First-time buyers

Tembo partners with Barratt London to help first-time buyers

Tembo is partnering with Barratt London, part of Barratt Developments, to help get more...

Leeds BS ups maximum loan sizes

Leeds Building Society has increased maximum loan sizes for higher LTV (loan to value)...

West One launches new ‘Platinum’ residential range

West One Loans has launched a new range of residential mortgages with rates up...

Support for low deposit schemes vital after Help to Buy

National brokerage Just Mortgages has said that the sector must continue to get behind...

March gave us a lot to think about

March as a month certainly gave the mortgage market a lot to digest and...

Gen H launches conveyancing firm

Gen H has made Gen H Legal, its conveyancing arm, widely available to all...

Leeds BS unveils new 95% LTV mortgages

Leeds Building Society has added two new high loan to value (LTV) mortgages for homebuyers...

Property seen as essential to retirement finance

20% of wealthier homeowners believe that their property will not play a role in...

8% of grandparents use property wealth to support grandchildren

Research from Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has found that grandparents are providing financial...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank change Forces Help to Buy policy

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank will now accept the Forces Help to Buy loan...

MBT Affordability integrates with new HPP lender

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has integrated its MBT Affordability research platform with StrideUp, a...

SmartrFit adds Gen H affordability calculator

Legal & General has announced the addition of Gen H (Generation Home)’s affordability calculator...

GEN H joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm has added Gen H to its lender panel. Paradigm member firms can now access...

Budget childcare offer could benefit mortgage affordability

In today's Budget the chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced an offer of 30 hours of...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

Latest news

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

PROFILES