Will Hale, chief executive of Key Advice & Air, has urged the mortgage industry to bring later life lending into the mainstream, arguing that consumer need is already pressing and should not wait for further regulatory change.
His comments...
FRP has strengthened its presence in the real-estate finance market with the acquisition of Arc & Co Structured Finance, as the advisory firm prepares...
Metro Bank has made further cuts across its residential, near-prime and buy-to-let product ranges, reducing pricing by as much as 50 basis points and...
Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has appointed Connor Nixon as its new business development executive, strengthening the broker-facing team as the firm continues to expand.
Nixon (pictured)...
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added Masthaven Finance to its lender panel, broadening the short-term funding options available to advisers across the...
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £1.5 million development facility as the first transaction under a new £25 million multi-site framework intended to accelerate the rollout of drive-thru units and ultra-fast electric vehicle charging across the UK.
The...
Zoopla has urged MPs to consider abolishing stamp duty to boost housing mobility and economic growth during an evidence session of the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee on property taxation this week.
Appearing before MPs, Richard Donnell, Executive...
Halifax has introduced changes to its lending criteria designed to make it easier for non-UK nationals to purchase a permanent home in the UK.
The adjustments, which take effect from 14 November, focus on lowering minimum income requirements for...
Landbay has widened access to its Premier buy-to-let products, allowing individual landlords to apply for the range for the first time.
The products were launched earlier this year for landlords with up to 15 properties held in limited company...
December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...
In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) has awarded Land Data a grant...
The combined value of homes across London has surged to £2.64 trillion, according to new analysis by Zoopla, reaffirming the capital’s dominance in Britain’s property market even as price growth continues to lag behind the rest of the country.
The research estimates that London’s 3.8...
Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly credit scoring, can do more harm than good for those with even a small blip on their file.
We’re not talking...
The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...
Brilliant Solutions has reported record figures for its mortgage club, which it says has outperformed both the wider market and the intermediary sector over the past year.
The Swansea-based mortgage club and specialist distributor confirmed that lending volumes have grown by almost one-third compared with...
