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Mortgage application growth behind house price rises

Halifax has reported that house prices in September were 1.6% higher than in August. The...

Brokers not getting enough sleep

Crystal Specialist Finance's (CSF) recent Health and Wellbeing Survey for the intermediary sector found...

Mortgage Brain seeing ever increasing ESIS numbers

Mortgage Brain has reported that the number of ESIS generated through its sourcing system...

Brokers changing working patterns

Twenty7Tec's monthly market data for September has found that working patterns are changing for...

Skipton sees doubling in its social media conversations

The Skipton Building Society has seen the volume of its social media conversations double...

Mortgage Brain highlights current lender service levels

Mortgage Brain has introduced a new lender service report for advisers. The report collates information...

The Dudley anticipates strong demand for new holiday let deal

The Dudley Building Society has unveiled a mortgage aimed at owners of holiday let...

HLPartnership sees higher activity levels than pre-lockdown

Mortgage and protection network, HL Partnership (HLP) has reported that activity levels by members...

Keystone launches new online chat feature

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new online chat feature with the aim od...

Four-fifths of brokers ‘ready’ for Covid second wave

United Trust Bank has revealed that 81% of property and commercial finance brokers who...

BoE: sharp increase in mortgage approvals

The Bank of England has reported that mortgage market continued to show more signs...

Bluestone Mortgages joins Mortgage Market Alliance

Bluestone Mortgages has joined the Mortgage Market Alliance (MMA) as a founder member of...

The Buckinghamshire offers members 90% LTV deals

The Buckinghamshire Building Society is looking to reward its existing members with the launch...

Bathgate helps Leaf grow

Bathgate Business Finance has helped the expansion of Liverpool-based hospitality firm, Leaf, with finance...

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Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

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...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

Norton Home Loans provides remortgage on PRC home in Southampton

Norton Home Loans has completed a £218,000 remortgage for joint applicants in Southampton, allowing...

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