Labour backs green belt developments to help housing crisis

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Labour leader Keir Starmer has said the party would prioritise housebuilding if voted into power, giving local authorities and residents more power to build new homes on green belt...

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BM Solutions confirms Church as new head of BTL lender

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

BM Solutions has confirmed that internal candidate Leigh Church will lead the lender on a permanent basis.   ...

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Together hires Douglas as national account manager for networks and clubs 

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Together has hired Andrew Douglas as its new national account manager for networks and clubs.   ...

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Barclays Mortgage Insider: The changing role of the mortgage broker

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Mortgage brokers have always been on hand to support and deliver solutions for a variety of borrowers on what remains one of the largest and most emotive financial decisions...

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The Nottingham grows BDM team with two appointments

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Nottingham Building Society has appointed two new business development managers (BDMs) to its sales team. Jennifer Curry joins as BDM for the North West from Aldermore Bank where held the...

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Foundation launches buy-to-let two-year specials

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Foundation Home Loans is launching new buy-to-let two-year fixed-rate specials as it also introduces a new rental stress test change for shorter-term products. The new specials include F1 two-year fixes...

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Cover feature: Duty calls – interview with Ami’s Robert Sinclair

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Piet Johnson photographyAs part of the lead-up to the implementation of the FCA’s Consumer Duty, Mortgage Strategy thought it prudent to sit down with the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries’...

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Scottish house price growth eases to 1.3% in March: Walker Fraser

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House price growth in Scotland eased to 1.3% to £220,351 in March compared to a year ago, amid signs that affordability issues “may be easing” despite a tough economic...

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Mental health provision needs to improve further – MIMHC

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) reveals in its Mental Health and Wellbeing Survey 2023 that 58% of companies provide brokers with support – up from 54% last...

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Bridging firms lend a record £278.8m in Q1: Bridging Trends  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Bridging firms lent a record £278.8m in the first three months of the year driven by homeowners, data shows.   The figure is a 68% jump on the final quarter...

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