Mortgage and protection professionals urged to complete industry ED&I survey before deadline

Industry leaders are calling on mortgage and protection professionals across the UK to complete the 2026 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Viewpoint survey before it closes on 29 May. The survey, delivered through the Working in Mortgages initiative, aims to...

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Tenant support for Renters’ Rights Act grows

Awareness and support for the Renters’ Rights Act has risen sharply among tenants since the legislation passed last year though concerns are also growing...

Paragon cuts further advance rates and lowers minimum loan to £2,000

Paragon Bank has reduced rates and simplified the application process for buy-to-let further advances, after feedback from brokers. The lender has moved further advance applications...

The Cambridge adds 80% LTV limited company holiday let deal

The Cambridge Building Society has launched a limited company buy-to-let holiday let mortgage at 80% loan-to-value. The product has been added to the society’s existing...

CHL Mortgages appoints London and South East BDM

CHL Mortgages has appointed Jenna Macey as business development manager for London and the South East of England. Macey (pictured) joins the lender with nearly...

OneDome strengthens compliance leadership as group scales

OneDome has appointed Joanna Purdy as group head of compliance and promoted Rebecca Curtis to head of compliance for Mortgage Intelligence and OneDome Growth Partners. The appointments form part of OneDome’s investment in its compliance framework as the business...

Landlords focus on portfolio performance despite wider economic concerns

Buy-to-let landlords are continuing to make measured decisions about their portfolios despite remaining pessimistic about the wider UK economy, according to new research from Landbay. The lender’s latest landlord survey found sentiment around individual buy-to-let businesses has stabilised, with...

Rely completes buy-to-let remortgage in five days

Specialist buy-to-let lender Rely has completed a remortgage in five days, from application in principle to funds being released. The case involved a single ex-local authority flat owned by a non-portfolio landlord. The borrower had originally bought the property using...

Shepherds Friendly inks Primis distribution deal

Shepherds Friendly has agreed a distribution partnership with Primis Mortgage Network for its income protection products. The agreement will give Primis advisers access to the mutual society's income protection range, with distribution also taking place through Novium, the protection...

PROFILE

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

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...

INDUSTRY COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 16

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why complex-income borrowers need more adviser support

The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...

As leadership battle brews, could later life lending emerge as a defining policy issue?

The runners and riders are anticipating a leadership challenge to unseat Labour’s first Prime Minister in 20 years. Few could have imagined such a...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

Why partnerships are key for unlocking advice niches

What’s your USP? It’s a vital question for all businesses to consider, but particularly advice firms. So, what exactly draws a potential client to...

Is landlord liquidity at risk of becoming too overlooked?

Among the many heated debates swirling around the buy-to-let market at present - and there are many - one that gets relatively little attention...

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BUY-TO-LET

LHV Bank completes £22m buy-to-let portfolio deals

LHV Bank has completed two specialist buy-to-let transactions totalling about £22 million to support...

Professional landlords remain committed to buy-to-let despite regulatory pressures

Professional property investors are continuing to back the private rental sector despite mounting regulation...

Landlords buying from landlords as BTL purchases hit 10-year high

Landlord purchases have climbed to their highest level in a decade although the latest...

Mortgage arrears fall again as possessions edge up in Q1

Mortgage arrears declined across both residential and buy-to-let lending in the first quarter of...

OMS renews technology agreement with Complete FS

One Mortgage System has renewed its agreement with Complete FS, extending the specialist distributor’s...

Offa expands home finance team as Islamic lender builds on product growth

Offa has strengthened its home finance division with four new hires as it looks...

The Mortgage Works cuts rates and adds new buy-to-let options

The Mortgage Works has cut rates by up to 0.20 percentage points across selected...

Mansfield launches fixed rates running to September 2031

Mansfield Building Society has launched three mortgage products fixed until 30 September 2031, aimed...

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FIRST-TIME BUYERS

East Ayrshire named most affordable area for first-time buyers

East Ayrshire has been named the most affordable location in the UK for first-time buyers, according to new research from Lloyds. The analysis, which looks at the average price paid by people buying their first home across local areas, found that average first-time buyer prices...

Affordability widens north-south mortgage divide

A growing affordability gap is fuelling an increasingly pronounced north-south divide in the housing...

West Brom BS cuts low-deposit mortgage rates

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year core and new build...

First-time buyers overestimate deposit needed to buy

Many first-time buyers may be delaying home ownership because they misunderstand the deposit needed...

Lloyds Banking Group cuts deposit barrier with £5k first-time buyer deal

Lloyds Banking Group has launched a new mortgage allowing first-time buyers to secure a...

OPINION

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 15

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Making children’s cover part of the mortgage conversation

Seeing a child unwell can often change how we feel, especially if you are...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 13

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 12

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this week. There are some 72 participants from across the mortgage sector taking part. The six-day initiative follows the Grand Union Canal,...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

DISTRIBUTION

The Right Mortgage adds TAB to lender panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added specialist property finance lender TAB to...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 14

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Canal trek triumph as Berry and Morely win gold

Jason Berry and Charlie Morely finished their epic 141-mile trek up the Grand Union...

OSB Group promotes Hollands to lead intermediary sales and distribution

OSB Group has promoted Emily Hollands to group head of intermediary sales and distribution...

Paradigm adds Afin Bank to lender panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Afin Bank to its lender panel, giving member firms access to the specialist lender’s residential and buy-to-let proposition. Afin Bank offers residential and buy-to-let products for borrowers including those from the diaspora, self-employed clients, foreign nationals working in the UK...