Connells Survey & Valuation and StrideUp have become the first firms to launch Cotality’s new Integrated LenderHub platform in a move designed to streamline mortgage valuation processing and speed up the homebuying journey.
The new technology enables real-time integration between lenders, panel managers...
Tandem Bank has appointed Laura Walters as head of sales and distribution following the planned early retirement of Nigel Brookes.
Brookes, who was director of...
Market Harborough Building Society has strengthened its broker-facing team with the appointment of two specialist business development managers.
Victoria Taricska has joined as a field-based...
Fintel Services has launched Omni Mortgage Club, a whole-of-market mortgage club intended to expand broker support and product access.
The club will operate alongside the...
L&C Mortgages has unveiled a new brand identity as it seeks to strengthen its position in the UK mortgage advice market.
The fee-free mortgage broker...
The Brightstar Group has made a series of hires across its businesses as it looks to support expansion and rising demand for specialist lending support.
The appointments span sales, operations and support functions, as the group continues to invest...
Foundation Home Loans has reported signs of improving landlord confidence in the first quarter of 2026, despite continuing cost and regulatory pressures in the private rented sector.
The intermediary-only specialist lender said its latest Landlord Trends research, conducted with...
Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has launched new 80% loan-to-value buy-to-let products and cut pricing on a limited-company mortgage.
The lender has introduced a range of two-year discounted products for landlord borrowers looking to buy or refinance, with rates...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is launching a review of the claims management market after raising concerns about poor practices by some claims management companies and law firms.
The regulator said the review would examine the root causes of...
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May.
There are 72 participants from...
Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new range of three-year fixed mortgage products aimed at giving brokers more options between two-year and five-year fixes.
The society said the range had been introduced in response to demand for products that offer borrowers more certainty than a...
Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership.
The market has seen a...
There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next year. And 24% of those who tried to get a mortgage last year were declined.
Not because they couldn’t afford to...
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has confirmed its 2026 Walk and Talk event is now fully booked with 72 participants drawn from across the mortgage and specialist finance market.
The six-day initiative, which takes place along the Grand Union Canal, brings together lenders, brokers, networks and industry...
