Bridging

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five...

GB Bank joins Knowledge Bank criteria platform

GB Bank has been added to Knowledge Bank’s criteria sourcing platform, giving brokers access...

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...

Q&A: Vincent Ricks, Norton Broker Services

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Vincent Ricks, business development manager at Norton Broker...

Rely completes buy-to-let remortgage in 6.5 working days

Rely has completed a buy-to-let remortgage in 6.5 working days, moving a landlord off...

Property auctions post strong March as sales and funds raised climb

Property auction activity gathered pace in March, with both sales volumes and money raised...

Glenhawk boosts northern broker coverage with new hire

Glenhawk has appointed Ryan Brewer as business development manager for the North West, North...

Flipping slump reshapes broker opportunities

Falling profitability in the property flipping market is reshaping opportunities for mortgage brokers as...

Black & White nears £500m lending milestone

Black & White Bridging is closing in on £500m of lending just five years...

Mortgage Brain unveils major CRM Brain update shaped by broker feedback

Mortgage Brain has released its most extensive update to CRM Brain, introducing new functionality...

StreamBank joins The Right Mortgage & Protection Network panel

StreamBank has joined The Right Mortgage & Protection Network’s lender panel, giving the network's...

Solar and heat pump rules could push up mortgage prices

New rules forcing developers to install solar panels and low-carbon heating systems on most...

FCA probe into MFS collapse sharpens focus on corporate due diligence

The Financial Conduct Authority’s investigation into the collapse of Market Financial Solutions is prompting...

FCA to investigate Market Financial Solutions

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced an investigation into Market Financial Solutions Limited...

COMMENT

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

Triple lock or no triple lock? That is not the question

The debate over the State Pension triple lock has returned. But perhaps the more important question is what the debate tells us about the...

Your clients have already asked AI

The FCA published research on 27 August showing that 56% of 18- to 40-year-olds who hold or are considering investments say they trust AI...

The technology that matters doesn’t make the decision

We have a tendency when talking about mortgage technology to start with what it can automate. How many documents can it process, how quickly can...

Latest news

Propertymark warns Scottish mansion tax could restrict housing market

Propertymark has warned plans for a Scottish “mansion tax” could make it harder for...

Berkeley calls for stamp duty overhaul to kick-start housing market

Berkeley Group has called on the Government to slash stamp duty for first-time buyers...

Stronger UK growth adds to interest rate uncertainty

Stronger-than-expected UK economic growth has added another complication to the outlook for interest rates...

Tipton expands Credit Plus range with second tier

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has added a second tier to its Credit Plus...

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