In challenging times such as this, it often feels like the first instinct for many in the mortgage market is to talk it down. They will often look at the market as the sum of its challenges. To...
Foundation Home Loans has increased the amount higher-earning residential borrowers can access under changes to its loan-to-income criteria.
The intermediary-only specialist lender said sole applicants...
The Wealthy Advisers Club has donated a fully funded place at its inaugural Digital Detox Retreat to the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter.
The £997...
Access Financial Services recorded its strongest month for mortgage business in July, with activity 46.8% higher than in July 2025.
The result was also 39%...
LiveMore has launched a podcast series covering developments in the specialist and later-life lending markets.
The lender said Living More, which is aimed at brokers...
Misconceptions about mortgage eligibility may be prompting aspiring first-time buyers to abandon their plans before exploring the options available to them, research from Lloyds suggests.
A study of more than 1,000 prospective first-time buyers found that 58% incorrectly believed...
Dudley Building Society has published a guide explaining how trusts can be used to protect savings, support relatives and pass wealth between generations.
The Trust Savings Guide is aimed at customers who are uncertain about whether a trust is...
Eleos has partnered with household bills platform Homebox to offer life insurance and income protection to renters and home movers.
The partnership will give Eleos access to consumers outside the traditional mortgage advice channel, with protection offered to Homebox...
The proportion of UK adults apprehensive about making mortgage decisions has risen from 15% to 21% over the past year according to research from Handelsbanken Wealth.
Anxiety around other major financial decisions has also increased, with 33% now apprehensive...
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...
At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.
But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...
Gen H has reduced rates across its 90% and 95% loan-to-value mortgage ranges in a move aimed at buyers with smaller deposits.
The residential mortgage lender has cut rates by 15 basis points, its second reduction at higher loan-to-value (LTV) levels in three weeks.
The changes...
The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners and of making commonhold the default way to own a flat in England and Wales.
The draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform...
Mortgage Advice Bureau has added GB Bank to its lender panel, giving its advisers access to the bank's bridging and buy-to-let products.
The agreement allows Mortgage Advice Bureau advisers to place buy-to-let cases with the bank, including enquiries involving residential, semi-commercial and commercial property.
GB Bank...
