Mortgages

April rise in capital-raising mortgage searches

Legal & General has reported that data from its SmartrFit tool shows that searches...

Intermediary case volumes up year-on-year

There are signs of growing optimism about the outlook for the mortgage market, according...

Gen H cuts rates by up to 65bps

Gen H has announced rate reductions for all of its products by up to...

Platform relaunches 95% LTV mortgages

Platform, the intermediary mortgage brand of the Co-operative Bank, has announced the relaunch of...

BoE raises base rate to 4.50%

The Bank of England has raised interest rates by a quarter of one percentage...

Selina Finance introduces new referrals service

Selina Finance has announced the launch of its new referrals service alongside a range...

MPowered Mortgages revises residential lending criteria

MPowered Mortgages has launched a new range of criteria in a move to help...

Fleet Mortgages launches new seven-year green deal

Fleet Mortgages has announced reduced rates across its two-year fixed-rate products and the launch...

Hanley Economic BS unveils fee-free 95% LTV five-year fix

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced a fee-free 95% LTV five-year fixed rate into...

Creditworthy customers are being denied mortgages

76% of brokers say they work with clients they believe should be able to...

Over 3m people have missed important payment in past two years

3.2 million UK adults missed some form of major payment over the last two...

SPF reveals international expansion plans

SPF Private Clients (SPF) has posted a 13% increase in gross revenue to £37.4...

Leeds BS offers new three-year shared ownership mortgages

Leeds Building Society has revamped its range of shared ownership mortgages, adding two new...

How could ChatGPT revolutionise the mortgage market?

Since its launch last November, ChatGPT has taken the world by storm, gathering momentum...

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The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

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...

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Kennek joins BDLA as trade body expands technology partnerships

Technology firm kennek has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) as an...

Clients seek reassurance amid Budget uncertainty

Consumers are placing growing value on financial advice as speculation ahead of the Budget...

Rise in weight loss treatment leads to new underwriting questions

UnderwriteMe has enhanced the question set on its Protection Platform to ensure the use...

Millions of UK adults at risk of financial hardship

Millions of UK adults are at risk of financial hardship in the event of...

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