Westmarq has challenged mortgage lenders to move more of their valuation business away from the surveying industry's dominant players as it looks to establish itself as a major alternative in the market.
Richard Sexton used the official launch of...
Clydesdale is increasing selected residential product transfer fixed rates by up to 0.17% from Monday 5 October.
The changes will affect selected two-year and five-year...
Green Party proposals to restrict private rent increases for three years could make it harder for buy-to-let borrowers to meet lender affordability criteria, brokers...
Confidence in the Financial Conduct Authority has increased, with almost eight in 10 regulated firms now highly satisfied with their relationship with the regulator.
The latest FCA and Practitioner Panel annual survey found 79% of firms reported high levels...
Financial advice firms are taking a more proactive approach to technology, but integrating new tools with existing systems remains the biggest barrier to further change, research from TFAS Compliance Services has found.
Its TechForward programme found 76% of respondents...
Check.co.uk has added a mortgage readiness feature to its app, bringing together credit, affordability, borrowing and deposit information to help consumers prepare for a mortgage application.
Mortgage Score by Check gives users a score based on a range of...
Seven Yorkshire Building Society colleagues have completed a 198km treadmill ultramarathon to raise money for the mutual's charity partnership with Felix.
The Mortgage Advice Team collectively covered the distance in under 10 hours at the Society's Bradford headquarters on...
John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...
There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...
Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them?
Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...
Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...
Mortgage Advice Bureau has added Gable Mortgages to its lender panel, giving its advisers access to the lender's 100% LTV proposition for borrowers without a traditional deposit.
The addition is aimed at first-time buyers struggling to build a deposit, as well as home movers whose...
There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate (BBR) hold at 3.75%, particularly given just how much the inflationary picture has deteriorated since the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...
Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry support with just five tables remaining for its alcohol-free charity lunch next month.
Mortgageforce and Shawbrook Bank are the latest firms to back the event, which takes place at the Grand...
