Mortgages

Lenders cut available loan size by almost 20%

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has revealed that some mortgage lenders have reduced the loan...

Virgin Money unveils new exclusive products

Virgin Money has launched a series of new mortgage products. The new deals are as...

Prospective homebuyers lack understanding of cost and fees

New research from The Mortgage Lender (TML) has found that 24% of UK homeowners...

Melton Building Society upgrades Mast partnership

Melton Building Society has partnered with Mast for its loan origination infrastructure, as it...

Countrywide Surveying Services partners with CoreLogic UK

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced a strategic partnership with CoreLogic UK on a...

Dudley sees 58% boost in new mortgage lending

Dudley Building Society has reported 2022-23 as a year of growth across the business. Mortgage...

The power of TikTok in reaching a younger audience

Whether it be house prices, rising interest rates, or product withdrawals, the mortgage market...

Vida simplifies credit tiers

Vida has announced changes to its tiering and criteria. There are now just three tiers:...

Tembo makes board appointment

Tembo has announced the appointment of business leader Michele Golunska to its board. Golunska...

Nationwide Building Society now available on Iress’s Lender Connect

Iress has announced that Nationwide is live on Iress’ Lender Connect and is the...

MagiClick agrees new Foundation Home Loans contract

MagiClick UK has announced its new partnership with specialist intermediary lender, Foundation Home Loans. The...

Together appoints group chief operating officer

Specialist lender Together has appointed John Barker as the group’s chief operating officer. In his...

Legal & General updates Ignite adviser platform

Legal & General has launched its refreshed mortgage research and sourcing platform, Legal &...

Saffron BS revamps lending criteria

Saffron Building Society has made major changes to its mortgage lending criteria. The changes being...

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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