Mortgages

Self-employed struggle to access financial products

Research from the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) and specialist mortgage...

Industry charity football match raises £20,000

Enra Specialist Finance and MT Finance played a Christmas charity football match last week...

Industry requires government roadmap on improving energy efficiency

First up, when it comes to improving the energy efficiency of our homes, I...

Skipton strengthens Rightmove partnership with climate solution

Skipton Building Society has adopted Rightmove’s new climate solution, which is driven by data...

Brokers more satisfied with lenders’ speed to process applications

Broker satisfaction with the time mortgage lenders take to process applications through to offer...

BoE raises Bank Rate to 0.25%

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

80% of consumers still confuse valuation and survey

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has reported that four out of five consumers still confuse...

Saffron for Intermediaries joins PRIMIS panel

Saffron for Intermediaries has joined the PRIMIS Mortgage Network lender panel. It means PRIMIS advisers...

Remortgaging now “could save homeowners over £5,000”

According to new analysis by Experian and L&C Mortgages, borrowers could save over £5,000...

Stamp Duty cost more than doubled in seven years

Coventry Building Society has reported that 'second steppers' are being hit by house price...

“Growing optimism” among people with adverse credit

18% of people who have experienced some form of adverse credit in the last...

Buckinghamshire BS introduces affordability calculator

Buckinghamshire Building Society has unveiled an affordability calculator on its website, utilising technology from...

MBE Manchester Expo to host 2022 FIBA Annual Conference

Specialist property finance trade body, FIBA and Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) have announced a...

YBS unveils new longer-term fixes for remortgagors

Yorkshire Building Society has launched a range of new mortgage deals. £6.7 billion worth of...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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