Mortgages

Transparency and communication are key at times like these

Even for those of us who have been in the mortgage market for a...

How did we get here?

Lenders, intermediaries and borrowers have experienced a turbulent few weeks and there’s no denying...

Suffolk BS returns to residential, holiday let and BTL lending

Suffolk Building Society has now launched products across its residential, holiday let and buy-to-let...

Majority of existing fixed rate mortgages ending within three years

55% of homeowners are coming to the end of their fixed term deal within...

Legal & General Retail makes executive team appointments

Legal & General Retail, which has 12 million retail customers and workplace members overing...

Virgin Money announces mortgage rate increases

Virgin Money is making a series of changes to its mortgage range. The changes will...

Coventry for intermediaries adds three-year fixes and trackers to range

Coventry for intermediaries has expanded its range with a number of new products including...

Mortgage Experience unveils Nivo-powered app

Specialist mortgage broker Mortgage Experience has partnered with Nivo to launch a branded mobile...

Anna Lewis becomes Castle Trust Bank commercial director

Castle Trust Bank has promoted Anna Lewis to the role of commercial director. Lewis (pictured),...

BuildLoan expands exclusive product range

Specialist self and custom-build mortgage distributor BuildLoan has announced a new range of products...

Countrywide Surveying Services renews agreement with Leeds BS

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), the supplier of valuation panel management services, has announced the...

MPowered Mortgages launches 85% LTV mortgages

MPowered Mortgages has expanded its prime residential offering with the launch of 85% LTV...

Mortgage Brain connects Acre to Santander

Mortgage Brain has developed its API to enable brokers using Acre’s mortgage platform the...

Hodge makes board appointment

Hodge has strengthened its board with the appointment of a new senior independent director. Penny...

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Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

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:...

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Manufacturers press ministers to tackle late payments

Manufacturing SMEs have urged the government to strengthen protections against late payment after new...

MorganAsh backs inclusion drive but urges improvement in vulnerability data

MorganAsh has given its support to the Government’s refreshed Financial Inclusion Strategy, but warned...

Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began...

Atom bank trims mortgage rates across Prime and Near Prime ranges

Atom bank has made further adjustments to its residential mortgage offering, lowering rates across...

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