LiveMore is also launching a monthly competition for intermediaries to win a £1,000 business development grant.

The event, which is now in its fourth year, is returning to the capital with two theatres for advisers to earn CPD hours.

The Society has launched a new 95% LTV shared ownership product.

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.