Industry leaders are calling on mortgage and protection professionals across the UK to complete the 2026 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Viewpoint survey before it closes on 29 May.
The survey, delivered through the Working in Mortgages initiative, aims to...
The number of long-term vacant homes in England has risen by 14.5%, despite continued growth in the country’s housing stock.
There were 303,185 long-term vacant...
Awareness and support for the Renters’ Rights Act has risen sharply among tenants since the legislation passed last year though concerns are also growing...
Paragon Bank has reduced rates and simplified the application process for buy-to-let further advances, after feedback from brokers.
The lender has moved further advance applications...
The Cambridge Building Society has launched a limited company buy-to-let holiday let mortgage at 80% loan-to-value.
The product has been added to the society’s existing...
CHL Mortgages has appointed Jenna Macey as business development manager for London and the South East of England.
Macey (pictured) joins the lender with nearly 20 years’ experience in financial services, having started her career in personal banking roles...
OneDome has appointed Joanna Purdy as group head of compliance and promoted Rebecca Curtis to head of compliance for Mortgage Intelligence and OneDome Growth Partners.
The appointments form part of OneDome’s investment in its compliance framework as the business...
Buy-to-let landlords are continuing to make measured decisions about their portfolios despite remaining pessimistic about the wider UK economy, according to new research from Landbay.
The lender’s latest landlord survey found sentiment around individual buy-to-let businesses has stabilised, with...
Specialist buy-to-let lender Rely has completed a remortgage in five days, from application in principle to funds being released.
The case involved a single ex-local authority flat owned by a non-portfolio landlord.
The borrower had originally bought the property using...
The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...
East Ayrshire has been named the most affordable location in the UK for first-time buyers, according to new research from Lloyds.
The analysis, which looks at the average price paid by people buying their first home across local areas, found that average first-time buyer prices...
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this week. There are some 72 participants from across the mortgage sector taking part.
The six-day initiative follows the Grand Union Canal,...
Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Afin Bank to its lender panel, giving member firms access to the specialist lender’s residential and buy-to-let proposition.
Afin Bank offers residential and buy-to-let products for borrowers including those from the diaspora, self-employed clients, foreign nationals working in the UK...
