Mortgages

Kensington Mortgages sold to Barclays

Kensington Mortgages has announced its sale to Barclays Bank UK. The sale follows an...

BuildLoan unveils first ‘Help to Build’ mortgage

The government’s Help to Build Equity Loan Scheme has become a reality with the...

Access FS recruits 100th broker

Mortgage and protection broker, Access Financial Services, has added its one hundredth broker. ...

Smartr365 integrates with Uinsure for home insurance

End-to-end mortgage provider, Smartr365, has expanded its offering into home insurance through a partnership...

Treasury receives 47% more in Stamp Duty receipts in 2022

HM Treasury received £6.2bn in Stamp Duty revenue in the first five months of...

Homeowners increasingly concerned over mortgage payments

A survey of 2,000 homeowners by online mortgage broker Tussle has found that 38%...

Just Mortgages passes new broker milestone

Just Mortgages has broken through the 600-broker milestone with a number of new brokers...

Spike in SmartrCriteria remortgage searches

There was a jump in remortgage activity as borrowers looked to beat further rate...

TMA Club partners with United Trust Bank for Intermediaries

TMA Club has embarked upon a new partnership with United Trust Bank for Intermediaries...

Rob Barnard to rejoin Pepper Money

Rob Barnard is to return to Pepper Money in the new role of director...

Virgin Money changes all fixed rates

Virgin Money has made changes to all of its fixed rate mortgage products. The changes...

Parents would double financial assistance if it would be repaid

Parents are twice as likely to offer their adult children (aged 18-34 years old)...

Leeds BS to offer Decision in Principle “in less than 11 seconds”

Mortgage brokers making an application with Leeds Building Society can now be offered a...

Foundation Home Loans improves professional proposition

Foundation Home Loans has broadened its criteria for its Professionals mortgage range which offers...

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AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for protection advisers. But in today’s fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, navigating...

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...

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TRM launches tool to help advisers assess clients’ financial shortfalls

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has introduced a Shortfall Needs Analysis Calculator designed...

HTB completes £1.1m Midlands refinancing in four hours

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £1.1m residential investment refinancing in the Midlands...

Brookfield Surveyors joins BDLA as associate member

Brookfield Surveyors has become an associate member of the Bridging and Development Lenders Association...

Shawbrook backs 42-home London scheme with £13m development facility

Shawbrook has partnered with P10 Financial Group to provide a £13m development facility that...

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