Mortgages

Lenders cut available loan size by almost 20%

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has revealed that some mortgage lenders have reduced the loan...

Virgin Money unveils new exclusive products

Virgin Money has launched a series of new mortgage products. The new deals are as...

Prospective homebuyers lack understanding of cost and fees

New research from The Mortgage Lender (TML) has found that 24% of UK homeowners...

Melton Building Society upgrades Mast partnership

Melton Building Society has partnered with Mast for its loan origination infrastructure, as it...

Countrywide Surveying Services partners with CoreLogic UK

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced a strategic partnership with CoreLogic UK on a...

Dudley sees 58% boost in new mortgage lending

Dudley Building Society has reported 2022-23 as a year of growth across the business. Mortgage...

The power of TikTok in reaching a younger audience

Whether it be house prices, rising interest rates, or product withdrawals, the mortgage market...

Vida simplifies credit tiers

Vida has announced changes to its tiering and criteria. There are now just three tiers:...

Tembo makes board appointment

Tembo has announced the appointment of business leader Michele Golunska to its board. Golunska...

Nationwide Building Society now available on Iress’s Lender Connect

Iress has announced that Nationwide is live on Iress’ Lender Connect and is the...

MagiClick agrees new Foundation Home Loans contract

MagiClick UK has announced its new partnership with specialist intermediary lender, Foundation Home Loans. The...

Together appoints group chief operating officer

Specialist lender Together has appointed John Barker as the group’s chief operating officer. In his...

Legal & General updates Ignite adviser platform

Legal & General has launched its refreshed mortgage research and sourcing platform, Legal &...

Saffron BS revamps lending criteria

Saffron Building Society has made major changes to its mortgage lending criteria. The changes being...

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Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

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...

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OneFamily renews call for lifetime ISA reforms to help first-time buyers

OneFamily has renewed its call for reforms to the lifetime ISA, urging the government...

Landlords pin hopes on commonhold to curb rising charges

Landlords are broadly optimistic that a shift to commonhold could lead to lower service...

Access FS adds 3mc to mortgage panel to support complex cases

Access Financial Services has added 3mc to its mortgage panel in a move aimed...

Propertymark: New build prices slide in key regions

Average asking prices for newly built homes in the South West fell sharply over...

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