BoE chief signals caution over interest rates

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has signalled that policymakers will take a cautious approach to interest rates as global energy markets remain volatile, warning that the UK faces a “very big energy shock”. Speaking to BBC News during...

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The Cambridge brings back fixed rates across core range

The Cambridge Building Society has reintroduced fixed-rate mortgages across its main range, offering new options for first-time buyers, remortgage borrowers and home movers. The refreshed...

Rely completes buy-to-let remortgage in 6.5 working days

Rely has completed a buy-to-let remortgage in 6.5 working days, moving a landlord off bridging finance shortly after refurbishment works were finished. The specialist lender...

Conveybuddy gives more than £8,000 to charities in first quarter

Conveybuddy donated £8,249 to three charity partners in the first three months of 2026, with the total linked to completed conveyancing cases referred through...

First Mortgage expands Scottish new-build reach with Home Loan Services acquisition

First Mortgage has acquired Home Loan Services (Glasgow) Ltd in a move that strengthens its position in Scotland’s new-build mortgage market. The adviser firm, which...

The Buckinghamshire adds fixed rates to impaired credit ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new range of two-year fixed rate mortgages across its Credit Revive and Credit Restore products for borrowers with historic credit issues. The mutual said the new deals are available from today and are...

LifeSearch names protection award winners for 2026

LifeSearch has named the winners of its 2026 awards, with Scottish Widows, Royal London, Guardian and LV= among the firms recognised at an industry event focused on protection innovation, service and efforts to narrow the UK protection gap. The...

Foundation launches limited edition remortgages as it cuts residential and BTL rates

Foundation has launched new limited edition residential remortgage deals and reduced rates across much of its residential and buy-to-let range. The intermediary-only specialist lender said the latest changes, announced on 16 April, include a pair of F1 residential remortgage-only...

Nivo unveils AI case-handling agents for lenders and brokers

Nivo has launched a new proposition using AI agents to help lenders and brokers gather information, chase missing documents and improve the chances of cases being packaged correctly at the first attempt. The fintech said its new proposition is...

PROFILE

Profile: Andrew Lloyd, CEO of Fignum

Andrew Lloyd is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fignum. He was appointed to the role in October 2024 to lead the business, which...

INDUSTRY COMMENT

Second charge, the first option

A quiet shift is underway in the UK mortgage market, and it is being driven by borrowers, not lenders. We are seeing more clients who...

What to look for when determining your network partner?

Over the years I have spoken to many advisers who are either thinking about starting their own firm or reviewing whether their current network...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

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...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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BUY-TO-LET

Keystone names Steve Griffiths as commercial director

Keystone Property Finance has appointed Steve Griffiths as commercial director, adding a senior industry...

Clydesdale raises selected residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates

Clydesdale will increase selected residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates from Tuesday 14 April,...

Barclays loosens affordability rules for residential and buy-to-let borrowers

Barclays has changed its affordability calculations for residential and buy-to-let mortgages, in a move...

Landbay adds small HMO remortgage products to Premier range

Landbay has added new small HMO remortgage products to its Premier range as it...

Flipping slump reshapes broker opportunities

Falling profitability in the property flipping market is reshaping opportunities for mortgage brokers as...

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

Paragon expands landlord offering with limited edition five-year fixes

Paragon Bank has launched a new range of limited edition five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages...

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FIRST-TIME BUYERS

Mortgage Advice Bureau buys HomeOwners Alliance in push to reach buyers earlier

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has bought consumer platform HomeOwners Alliance as it looks to build relationships with borrowers earlier in the home-moving process and widen its role beyond mortgage advice. The deal gives MAB a 100% stake in HomeOwners Alliance Ltd, with the business acquired...

Mortgage deals vanish in days as rates surge

Mortgage deals are disappearing at record speed as lenders scramble to reprice in a...

Zero-deposit mortgage sales reach five-year high as affordability pressures persist

The number of zero-deposit mortgage sales reached 574 in the first three quarters of...

Market stalls as rates surge on Middle East tensions

The UK housing market lost momentum in March with rising borrowing costs and geopolitical...

Gen H cuts rates across mortgage range including New Build Boost

Gen H has reduced rates across its full mortgage range, including its New Build...

OPINION

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic...

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is that the sector has always been made up of a wide range of different borrower types, each of whom have...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

DISTRIBUTION

Rosemount adds Handelsbanken to lender panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel, giving advisers access to...

Bank of Ireland brings Lauren Wiles back to national partnership role

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has appointed Lauren Wiles as a national partnership manager...

HLPartnership adds Afin Bank to panel

HLPartnership has added Afin Bank to its lender panel, giving advisers across the network...

The Leeds strengthens intermediary team with senior account manager hire

Leeds Building Society has hired Michelle Ward as corporate account manager, adding more than...

Afin waives legal fees on remortgages in broker push

Afin Bank is offering free legal fees on remortgage applications submitted before the end of May in a move aimed at supporting brokers and clients navigating a volatile rate environment. The incentive, available via its Express remortgage service with partner Movin’ Legal, could deliver savings...