Mortgages

The Co-operative Bank rebrands Platform

Platform, the intermediary lender of The Co-operative Bank, has been rebranded to become The...

MBE London lineup and seminar programme revealed

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced the complete line-up of speakers and panellists for...

Gen H cuts rates by a further 20 bps

Gen H has announced its latest rate reductions across products up to and including...

OMS appoints business relationship manager

One Mortgage System (OMS) has appointed Graham Beckett as a business relationship manager. Beckett (pictured)...

Bank of Mum & Dad now protecting loans to children

The Bank of Mum and Dad is increasing its stake in the UK’s mortgage...

Is the market turning around?

In a very true sense, mid-September delivered two shocks that could ultimately signal –...

What’s in store for Q4?

So, with just over three months left of the year, what are we to...

MPowered Mortgages cuts rates by up to 0.12 percentage points

MPowered Mortgages has announced rate reductions across its complete range of fixed rate products.  ...

MIMHC creates new steering group

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has created a new steering group to...

MPC maintains Bank Rate at 5.25% following tight vote

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to hold the Bank...

West One Loans cuts rates and adds 3-year fixes and cashback offer

West One Loans has reduced rates by up to 80 basis points and introduced...

Paradigm adds Market Harborough BS to panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of Market Harborough Building Society to its lender panel. From...

Mercantile Trust funds £65k bridge in three days

Mercantile Trust, the specialist bridging and buy-to-let lender, has provided a bridging facility in...

Norton Group unveils new director of compliance

Norton Group has recruited Marc Howson as director of compliance. He is tasked with overseeing...

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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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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