Mortgages

BetterHome agrees deal to acquire Stonebridge parent MSS

BetterHome Group has agreed to acquire Mortgage Support Services Ltd (MSS), bringing Stonebridge Mortgage...

Foundation widens mortgage criteria for borrowers with past credit problems

Foundation has relaxed its residential credit criteria to support borrowers rebuilding their financial position...

The Monmouthshire Building Society reports £3.7m profit

Monmouthshire Building Society maintained its post-tax profit at £3.7 million in 2025/26 despite significant...

Allisons adopts JammJar platform for mortgage advice operations

Allisons Financial Planning has adopted JammJar’s AI-powered operating system to manage its client and...

Mortgage brokers reach record business volumes as market confidence falls

Mortgage intermediaries handled record levels of business in the second quarter of 2026 despite...

Inflation rises to 2.9% in fresh setback for mortgage rates

UK inflation increased to 2.9% in July, moving further above the Bank of England’s...

Mortgage industry backs alcohol-free MIMHC lunch

An alcohol-free event organised by the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has secured...

The blind spot: residential advisers and the over-55 customer

Yesterday I talked about the supportive nature of the equity release and later life...

HSBC cuts residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK is reducing rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges from 19...

Virgin Money cuts new business fixed rates but raises buy-to-let transfer pricing

Virgin Money will reduce selected residential purchase and remortgage fixed rates while increasing some...

1,000 borrowers sign mortgage deeds digitally in under three minutes

The first 1,000 customers have signed their mortgage deeds using Qualified Electronic Signatures through...

TMG adds Roma Finance to lender panel

TMG Mortgage Network has added Roma Finance to its lender panel, expanding the range...

Reactive is not a business strategy

I was reading a piece of market commentary last week about what’s defined the...

Industry fantasy football league to raise funds for mental health charter

Mortgage and property finance professionals are being invited to join an industry-wide Fantasy Premier...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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