Mortgages

Chetwood Financial appoints director of marketing

Chetwood Financial has appointed Roselle Allsop as its new director of marketing. The Wrexham-based...

FTBs saw sharp reduction in affordable options last year

The number of affordable options for first-time buyers fell by 40% in 2023, according...

April Mortgages extends Stonebridge distribution arrangement

April Mortgages has extended the distribution of its range of mortgages to the whole...

Own New Rate Reducer set to lower borrowing rates for new home purchases

Own New is to launch a mortgage product which it claims will bring lower...

Interest in new-build homes continues to dwindle

E.surv’s latest Property Watch report has concluded that the UK housing market has shown...

Credit ‘blips’ are not limited to low income clients

It’s easy to focus on the challenges faced by those on lower incomes at...

Jane Simpson joins Legal & General Mortgage Services

Legal & General Mortgage Services has announced the appointment of Jane Simpson as strategic...

Tandem Bank unveils affordability calculator

Tandem has announced the launch of its affordability calculator to support intermediaries. Brokers can...

Suffolk BS reduces expat mortgage rates

Suffolk Building Society is cutting its expat residential mortgages by up to 55 basis...

91% rise in adverse credit mortgage searches

Searches for customers with adverse credit rose by 90.7% year-on-year in 2023, according to...

Gen H joins FinTech FinCrime Exchange

Gen H it has joined the 270+ fintechs which make up FINTRAIL’s FinTech FinCrime...

The Right Mortgage to adopt Acre for CRM

The Right Mortgage has announced a new relationship with Acre, the intermediary platform. Acre’s...

Molo Finance unveils new CEO

Molo Finance has announced the appointment of Matthew Kimber as its chief executive officer...

Shared ownership behind Just Mortgages’ new build enquiry boost

The new build division at national brokerage Just Mortgages has reported a strong start...

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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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