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Covid-19: Accord offers online mortgage holiday application

For brokers with clients financially affected by coronavirus (Covid-19), mortgage payment holidays from Accord...

Covid-19: income streaming provider waives NHS fees

Income streaming provider Wagestream has waived all fees to both NHS employers and staff...

FCA sets out new guidance for coronavirus loan scheme

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new guidance for mortgage lenders and administrators,...

Hodge: get in touch if you’re in financial difficulty

Later life, holiday let and buy-to-let mortgage specialist Hodge is aiming to help customers who...

Covid-19: Knowledge Bank creates free criteria change tool

Knowledge Bank is providing brokers and the wider industry with a single point of...

Covid-19: Twenty7Tec to publish daily market analysis

Twenty7Tec is to provide free daily market analysis reports to key intermediary and lender...

Mortgage Brain unveils Coronavirus initiatives

Following feedback and requests for help from intermediaries and lenders, Mortgage Brain has introduced...

Debt charities call for immediate household rescue package

Direct cash support for affected households, a pause on debt enforcement, and urgent support...

Covid-19: further support for homeowners and landlords

Lenders representing banks, building societies and other specialist lenders have announced additional support for...

L&G Mortgage Club unveils member support measures

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced a number of measures to support its...

Covid-19: SimplyBiz CEO praises product provider support for advisers

Matt Timmins, joint CEO of The SimplyBiz Group, has praised the “proactive, flexible and...

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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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