Mortgages

Virgin Money raises selected mortgage and buy-to-let rates

Virgin Money is increasing a range of residential, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer fixed...

Lloyds backs sustainable home finance scholarship for mortgage advisers

Lloyds Banking Group has partnered with the Green Finance Institute to fund a six-month...

LiveMore opens lending to borrowers from age 40

LiveMore has lowered its minimum borrower age from 50 to 40 as it looks...

Vida Bank doubles new lending in first full year after banking transition

Vida Bank more than doubled new mortgage lending to £1 billion in its first...

Darlington to examine regulation, AI and broker relevance in CPD webinar

Darlington Building Society is to host a CPD-accredited webinar later this month looking at...

OMS widens Sikoia tie-up with deeper document checks and case data tools

One Mortgage System (OMS) has expanded its partnership with Sikoia, adding wider document verification...

Family Building Society returns to fixed-rate lending with reduced mortgage range

The Family Building Society has returned to the mortgage market with a limited range...

Brokers want live criteria as AI changes how cases are placed

Brokers are increasingly turning to technology to ensure they are working with accurate, up-to-date...

Q&A: Enzo Mora, The Mortgage Brain

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Enzo Mora, CEO and founder of The Mortgage...

Can I ask you something? Who does your tampons?

Before you judge the title, let me add some context. If you know your...

Market holds steady despite global tensions but rates edge higher

The housing market has remained stable through March but rising mortgage rates and growing...

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Strength in different thinking

In an industry built on detail, judgement, resilience and relationships we often focus on...

Sort Ball returns for 2026

Sort Group has confirmed the return of its industry networking event Sort Ball, with...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business

If you’ve been in financial services long enough, you know that one great introducer...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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