Mortgage brokers continue to play a pivotal role in helping borrowers navigate the housing market, with new research from Santander suggesting their importance has remained consistently high despite ongoing economic uncertainty.
The lender’s latest Broker Perception Barometer, based on...
More than half of regulated firms are struggling to identify the individuals who ultimately own or control the businesses they deal with, according to...
Shariah-compliant property finance provider Nomo has joined the lender panel of Paradigm Mortgage Services, giving member firms access to specialist funding solutions for Gulf-based...
Yorkshire Building Society and Accord colleagues have raised more than £1 million for charity partner The Felix Project & FareShare after completing an overnight climb of Mount Snowdon.
More than 200 colleagues from Yorkshire Building Society and Accord took...
More than one in four UK homeowners have missed a mortgage payment because of illness or injury, highlighting the financial vulnerability many borrowers face when their income is disrupted.
Research from MetLife UK found that 28% of mortgage holders...
The Conveyancing Association has welcomed new HMRC guidance on Stamp Duty Land Tax registration requirements but warned that increasing complexity within the tax regime is creating growing challenges for conveyancing firms.
The Conveyancing Association (CA) said the publication of...
Fleet Mortgages has cut rates across a range of its two-year and five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let products at 75% loan-to-value, including products available for properties with higher EPC ratings.
The buy-to-let specialist lender has reduced rates by 20bps on its...
Last year mortgage technology specialist Fignum appointed Steve Carruthers as growth director, signalling its intent to scale its operations and deepen its role as...
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 UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...
Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...
Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty.
The logic feels intuitive -...
House sellers have made the biggest June price reduction in 14 years as higher stock levels and cautious buyer sentiment continue to reshape the housing market, according to the latest Rightmove House Price Index.
The average asking price of a newly listed property fell by...
There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring in 2026.
UK Finance confirmed it. And before you think "great, more business" – stop. Because the question isn't whether the...
Omni Protect has appointed Caspian Insurance as its endorsed protection referral partner for firms that do not write protection business in-house.
Omni Protect, Fintel's whole-of-market premium protection club proposition, said the partnership would give advisers a supported route for referring clients for protection advice.
The arrangement...
