The Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation has awarded its one-off £20,000 Extra Funding Grant to Exeter Leukaemia Fund.
The award marks three years of grant-giving by the Foundation, which has supported around 60 UK charities and raised more than £550,000...
London first-time buyers using a no-deposit mortgage could pay more than £73,000 in additional interest during their first five years of ownership according to...
Nicky Heathcote is to step down as non-executive chair of the Conveyancing Association as she approaches the end of her second term.
Heathcote (pictured) will...
HM Revenue & Customs recovered £104 million from voluntary landlord tax disclosures in 2025/26 as the number of cases reached its highest level for seven years.
The total marked the third consecutive year in which HMRC generated more than...
Bruton Knowles has appointed Jimmy James as an associate in its national valuation team, covering Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes and the wider Midlands.
James (pictured) brings more than 20 years' experience advising on the valuation of commercial, industrial and residential...
Lenders could use greater flexibility in affordability assessments to develop mortgages for customers whose circumstances do not fit traditional lending models, according to financial services consultancy Capco.
Steve Bull, managing principal at Capco, said firms would need clarity over...
ModaMortgages has launched a limited-edition range of buy-to-let mortgages without application fees.
The specialist lender is offering two-year and five-year fixed-rate products for single dwelling properties, with rates starting at 3.59%.
The range also includes two-year and five-year fixed-rate products...
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...
The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...
It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...
Almost four in five UK first-time buyers believe their education failed to prepare them for mortgages, interest rates and home ownership, according to research commissioned by Mojo Mortgages.
The online mortgage broker's survey of 1,000 first-time buyers found that 79% felt inadequately prepared by the...
Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...
For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments, digital document recognition and streamlined application journeys have all improved the experience for lenders, brokers and borrowers alike.
Origination is where...
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...
LendInvest recorded its strongest ever year for lending in the 12 months to 31 March, with loan originations reaching a record £1.44bn despite continued economic uncertainty and volatility in funding markets.
The technology-led specialist lender said lending increased 17% year-on-year, culminating in a record fourth...
