The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities of the 2026 mortgage market, it has become clear that the real winner isn’t...
Scotland is becoming an increasingly popular destination for Gulf buyers looking at UK property, according to new search data published by Nomo.
The Sharia’a-compliant digital...
Paragon Bank has launched a new range of limited edition five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages and brought back an 80% loan-to-value option as lenders continue...
The number of zero-deposit mortgage sales reached 574 in the first three quarters of 2025, according to Financial Conduct Authority data obtained via a...
More than 255,000 UK households are due to come off five-year fixed mortgage deals between April and June 2026, according to analysis citing UK Finance data, with June expected to be the busiest month of the quarter.
The figures,...
Leeds Building Society has hired Michelle Ward as corporate account manager, adding more than 25 years of industry experience to its intermediary distribution team.
Ward (pictured) joins from Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank, where she held the role of...
Fleet Mortgages’ latest Rental Barometer shows average yields reached 8.1% in Q1 2026, up from 7.4% a year earlier and 0.4% higher than in the previous quarter.
The lender said the figures reflected sustained tenant demand and stronger rental...
Mortgage availability increased in the first quarter of 2026 as lenders loosened supply and trimmed pricing even as arrears edged higher, according to the latest Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey.
Lenders reported that the availability of secured credit...
20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...
The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...
First-time buyer demand increased in the first quarter of 2026, according to research from Yopa, with a higher proportion of suitable homes securing buyers compared to the previous quarter.
The analysis found that 34.8% of homes deemed suitable for first-time buyers had sold subject to...
For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency.
If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...
There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of economic direction.
Whatever one’s political persuasion, it is hard to ignore that many of the key indicators - growth, productivity, business...
Paradigm Mortgage Services has made a series of senior appointments including a new head of sales as it looks to accelerate growth across its mortgage, protection and compliance offering.
The firm has appointed Louise Weiss (main picture, inset) as head of sales, with responsibility for...
