Self-employed mortgage applicants have access to more than a third fewer eligible lenders than employed borrowers, latest analysis from Mortgage Broker Tools reveals.
MBT data for June 2026 showed that self-employed applicants could choose from an average of 12...
Reported revenue from mortgage broking increased by 15.9% to £1.6bn during 2025 despite a decline in the number of mortgage adviser posts, according to...
More than eight in 10 professional property investors plan to expand their portfolios during the next 12 months despite rising operating and compliance costs,...
Home insurance has bucked a wider decline in customer sentiment towards UK insurers, according to Smart Money People.
The financial services review site's UK Insurance...
Conveyancing provider Nova has appointed Andrew Smith as commercial director as it seeks to expand its relationships with estate agents and mortgage brokers.
Smith (pictured)...
Vida has revised its later-life mortgage criteria to give brokers clearer guidance when arranging loans that extend into a borrower's retirement.
The specialist lender's Next Chapter Lending proposition is aimed at later first-time buyers, homeowners moving in their fifties...
First-time buyer demand weakened across Great Britain in the second quarter of 2026, although Edinburgh, Liverpool and several other cities recorded stronger activity.
Research by Yopa found that 32.9% of homes suitable for first-time buyers had sold subject to...
Twenty7tec is giving RESEARCH users free access to its ADAPT market surveillance tool for two months as mortgage advisers contend with a rapid pace of product and criteria changes.
Users can sign up for the trial until 31 July....
Rely has completed a £2.4m remortgage secured against a 55-unit residential block in Northumberland.
The multi-unit freehold block, which is held on a single freehold, was valued at £3.2m after being fully refurbished.
The borrower, an experienced portfolio landlord and...
After nearly four decades in financial services, Sesame Network distribution director Toni Smith still believes technology should make advisers stronger, not replace them.
When Toni...
It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...
Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...
For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...
The first half of 2026 has reminded us how quickly sentiment can change within the mortgage and housing markets.
After a fairly stable and promising...
The Open Property Data Association has welcomed Angela Rayner’s return as housing secretary and called for continuity in the government’s work to modernise the homebuying process.
The trade body said Rayner’s previous experience in the role and existing relationships with the property industry should enable...
Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers through to much larger operations.
One thing has become increasingly clear during that time. Very few firms lack the ambition to...
Omni Protect has become the first service provider for directly authorised firms to offer Beagle Street’s new intermediary protection proposition to advisers following a new partnership between the two businesses.
The agreement follows Beagle Street’s recent expansion into the intermediary market and gives the more...
