Distribution

Virgin Money updates mortgage range

Virgin Money has made changes to its mortgage range including the launch of new...

Proc fee hike from Skipton Intermediaries

Skipton Intermediaries has increased its mortgage procuration fees. Proc fees will rise to 0.40%...

2015: time to understand your client database

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” Actually, it began to look like...

New Year proc fee rise from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has announced a increase in procuration fees across its residential mortgage range. The...

The Nottingham to hike proc fees

The Nottingham Building Society is to raise its procuration fees to 0.40% in January. The...

Ageas and Virgin Money agree insurance deal

Ageas UK and Virgin Money have teamed up to create a range of home...

Metro Bank expands intermediary lending area

Metro Bank has moved to widen its lending area for intermediaries. Brokers will...

PTFS restructure sees Neil Hoare depart

Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS) has merged its sales and marketing functions. As a...

TBMC unveils exclusive buy-to-let two-year fixes

TBMC has launched two new exclusive buy-to-let products with the Skipton Building Society. The products...

FCA: early days but RDR seems be working

The first stage of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) post-implementation review of the...

TFC Homeloans to package for CMC

TFC Homeloans is now an appointed packager for Cheshire Mortgage Corporation. The latter's products...

Smart Money moves into bridging finance

Smart Money will be adding full bridging support for intermediaries to its services from...

MCI Mortgage Club panel expands

Lloyds Banking Group has become the latest addition to the MCI Mortgage Club...

Landlords prefer intermediary distribution

Paragon Mortgages' latest landlord research has found that landlords prefer to source buy-to-let finance...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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