A new initiative designed to encourage Armed Forces personnel into careers across the mortgage intermediary sector has reached a significant milestone as its first service leaver prepares to begin a placement.
Launched by Working in Mortgages and The Brightstar...
The Mortgage Works has reduced rates across selected buy-to-let and limited company buy-to-let switcher products for existing customers by up to 0.25 percentage points.
The...
Rising temperatures are prompting more UK homeowners to invest in cooling measures, while growing numbers are weighing up home improvements or even relocating to...
HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice Bureau and L&C Mortgages are among the first organisations to commit their support to this year's Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) Lunch.
The flagship...
Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value available to eligible applicants without permanent rights to reside in the UK from 75% to 90%.
The change applies across all property types, including new-build...
Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops Hill programme beyond £2 billion.
The latest transaction, Hops Hill No. 6, comprises £400 million of buy-to-let mortgages, including £320 million of completed loans and...
Fleet Mortgages has introduced new buy-to-let products, reduced rates across its Standard, Limited Company and HMO/MUFB ranges, and cut product fees on a number of mortgages.
The lender has announced a series of changes across its product range, including...
Last year mortgage technology specialist Fignum appointed Steve Carruthers as growth director, signalling its intent to scale its operations and deepen its role as...
The protection market has seen a flurry of product launches in recent weeks, with Beagle Street and Guardian bringing much needed change and innovation...
For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering.
Banks...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...
There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...
It’s been another positive week for the mortgage market, with lenders continuing to reduce rates across the board. Encouragingly, there’s every expectation that this trend will continue, providing further confidence across the market as we head into the second half of the year.
While there’s...
As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees, making it one of the best attended ever.
The fact that that so many people from all over the world can...
We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...
The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a fresh warning to firms after uncovering a growing number of scams involving fake FCA emails, websites, text messages and letters designed to trick businesses into revealing sensitive information.
The regulator says fraudsters are increasingly impersonating FCA employees and...
