LATEST COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS NEWS

Mortgage Brain sees “marked” reduction in ESIS volumes

Mortgage Brain has reported a significant rise in lenders changing their products, a reduction...

L&G outlines Covid-19 strategy

Legal & General has outlined its approach to supporting intermediaries and servicing insurance customers...

Spicerhaart Corporate Sales wants 80% rental income guarantee

Asset management firm Spicerhaart Corporate Sales has called for the government’s 80% salary guarantee...

Covid-19: the Mansfield tightens criteria

The Mansfield Building Society has become the latest lender to take steps to tighten...

Phoebus self-service portal aims to ease call centre pressure

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has launched a new digital self-service portal that allows lender’s...

The Coventry pulls all mortgage products above 65% LTV

The Coventry Building Society has made the decision to temporarily withdraw all residential, buy-to-let...

Conveyancing stakeholders produce Covid-19 industry guidance

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has endorsed industry-wide guidance to conveyancing firms advising clients on...

Robert Sinclair: “I fear for non-bank lenders”

The chief executive of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has warned that the coronavirus...

Paradigm provides crisis support page

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched a new Coronavirus support page for advisers which includes information...

TRM Network creates Covid-19 hub

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has created a new hub for their members,...

Covid-19: Don’t move house, advises government

The government is urging urge parties involved in home moving to "adapt and be...

CRM system offered free to all UK brokers

Members of the Financial Services Tech Task Force initiative have joined forces to fund...

The Leeds extends mortgage offers

Mortgage offers from the Leeds Building Society are being extended by three months to...

The Coventry changes valuation policy

The Coventry Building Society is making changes to its LTV limits due to surveyors putting...

COMMENT

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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