Mortgages

MPowered Mortgages claims success for broker chatbot

MPowered Mortgages has reported that 60% of broker enquiries are being solved by MQube's...

Harpenden BS cuts variable rate

Harpenden Building Society has announced a reduction in the price of its residential variable...

Housing market activity remains fairly subdued

Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices increased up by 0.2% in...

Mutual Vision works with Sikoia to cut down admin work

Fintech Sikoia is partnering with digital banking platform Mutual Vision to significantly reduce the...

West One joins Quilter mortgage panel

West One Loans’ residential and buy-to-let products have been added to Quilter’s panel. This means...

Q&A: Tony Hall, Saffron for Intermediaries

BestAdvice fires the questions at Tony Hall, head of business development, Saffron for Intermediaries. BestAdvice...

LendInvest Mortgages introduces no-signature applications

LendInvest Mortgages has removed the need for signed application declarations across its range of...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected fixed rates, with lower options available for new...

Foundation brands unveil product changes

Buy to Let by Foundation the buy-to-let brand of Foundation Home Loans, has announced...

Loughborough BS launches affordability calculators for brokers

Loughborough Building Society has introduced a series of intermediary-focused affordability calculators. The Society has teamed...

Suffolk BS unveils new 95% LTV shared ownership deal

Suffolk Building Society has launched a new shared ownership 95% LTV five-year fixed mortgage...

21m people worse off than 12 months ago

41% of UK consumers - the equivalent of 21 million people - are worse...

LiveMore cuts standard and RIO mortgage rates

LiveMore has reduced rates on standard mortgages (capital and interest, and interest only), and...

Hinckley & Rugby reveals new brand imagery

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has unveiled its new, more modern branding. The brand refresh...

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...

Latest news

Ampla Finance adds three hires to support introducers

Ampla Finance has appointed three staff across marketing and growth roles as it looks...

FCA to review whether APRs help borrowers compare credit costs

The Financial Conduct Authority is seeking views on whether annual percentage rates remain the...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

First-time buyer markets slow as rates bite in London

First-time buyer markets in London and the South East are showing the clearest signs...

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