TMG backs Rotherham United Women in shirt sponsorship deal

TMG Financial Services has agreed a partnership with Rotherham United Women FC to become the club's official back-of-shirt partner for the 2026/27 season. The TMG Financial Services brand will feature on the back of the club's First Team and...

Latest news

Regions share £10bn allocation for 70,000 affordable homes

More than 70,000 social and affordable homes are to be built across six English regions over the next decade under an initial allocation of...

Amanda Bryden appointed to lead Accord Mortgages

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Amanda Bryden as director of distribution and incoming managing director of Accord Mortgages. Bryden (pictured) will join the Society's Homes...

ModaMortgages adds fixed-fee options to limited-edition range

ModaMortgages has expanded its limited-edition buy-to-let range with new fixed and percentage-based product fee options. The specialist lender has introduced fixed fees of £7,499 and...

Rely cuts rates for landlords with large property portfolios

Rely has launched a limited-edition range of buy-to-let mortgages for landlords who own 11 or more properties. The specialist lender, part of OSB Group, said...

Momenti Group expands Mortgage Minds support for brokers

Momenti Group has added group mentoring and one-to-one strategic sessions to its Mortgage Minds service for mortgage brokers. The Growth Circle is a group mentoring programme intended to bring brokers together to examine the challenges and opportunities facing their...

Vida introduces part-and-part mortgage option for residential borrowers

Vida Homeloans has launched a part-and-part repayment option across most of its residential mortgage range in an effort to give brokers greater flexibility when addressing affordability. The arrangement allows a mortgage to be divided between capital and interest and...

Empty homes risk losing standard insurance cover after 60 days

Thousands of owners may be unaware that their empty properties are no longer fully protected by standard home or landlord insurance policies, according to Ceta Insurance. An estimated 750,000 homes are standing empty across the UK, the highest number...

Mortgage Brain training programme gains LIBF accreditation

Mortgage Brain has secured continuing professional development accreditation from LIBF for its adviser training programme. The mortgage technology provider’s programme comprises 10 modules, available through daily live sessions and on-demand recordings. Customers can access the training through the Mortgage...

PROFILE

Toni Smith on the human factor and the fourth emergency service

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...

INDUSTRY COMMENT

Why the FCA’s Protection Report is a wake-up call and a massive opportunity for advisers

According to Mortgage Advice Bureau, approximately 90% of all mortgages are secured through an adviser, and 80% of protection are sold via the same...

Bank Rate holds, but the pressure is building

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) last month at 3.75% provides another period of stability for the mortgage market,...

How are we supporting the next generation of first-time buyers?

With GCSE and A-level results out over the last fortnight, it feels like the right moment to ask a question the industry doesn't spend...

Q&As

BUY-TO-LET

TMA adds Monmouthshire BS to lender panel

TMA Club has added Monmouthshire Building Society to its lender panel as the mutual...

Tipton cuts expat and limited company buy-to-let rates

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has reduced selected expat and limited company buy-to-let mortgage...

UK rent growth accelerates as supply pressures persist

Average UK private rents rose by 3.7% to £1,393 a month in the year...

Landlords reporting rent arrears falls to record low

The proportion of landlords reporting rent arrears has fallen to its lowest level on...

Fleet Mortgages brings back fee options for HMO and MUFB loans

Fleet Mortgages has reintroduced two five-year fixed-rate products for houses in multiple occupation and...

Hanley Economic moves into holiday let lending

Hanley Economic Building Society has entered the holiday let mortgage market with two variable...

Mortgage industry backs alcohol-free MIMHC lunch

An alcohol-free event organised by the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has secured...

FIRST-TIME BUYERS

Mortgage myths deter would-be first-time buyers

Misconceptions about mortgage eligibility may be prompting aspiring first-time buyers to abandon their plans before exploring the options available to them, research from Lloyds suggests. A study of more than 1,000 prospective first-time buyers found that 58% incorrectly believed existing debt would automatically prevent someone...

Eleos partners with Homebox to target underserved renters

Eleos has partnered with household bills platform Homebox to offer life insurance and income...

HSBC cuts residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK is reducing rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges from 19...

Gen H cuts high-LTV mortgage rates by 15 basis points

Gen H has reduced rates across its 90% and 95% loan-to-value mortgage ranges in...

Half of homes taking longer to sell as regional divide widens

Homes in almost half of Great Britain’s local authority areas are taking longer to...

OPINION

Let’s not get bogged down in the macro, let’s focus on the ones and twos

In challenging times such as this, it often feels like the first instinct for many in the mortgage market is to talk it down....

Underwriting: Are we saying “no” to the wrong risks?

Over the last two days I’ve talked about the size of the later life...

The blind spot: residential advisers and the over-55 customer

Yesterday I talked about the supportive nature of the equity release and later life...

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest conversation about what those numbers actually mean. One of the things I value most about the equity release and later life...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

DISTRIBUTION

Nomo joins Omni Mortgage Club lender panel

Omni Mortgage Club has added Sharia-compliant property finance provider Nomo to its lender panel. The...

Marsden passes £100m Guernsey lending milestone

Marsden Building Society has surpassed £100m in mortgage completions in Guernsey through its partnership...

L&G appoints Kerrigan to drive Ignite broker rollout

Legal & General has appointed Craig Kerrigan as broker relationship manager for its Ignite...

Stonebridge overhauls protection sourcing platform

Stonebridge has redesigned the protection sourcing journey within its Revolution adviser platform to support...

GB Bank joins Mortgage Advice Bureau lender panel

Mortgage Advice Bureau has added GB Bank to its lender panel, giving its advisers access to the bank's bridging and buy-to-let products. The agreement allows Mortgage Advice Bureau advisers to place buy-to-let cases with the bank, including enquiries involving residential, semi-commercial and commercial property. GB Bank...