LATEST COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS NEWS

Halifax pulls all deals over 60% LTV

Leading mortgage lender Halifax has responded to the coronavirus crisis by withdrawing all mortgages...

Covid-19: buy-to-let market “going into reverse”

Property Master believes that landlords will struggle to get mortgages as the impact of...

Roma Finance stops new business lending

Bridging, buy-to-let and development finance lender, Roma Finance, has temporarily stopped accepting new business...

Covid-19 ‘means end for paper ID checks’

Anti-money-laundering specialists SmartSearch believe that the spread of the coronavirus means firms relying on...

Fiducia Group launches new asset finance division

Fiducia Group has unveiled a new asset finance division offering bespoke funding solutions to...

Air Group issues Coronavirus statement

Air Group, the collective of companies covering a range of retirement and later life...

Financial Adviser Event rescheduled for September

The Financial Adviser Event has decided to reschedule its inaugural event to 8 September. A...

Covid-19: Citizens Advice calls for greater protections for renters

UK wide charity Citizens Advice wants increased protections for renters following coronavirus legislation. Dame Gillian...

Fast support for businesses called for

Research undertaken just prior to Coronavirus hitting, showed that over 2.6 million UK SMEs...

MCI Club offers free CRM system to brokers

The MCI mortgage club has announced the early release of its free Customer Relationship...

Mortgage Brain reports ESIS reduction

Mortgage Brain has reported a reduction in ESIS produced from its mortgage sourcing systems...

The Coventry wants borrowers to apply online for payment holidays

The Coventry Building Society has launched an online form for borrowers affected by the...

Octane Capital completes four deals in past 24 hours

Octane Capital says it will continue to support its broker partners as normally as possible...

SBG launches Covid-19 adviser support hub

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is looking to help advisers to support their customers and...

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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