Islamic Finance

Gatehouse Bank raises income multiples across home purchase plans

Gatehouse Bank has increased its finance-to-income ratios across its home purchase plan range, allowing...

Mortgage mental health walk hits capacity as 72 sign up

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has confirmed its 2026 Walk and Talk event is now...

Gatehouse cuts expat buy-to-let rates

Gatehouse Bank has reduced rental rates on its 2-year fixed buy-to-let products for UK expats...

Gatehouse exits BTR platform to fuel home finance growth

Gatehouse Financial Group has sold its build-to-rent platform to Apollo in a move designed...

Finova underpins Offa’s move into Sharia-compliant residential finance

Finova has supported the launch of Offa’s new Sharia-compliant Home Purchase Plan, extending the...

A turning point for British Islamic home finance

A quick question for brokers: what would you do if 80% of a fast-growing...

Offa promises one-hour Islamic home finance offers

Offa has unveiled what it describes as a high street bank-beating Home Purchase Plan,...

“Financial faith penalty” shaping Islamic home finance experience

British Muslims seeking Sharia-compliant home finance face slower decisions and heavier administration than mainstream...

Access FS partners with Islamic home finance provider StrideUp

Access Financial Services has signed a new partnership with UK-based home-financing fintech company StrideUp. The...

Gatehouse Bank cuts 5-year BTL rates for expats and overseas buyers

Gatehouse Bank has reduced rental rates by 0.18% across its full range of 5-year...

Gatehouse Bank partnership aims to ease UK property finance for overseas buyers

Gatehouse Bank has partnered with financial technology firm Algbra in a move designed to...

Arc & Co. arranges £2.7m industrial investment loan in Bristol

Arc & Co. has completed a £2.675m investment loan secured against an industrial asset...

Gatehouse Bank launches refinance fee saver purchase plans for UK residents

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a limited edition range of refinance products for UK residents...

MIMHC launches programme to train over 100 Mental Health First Aiders

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) Foundation has announced its most ambitious programme...
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Opinions & blogs

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...
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Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...
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L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...
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West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year fixed purchase mortgage range,...

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