Rising mortgage rates have pushed average monthly repayments above rents for the first time since June 2025 in a shift that is likely to influence first-time buyer behaviour.
New data from Rightmove shows the average new mortgage payment now stands at...
Financial services firms face a growing risk from AI-generated customer vulnerability claims being used to avoid or delay debt repayments, according to MorganAsh.
The support...
UK Mortgage Centre has unveiled a new brand identity as the independent mortgage broker continues to expand its national presence.
The business, which was founded...
Family Building Society has lowered its minimum property value from £120,000 to £75,000 across its core owner occupier and buy-to-let mortgage ranges.
The change, announced...
360 Lifecycle has partnered with Checkmyfile to give advisers access to clients’ multi-agency credit reports through its online FactFind.
The integration allows clients to download their own credit report, containing data from Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, and send it...
Barclays will cut selected mortgage rates from Thursday 30 April and launch a Premier two-year tracker below 4%.
The lender said the new residential purchase-only product will be available at 3.96% up to 75% LTV, with a £999 product...
Only 5% of millennials have reached the life milestones they expected as teenagers, according to research from Skipton Building Society.
The society’s Millennial Life Milestone research, based on a survey of 1,000 adults aged 28 to 43, found that...
Canada Life has appointed Rose St Louis as its first chief customer officer and confirmed Sean Christian as permanent chief operating officer.
St Louis (pictured, left) will join the insurer in July 2026, subject to regulatory approval, in 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...
Gen H has opened its Scottish distribution to all brokers on its panel, following an exclusive pilot with Mortgage Advice Bureau in February.
The expansion gives Scottish brokers on the lender’s panel access to Gen H’s income booster mortgage, as well as criteria aimed at...
In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...
Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still.
Between managing the fallout from the cost-of-living crisis, dealing with the FCA’s ever-watchful eye and handling the sheer volume of product...
Paradigm Mortgage Services has appointed Nick Delawa as business development director, with responsibility for London and the South East as the network continues to expand its support for member firms.
Delawa (pictured) joins with immediate effect and will focus on winning new member firms while...
