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adverse credit
Atom bank breaks Near Prime record
Atom bank has reported another record-breaking month for Near Prime activity. Over the course of...
14 March 2025
Loughborough BS extends 5.5x income to 95% LTV
Loughborough Building Society has increased the loan to value (LTV) on its 5.5x income...
25 February 2025
Atom Bank cuts near prime mortgage rates
Atom Bank has announced rate reductions across its near prime residential mortgage range. The lender...
19 February 2025
Pepper Money unveils 20bp mortgage rate reductions
Pepper Money has cut the price of every mortgage product in its range by...
13 February 2025
Bluestone Mortgages ups LTV limits to 90%
Bluestone Mortgages has raised its loan-to-value (LTV) bandings, now offering mortgages of up to...
12 February 2025
UTB ups maximum residential LTV to 95%
United Trust Bank Mortgages has increased the maximum loan to value (LTV) across its...
6 February 2025
Atom bank cuts Near Prime & Prime rates
Atom bank has lowered reduced rates across both its Prime and Near Prime products. Rates...
30 January 2025
Foundation Home Loans increases maximum loan sizes
Foundation Home Loans has announced maximum loan size increases across the majority of its...
16 January 2025
Vida introduces ‘3 & Easy’ range of 97% LTV mortgages
Vida Homeloans has launched a new range of residential mortgage products at 97% loan...
9 January 2025
Seize the opportunity to help those rejected by the high street
Whatever lies ahead of us in 2025, it will certainly be a year full...
3 January 2025
Specialist mortgages to become the norm
As we look ahead to 2025, the specialist mortgage market is set to play...
30 December 2024
Helping reduce the stress for borrowers with credit problems
Concerns regarding mortgage affordability have been a key topic in the industry over the...
18 December 2024
Specialist mortgages take longer, but customers don’t seem to mind
91% of brokers are spending a lot more time completing specialist mortgage cases than...
18 December 2024
West One revamps criteria to open up to more residential borrowers
West One Loans is to add two new credit tiers to its residential range...
20 November 2024
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COMMENT
Comment
Why the FCA’s Protection Report is a wake-up call and a massive opportunity for advisers
According to Mortgage Advice Bureau, approximately 90% of all mortgages are secured through an adviser, and 80% of protection are sold via the same...
26 August 2026
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,...
25 August 2026
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...
24 August 2026
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....
21 August 2026
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...
20 August 2026
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Buy-to-let
HMO landlords plan five-figure spending as costs and regulation rise
More HMO landlords expect to spend upwards of £10,000 on property improvements over the...
26 August 2026
networks
BrokerSync grows network after Acre technology deal
BrokerSync has expanded its appointed representative network to 24 firms in the six months...
26 August 2026
Technology
TransUnion widens consumer credit score range to 0 – 999
TransUnion has introduced a new consumer credit score in the UK, although the credit...
26 August 2026
Buy-to-let
Company ownership dominates larger buy-to-let portfolios
More than 45% of UK buy-to-let ownership is held through companies, with the proportion...
26 August 2026
PROFILES
Toni Smith on the human factor and the fourth emergency service
The AI questions the mortgage industry needs to ask – and address
Claire Cherrington on the opportunities ahead for mortgage clubs