Education

Young borrowers risk credit damage by following unqualified social media advice

More than seven million people in the UK have taken financial advice from a...

Reeves backs building societies’ first-time buyer push

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has thrown her weight behind building societies’ campaign to convince aspiring...

Terry Blackburn on building a community for mortgage brokers

At 19, Terry Blackburn was knocking on doors trying to sell life insurance to...

CIExpert expands Critical Thinking research into IP

CIExpert is set to launch Critical Thinking 2026 on 12 March, expanding its flagship...

Jupp: Brightstar will keep pushing specialist lending boundaries

Brightstar Group chief executive Rob Jupp has pledged to keep “pushing” the specialist lending...

MAB hosts strategic lender Summit at Century Club 

Leading figures from the UK mortgage lending community gathered last night at the exclusive...

Countrywide Surveying Services names associate director for learning & development

Countrywide Surveying Services has promoted Sarah Chalmers-Stevens to associate director of learning and development...

One in four adults lack confidence making everyday financial decisions

Research from specialist lender Pepper Money suggests confidence, rather than income alone, is a...

Financial confidence masks widespread gaps in money knowledge, study finds

A growing disconnect between perceived financial confidence and actual understanding is leaving many UK...

Mortgage boss swaps rates for reindeer country in charity trek

While most brokers are worrying about swap rates and pipeline conversions, Liddle Perrett founder...

MIMHC offers free mental health first aid training

The mortgage and property finance sector is rolling out a series of free mental...

Knowledge Bank separates dev finance as demand grows

Knowledge Bank has launched a dedicated Development Finance lending type on its platform to...

Think you know CeMAP? Maybe it’s time to think again

Anyone who wants to work as a mortgage adviser in the UK needs to...

Square 1 Media introduces sales team training for adviser-facing firms

PR and marketing agency Square 1 Media has launched a new training service aimed...
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COMMENT

Comment

Bank Rate holds, but the pressure is building

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) last month at 3.75% provides another period of stability for the mortgage market,...

How are we supporting the next generation of first-time buyers?

With GCSE and A-level results out over the last fortnight, it feels like the right moment to ask a question the industry doesn't spend...

Let’s not get bogged down in the macro, let’s focus on the ones and twos

In challenging times such as this, it often feels like the first instinct for many in the mortgage market is to talk it down....

Underwriting: Are we saying “no” to the wrong risks?

Over the last two days I’ve talked about the size of the later life lending market and the knowledge gap that still exists around...

The blind spot: residential advisers and the over-55 customer

Yesterday I talked about the supportive nature of the equity release and later life lending community and the fact that collaboration is one of...

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News

Regions share £10bn allocation for 70,000 affordable homes

More than 70,000 social and affordable homes are to be built across six English...
Appointments

Amanda Bryden appointed to lead Accord Mortgages

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Amanda Bryden as director of distribution and incoming managing...
marketing

TMG backs Rotherham United Women in shirt sponsorship deal

TMG Financial Services has agreed a partnership with Rotherham United Women FC to become...
Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages adds fixed-fee options to limited-edition range

ModaMortgages has expanded its limited-edition buy-to-let range with new fixed and percentage-based product fee...

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