Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to remove a difficult landlord or managing agent and take control of their building. Both...
Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal pensions, giving brokers greater flexibility when placing later life cases.
The...
Conveyancing costs remained unchanged as a proportion of UK house prices during the year to April despite an increase in average fees, research from...
Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...
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...
United Trust Bank Mortgages has introduced a package of buy-to-let criteria changes aimed at helping brokers place a broader range of landlord cases.
The changes, which took effect yesterday (July 20), include longer mortgage terms, day-one remortgages and wider...
Mortgage technology provider JammJar has appointed Kieren Pace as customer success manager as six firms prepare to adopt its platform.
Pace joins the company with more than nine years' experience in mortgage technology, having held several roles at 360...
The number of landlord companies incorporated annually in Britain has risen by more than 1,700% since 2000, according to an analysis of Companies House records.
Research by specialist insurer Just Landlords found that 34,128 landlord businesses were registered in...
Twenty7tec and Saffron Building Society have examined the growing use of real-time market intelligence in mortgage lending as adviser demand continues to shift.
The latest episode of Twenty7tec's ELEVATE podcast considers how lenders can use current market data to...
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...
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...
A London couple working in hospitality used a part repayment, part interest-only mortgage to create greater flexibility in their monthly budget despite being able to borrow more on a conventional repayment basis.
Residential lender Gen H has published a case study demonstrating how a part...
Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...
What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and more a coronation. When your greatest obstacle is finding 81 MPs prepared to nominate an alternative, democracy starts resembling a...
Last week showed just how quickly events on the other side of the world can find their way into our industry, with swap rates reacting to the breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire.
We don't know how the situation will develop from here, but we do...
