Mortgages

LiveMore provides semi-exclusive products for five packagers

LiveMore has launched an exclusive packager proposition with Brightstar, Complete, Brilliant Solutions, TFC and...

First-time buyers leading market activity

Stabilising interest rates are fuelling activity in the mortgage market despite longstanding affordability concerns,...

Reliance Bank offers key worker mortgage cashback incentive

Reliance Bank has launched a new key worker mortgage range to both the intermediary...

Gen H adds Openwork Partnership to panel

Gen H has partnered with the Openwork Partnership. The addition of The Openwork Partnership brings...

West One Loans relaunches Platinum residential range

West One Loans has reintroduced its Platinum residential range aimed at borrowers with stronger...

L&C Mortgages teams up with Brilliant Solutions

L&C Mortgages has announced a specialist mortgage partnership with Brilliant Solutions. The arrangement will see...

‘Hybrid advice’ survey shows significant gaps remain

AdviserSoftware.com has undertaken a market study into the emerging 'hybrid advice' market in 2023...

Is a turning-point just around the corner?

Positive news within the buy-to-let sector has not always been easy to find during...

Leeds BS cuts rates for first-time buyers and landlords

Leeds Building Society has reduced rates on a range of its mortgages products. The cuts...

Coventry for intermediaries expands 90% product offering

Coventry for intermediaries has introduced new two and three-year fixed rate products at 90%...

Broker forum outlines most popular topics for discussion

The sale of Tenetlime, whether brokers are looking at the end of the ‘fee-free’...

The Loan Partnership refreshed brand

Specialist finance broker The Loan Partnership has unveiled its rebrand, in a move it...

OMS appoints head of marketing

One Mortgage System (OMS) has appointed Jodie Andrews as head of marketing. Andrews (pictured)...

Clydesdale Bank unveils rate reductions and new deals

Clydesdale Bank is reducing selected products tomorrow (Thursday 12 October). It is also launching new fixed...

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...

Latest news

Green rent cap plan could squeeze buy-to-let affordability

Green Party proposals to restrict private rent increases for three years could make it...

Firms’ confidence in FCA rises as satisfaction hits 79%

Confidence in the Financial Conduct Authority has increased, with almost eight in 10 regulated...

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...

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