Mortgages

Lloyds Banking Group joins Open Property Data Association

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has become a member of the Open Property Data Association...

Industry exit and fees were top topics on industry forum

Leaving the industry and the question of whether to charge a fee for advice...

40% of renters would move back home to save for first mortgage

Skipton Building Society has studied the increase in the number of tenants who are...

LiveMore creates new propositions team

LiveMore is expanding its operations with a new propositions team. Samantha Ward, who has consulted...

The Right Mortgage outlines training event details

The Right Mortgage has published full details of its National Training Event for all...

Brightstar renews Source deal with Twenty7tec

The Brightstar Group has renewed its Source license agreement with technology provider, Twenty7tec. The...

MBE North speakers and panellists revealed

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has revealed its lineup of speakers and panellists for its...

SortRefer reveals 2024 regional event programme

SortRefer has announced the launch of its 2024 programme of regional events aimed at promoting...

Paradigm in technology partnership with Acre

Acre, the intermediary platform, has announced a new partnership with Paradigm, the mortgage, protection...

West One Loans expands residential product availability to all brokers in Scotland

Following its pilot, West One Loans has opened up its residential range to all...

Potential FTBs put off by mortgage difficulties

The negative experience of securing a mortgage is deterring 42% of aspiring first-time buyers...

Virgin Money increases fixed rate pricing

Virgin Money has increased a number of its fixed rate mortgage products. The changes are...

Gen H simplifies affordability for income booster mortgages

Gen H has streamlined how it calculates affordability for income booster cases. The lender...

Intermediary firms expanding despite labour market issues

38% of mortgage intermediary companies are expanding their operations, according to Paragon Bank research. ...

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The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

Why UPRNs and data standards are central to the next generation NLIS

In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) has awarded Land Data a grant...

AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

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Later life lending must become ‘mainstream priority’, following FCA reform speech

Will Hale, chief executive of Key Advice & Air, has urged the mortgage industry...

FRP expands with acquisition of Arc & Co

FRP has strengthened its presence in the real-estate finance market with the acquisition of...

Metro Bank cuts rates and returns to 80% buy-to-let lending

Metro Bank has made further cuts across its residential, near-prime and buy-to-let product ranges,...

Conveybuddy appoints new business development executive

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has appointed Connor Nixon as its new business development executive, strengthening...

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