Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has signalled that interest rate cuts are likely to remain on hold as policymakers assess the inflationary impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Speaking at a central banking conference in...
Industry figures have called for closer links between mortgage advisers, wealth managers and later life lending specialists to improve client outcomes.
Speaking at a summit...
Residential property transactions edged lower in April, although industry figures said activity remained resilient despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and volatility in mortgage markets.
HMRC’s latest...
West Brom Building Society completed more than £1 billion of new homeownership lending in its latest financial year, with first-time buyers accounting for 72%...
Suffolk Building Society has reported a sharp increase in expat mortgage applications, with activity remaining resilient despite heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
The building society said it recorded a 140% increase in expat cases following the outbreak...
The Right Mortgage has announced details of a series of member roadshows taking place across the UK in June.
The events will be open to firms that are part of The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and The Right...
Fleet Mortgages has joined LMS Panel Link as the buy-to-let lender looks to improve connectivity with law firms and reduce friction in post-offer processes.
The intermediary-only lender will use LMS Secure Link, Electronic Certificate of Title and Charge Registration...
Barclays Mortgages is reducing rates across selected residential purchase, remortgage and existing customer products from Friday 29 May.
The changes include reductions across two-year, three-year and five-year fixed rate products, with cuts applying at a range of loan-to-value tiers.
For...
Last year mortgage technology specialist Fignum appointed Steve Carruthers as growth director, signalling its intent to scale its operations and deepen its role as...
Mortgage advertising used to operate in two settings only: either aggressively corporate or suspiciously aspirational.
You were either looking at a couple laughing at salad...
When markets become more uncertain or transactional activity looks like it is flattening, the firms that stand out are rarely the ones simply chasing...
Mortgage lenders have spent the last few years plugging into every available external source, from Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) to payroll verification.
We have built...
Gen H has reduced rates across its mortgage range, with cuts of up to 30 basis points (bps) now available to brokers on its panel.
The reductions went live at 5.30pm on Monday 25 May and apply across the lender’s product range.
The largest cuts apply...
Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental wellbeing - and for many people across the UK, mortgage payments are now becoming one of the biggest sources of stress.
The data highlights the scale of the issue. More than...
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge in London on Sunday and reaches its climax at HSBC's Birmingham head office later today. There are some 72 participants from across the mortgage sector taking part.
The six-day...
