Distribution

Kensington cuts packager rates

Mortgage distributor 3mc has confirmed that Kensington is cutting its rates on its specialist...

Vida Homeloans partners with Mortgage Intelligence

Vida Homeloans has been appointed to the Mortgage Intelligence panel of lenders for both...

NatWest IS to pay 20bps broker retention fee

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has become the latest lender to address the issue of retention...

Santander introduces minimum proc fee

Santander has made changes to its new business procuration fee policy. It has introduced a minimum procuration...

Key mortgage hire at HSBC

HSBC has appointed Jackie Uhi to the role of head of mortgage distribution. Uhi joins HSBC...

Pepper added to TMA lender panel

Pepper Homeloans is to market its specialist mortgages via The Mortgage Alliance (TMA).  TMA’s brokers will...

Kent Reliance partners with The Mortgage Alliance

Kent Reliance has teamed up with The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) to provide a direct submission...

Brilliant Solutions expands lender panel

The Brilliant Solutions mortgage club has joined the list of New Street's distribution partners.  This...

MCI expands lender panel

MCI Mortgage Club has announced the addition of both Kensington and New Street to...

It’s vital to evolve our business models

Anyone out there who delivers regular presentations or seminars will know that they can...

Mortgage Intelligence becomes H&R privileged partner

Mortgage Intelligence has been added to Hinckley & Rugby Building Society’s Privileged Partner panel....

TML expands distributor base

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has added another packager to its distribution panel.   Following the recent additions...

The Right Mortgage Network expands BTL panel

State Bank of India UK (SBI UK) buy-to-let mortgages can now be accessed via...

Connect for Intermediaries launches residential permissions

Connect for Intermediaries has expanded its mortgage network proposition to now include residential permissions. The...

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...

Latest news

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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