Ginny English will cover the East of England region.

The lender has appointed heads of specialist distribution and intermediary sales.

Virgin has increased selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.20%.

Perenna Bank has joined the panels of Sesame and PMS.

The Society has launched 85% and 90% LTV fixed rate remortgage products.

Rate reductions have been applied across the Society’s Income Flex, Credit Flex and buy-to-let products.

Mortgage approvals increased for the sixth consecutive month in March.

Rob Clifford, chief executive of Stonebridge, explains why advisory firms should prepare themselves and their customers for a return of rate volatility in the months ahead.

The three lenders have announced rate increases across their residential and buy-to-let product ranges.

The specialist lender brings back a broader range of products to market, designed for 'underserved' borrowers.