Mortgages

MAB’s foundation raises over £100k for community projects

The Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation has raised more than £100,000 for a host of...

Majority of property professionals confident about 2024

A webinar poll undertaken by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has found that almost three...

Hanley Economic BS introduces five-year deals

Hanley Economic Building Society has revised its residential and buy-to-let propositions through the introduction...

Rise in interest-only mortgage searches

Data from Legal & General’s Ignite platform has shown that there has been an...

Pepper Money launches mortgages for First Homes scheme

Pepper Money has expanded its affordable home ownership proposition with the launch of its...

SimplyBiz reveals return of the Advice Show

The Advice Show, which brings together industry figures to provide advisers with insight on...

Acre reports 400% rise in broker adoption and mortgage volumes

Acre has reported a significant increase in mortgage volume on the platform in the...

The mortgage rate peak may still be some way off

In the mortgage market of late, big numbers tend to get big headlines, so...

Stephen Swyny joins Just Mortgages

National brokerage Just Mortgages has announced the appointment of Stephen Swyny to the role...

Clydesdale Bank unveils new mortgage exclusives

Clydesdale Bank has announced the launch of new mortgage products. The deals are being launched...

IMLA and AMI produce guide to improve understanding of funding

Trade bodies IMLA and AMI have partnered to produce an online guide to understanding...

Saffron for Intermediaries launches campaign for self-employed

Saffron for Intermediaries has launched a campaign to help and support its broker partners...

Family Building Society appoints joint underwriting directors

Blaine Faragher and Phillip Townsend have been promoted to joint directors of underwriting at...

LiveMore publishes Consumer Duty white paper

LiveMore has published a white paper entitled: “Consumer Duty: why later life lending is...

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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