commenting on the partnership, Matthew Arena, Managing Director ...

12 February 2018

- The number of parents approaching retirement with children under 18 predicted to reach nearly one million over the next decade - The trend is being driven by unplanned late arrivals (25% of parents ...

09 February 2018

The UK’s criteria search system Knowledge Bank has today announced a partnership with Loans Warehouse. Loans Warehouse is an award-winning master broker which helps brokers and intermediaries to plac...

08 February 2018

Keystone Property Finance has boosted its business development team with the appointment of Sara Finlay-Hudson and Gary Dean. Sara will be covering the North East and Gary the North West. Sara brings...

08 February 2018

Complete FS, the South Coast based packager, has become a partner to the TMA Club and joins its panel to provide specialist lending services to TMA Club’s members. Complete FS, which is celebrating i...

07 February 2018

360 Dot Net is pleased to release its 2017 "year-in-review" infographic that presents strong evidence that clients are willing to digitally engage with advisers throughout the advice process and beyon...

07 February 2018

Vernon Building Society has partnered with the Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club to give their brokers access to its full range of mortgage products. The North West-based building society offers ...

07 February 2018

United Trust Bank has passed a significant milestone in its ambition to become the UK’s foremost specialist bank as its balance sheet exceeds £1 billion. The achievement follows another successful ye...

06 February 2018

1. What is the Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB)? The RNRB is an additional allowance for inheritance tax. It applies in addition to the existing IHT Nil Rate Band (NRB), which is expected to be frozen ...

06 February 2018

United Trust Bank has announced that it will now provide bridging loans from £75,000 with immediate effect. This applies to both regulated and non-regulated lending on a first or second charge basis. ...

06 February 2018

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (6th February 2018) announced a new equity release referral service for its members from retirement specialists, Age Partnershi...

05 February 2018

United Trust Bank staff have chosen national mental health charity Mind to be the Bank’s charity of the year for 2018. UTB staff will be raising money for Mind through various events and challenges o...

02 February 2018

Mansfield Building Society has extended access to its new 85% Loan to Cost Self-build Accelerator product. The product, which allows self-builders to borrow in advance stage payments up to 85% Loan to...

01 February 2018

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition, has today (1st February 2017) announced it is one of a limited number of distributors which has access to the Exeter’s new Impaired Li...

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