This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for over 20 years. But for the last decade my other half has been in...
Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20 basis points (bps).
The lender said the changes apply to both...
Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value products, reflecting continued landlord demand for lower leverage borrowing.
The lender...
Atom bank has cut rates across its prime mortgage range by as much as 25 basis points (bps), following a reduction to its near prime products earlier this month.
The lender said rates on products up to 85% loan-to-value...
Family Building Society has reintroduced 60% loan-to-value products across its core owner-occupier range and reduced selected fixed rates by as much as 30 basis points.
The mutual said the changes, announced on 16 April, also include lower pricing across...
Recognise Bank has appointed creative studio EveryFriday to lead a full rebrand as it looks to strengthen its positioning among SMEs and property professionals.
The specialist lender confirmed that EveryFriday secured the mandate following a competitive pitch process, with...
Simplify has appointed Samantha Tickell as key account director as the conveyancing and property services group looks to strengthen support for introducer partners.
Tickell (pictured) has joined from Simply Conveyancing, where she was associate director and head of account...
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...
20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...
Government-backed Help to Buy schemes delivered modest improvements in housing affordability, with the gains concentrated among higher-income households, according to new analysis.
Research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) suggests that the flagship policies, introduced in 2013 to support homeownership, did little to shift...
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...
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...
Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has appointed Lauren Wiles as a national partnership manager as it seeks to strengthen broker and intermediary relationships in 2026.
Wiles (pictured) is returning to the lender following maternity leave and a career break, and will rejoin the intermediary team...
