Mortgages

2024 will be “breakthrough” year for mortgage tech

One Mortgage System (OMS) recently hosted its inaugural Tech Talks, an event designed to...

Perenna opens up its long-term fixed rate mortgages to wider broker market

Perenna has opened its mortgages to a wider range of FCA authorised intermediaries across...

Windsor Hill Mortgages rejoins Stonebridge

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has welcomed advisory practice, Windsor Hill Mortgages,...

Dudley BS appoints two key account managers

Dudley Building Society has announced the appointments of Sarah Rose and Cavina Harrison as...

Increasing number of adverse customers turning to broker advice

58% of customers with adverse credit would seek the advice of a mortgage broker,...

Customer service key to success in mortgage lending

Smart Money People has revealed that customer service was the most commented-on aspect of...

Tandem Bank cuts residential rates and simplifies criteria

Tandem has announced a reduction in rates of up to 96 basis points for...

Coventry for intermediaries reduces residential and BTL fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut the majority of fixed rates, with residential rates lowered...

OSB Group makes key personnel changes

OSB Group has introduced a new senior sales structure, designed to support its intermediary...

Belmont Green issues first securitisation deal of the year

Belmont Green, which trades as Vida Homeloans, has issued its first residential mortgage-backed security...

MPowered Mortgages cuts three-year fixed rates

MPowered Mortgages has announced select rate reductions across its three-year fixed-rate mortgage range by...

Foundation Home Loans cuts BTL and owner-occupied special rates

Foundation Home Loans has reduced rates on both its buy-to-let and Owner-Occupied Specials. The Buy-to-Let...

Property Circle appoints national account manager

Property Circle has appointed Sarah Hartwell to the role of national account manager. Hartnell (pictured)...

Phoebus joins open data trade body

Phoebus has joined UK trade body the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as an...

COMMENT

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Closing the protection gap starts with informed clients

Millions of people have no protection insurance coverage and could be left vulnerable in the event of a death in the family, serious illness...

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Westmarq challenges surveying ‘duopoly’ as it targets lender business

Westmarq has challenged mortgage lenders to move more of their valuation business away from...

Advice firms step up technology use as integration remains key obstacle

Financial advice firms are taking a more proactive approach to technology, but integrating new...

Check launches mortgage readiness tool for prospective borrowers

Check.co.uk has added a mortgage readiness feature to its app, bringing together credit, affordability,...

Yorkshire BS team raises £1,000 with 198km treadmill challenge

Seven Yorkshire Building Society colleagues have completed a 198km treadmill ultramarathon to raise money...

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