Barclays has changed its affordability calculations for residential and buy-to-let mortgages, in a move that could allow some borrowers to access larger loans.
The bank said residential applicants taking products at 85% loan to value or below will now...
The cost of conveyancing services rose modestly in the first quarter of 2026, although prices remain broadly unchanged compared with a year earlier.
The average...
Bath Building Society has launched a new property decisioning engine aimed at cutting delays in the mortgage valuation process for brokers and borrowers.
The mutual...
LSL Financial Services is to hold its first conference dedicated solely to protection, in a move aimed at mortgage advisers and specialist protection advisers...
Afin Bank has partnered with Westcor International to introduce Perfect Title Insurance across its mortgage process in England and Wales, in a move designed to reduce delays between offer and completion.
The lender said the arrangement would allow some...
Mortgage deals are disappearing at record speed as lenders scramble to reprice in a volatile rate environment.
Latest data from Moneyfacts shows the average shelf-life of a mortgage has fallen to just eight days, down from 14 days in...
TAB is expanding its investor relations division as the real estate finance and investment house looks to bring in more private capital alongside growth in its specialist lending business.
The move comes with the firm’s active loan book now...
A growing number of retirees are returning to work as the financial realities of retirement fall short of expectations, according to new research from Standard Life.
The data suggests one in six retirees (16%) have either already gone back...
The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...
20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...
The UK housing market lost momentum in March with rising borrowing costs and geopolitical uncertainty dragging on buyer demand and sales activity, according to the latest survey from Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
New buyer enquiries fell sharply to a net balance of -39%, down...
The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...
According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and the profession faces a critical skills gap at the worst possible time.
Building surveying and valuation are among the disciplines most...
Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...
One Mortgage System has completed a full API integration with United Trust Bank, giving brokers direct access to its residential mortgage range without the need to rekey data.
The integration allows OMS users to submit first charge residential applications straight through the platform, streamlining the...
