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Brokers “doing great job” sourcing mortgages

New research from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has found that brokers are...

Mortgage ‘robo-adviser’ plans launch

MortgageGym.com, which its founders have dubbed a 'regulated mortgage robo-adviser', is to launch in the UK...

West One Loans partners with Black Book Finance

West One Loans range of bridging products are now being offered to mortgage intermediaries...

L&G Mortgage Club unveils Pepper exclusives

Pepper Homeloans has launched a range of two-year fixed rates starting from 2.40%, exclusively via...

Buy to Let Club partners with Precise Mortgages

Buy to Let Club has teamed up with Precise Mortgages to offer its members an...

Paradigm partners with Nottingham for Intermediaries

Paradigm Mortgage Services, has added Nottingham for Intermediaries, the dedicated intermediary arm of the Nottingham...

Millennials confident about their financial future

Britain's Millennials are positive about their financial future with six in 10 believing their...

Avoiding a mortgage catastrophe

We’re almost through the first quarter of the year which can seem like a...

Almost half of DAs to respond to FSCS consultation

TMA Mortgage Club has claimed that 47% of Directly Authorised (DA) advisers are planning...

TFC Homeloans links with Axis Bank

TFC Homeloans has teamed up with specialist buy-to-let lender Axis Bank UK. Brokers will now be...

TMA to distribute Magellan deals

Magellan Homeloans is to distribute its range of mortgage products via The Mortgage Alliance (TMA). Directly authorised...

Procuration fees “should be higher”

John Coffield of Paradigm Mortgage Services told an audience at Financial Services Expo (FSE) Glasgow...

The Principality to pay broker retention proc fees

The Principality Building Society is to pay a retention procuration fee of 0.20% to intermediaries for...

The Bucks joins Brilliant Solutions’ lender panel

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has been added to Brilliant Solutions lender panel. Brokers can now access residential,...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

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