First-time buyers are leaning heavily on brokers for speed, reassurance and help navigating affordability pressures, according to Santander’s latest Broker Perception Barometer.
Two thirds of borrowers said they could not have gone through the homebuying process without broker support,...
Mortgage search activity eased back from January’s early-year spike in February, but remained ahead of the same month last year, according to the latest...
Precise has introduced free standard valuations on residential properties worth up to £400,000 as it looks to reduce upfront costs for first-time buyers, home...
Mansfield Building Society has cut fixed rates across its Versatility and Credit Repair mortgage ranges, as specialist lenders seek to support brokers navigating a...
Countrywide Surveying Services has reported fresh progress in its training academy after 11 trainees secured AssocRICS qualification at the end of February and further...
Just Wealth, the financial advice arm of Just Mortgages, said assets under management rose by 63% in 2025 as it benefited from growing demand for broader financial planning and a steady flow of referrals from mortgage brokers.
The business...
Energy market volatility has driven borrowing costs higher in recent weeks, forcing mortgage lenders to adjust pricing while policymakers weigh the potential economic consequences ahead of the autumn Budget.
According to Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at...
Clydesdale Bank will increase a range of residential and buy-to-let fixed rates from Friday 13 March.
The lender said selected residential fixed rates across purchase, remortgage and product transfer deals will rise by up to 0.36%.
That includes core residential...
Virgin Money is increasing a range of residential, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer rates from Friday 13 March.
The lender said selected purchase fixed rates will rise by up to 0.18%, with two-year deals starting from 4.00%, five-year fixes...
During 2024 CIExpert commissioned Opinium to speak to 5,000 consumers – a mix of genders and ages – regarding critical illness (CI) insurance.
The aim...
The property ladder is usually talked about in terms of deposits, equity, and affordability but recent research reveals a less visible truth; moving up...
This month’s Spring Statement may not have delivered dramatic housing announcements, but the data released alongside it paints a clear picture about the continued...
Debt Awareness Week, beginning on 16th March, provides a timely opportunity for reflection. The early months of the year have long been associated with...
Homebuyers in more than six in 10 housing markets across Great Britain now need to save a deposit larger than the average annual salary, according to new analysis from estate agency network eXp UK.
The research shows that in 62% of Britain’s housing markets, the...
The latest UK Finance Later Life Lending Update for Q4 2025 should give every specialist adviser renewed confidence in the scale and resilience of this sector, and the opportunities it is going to continue to provide.
In the final quarter of 2025 alone, 41,100 new...
Yesterday, the Chancellor delivered her Spring Statement. Given the backdrop of war in the Middle East, clearly the government and the public currently have...
Brightstar Group is piloting a new initiative aimed at bringing Service Leavers and Veterans into the mortgage intermediary market, in partnership with Working in Mortgages.
The programme, titled Mortgage Jobs for Heroes, has been developed to encourage Armed Forces personnel leaving service to consider careers...
