Mortgages

Advisers lose confidence in their own businesses

Adviser confidence in the prospects of the intermediary mortgage market remain stable but confidence...

Most FTBs unaware of higher LTV deals

64% of possible first-time buyers aren't aware of the higher LTV options available to...

Mansfield BS launches long-term credit repair fix

Mansfield Building Society has announced the launch of a new long-term fixed rate product...

Atom bank hit near prime high in Q3

Atom bank has recorded a record quarter for near prime lending. The three months to...

Virgin Money increases fixed rate pricing

Virgin Money has increased rates on its fixed rate products. The changes took place at...

Gen H lowers homebuying bundle and retention rates

Gen H has cut rates by up to 14 basis points (bps) across its...

MPowered Mortgages’ rates cut by up to 28bps

MPowered Mortgages has reduced all of its two and three-year fixed rate mortgages for...

Green Mortgages becomes Stonebridge AR

National mortgage and protection network, Stonebridge, has welcomed national mortgage brokerage, Green Mortgages, to...

OneDome acquires mortgage broker

OneDome has announced its acquisition of Albany Park, a specialist UK mortgage advisory firm. The...

Afin Bank appoints chief people & operating officer

Afin Bank has appointed Nicola Tunney as its chief people & operating officer. Tunney, who...

PRS full of properties with poor EPC ratings

67% of landlords own own at least one property that does not meet the...

LiveMore lowers minimum equity on over-50s’ mortgages

LiveMore has lowered the amount of equity required for its standard interest-only mortgages by...

Dudley BS launches lower rate two-year discount residential mortgages

Dudley Building Society has introduced three two-year discount mortgage products for residential borrowers. The products...

MPowered Mortgages takes 75bps off its SVR

MPowered Mortgages has reduced its SVR by 75 basis points (bps) from 7.49% to...

COMMENT

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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Japanese knotweed ‘knocks £21.4bn off UK housing market’

Japanese knotweed is wiping an estimated £21.4 billion from UK property values, with more...

Fleet Mortgages names new managing director

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Nicola Richardson as its new managing director. Richardson (pictured) has been...

The Monmouthshire goes live with Phoebus mortgage servicing system

Monmouthshire Building Society has gone live with Phoebus to support mortgage account servicing as...

NatWest completes first PEXA remortgage in two working days

NatWest has completed its first remortgage transaction through PEXA’s digital property completion platform within...

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