Mortgages

Paradigm publishes Consumer Duty video covering fair value assessments

Paradigm has launched the latest in its Consumer Duty video series, which provides information...

Clydesdale Bank unveils new Professional mortgage deals

Clydesdale Bank has launched new Professional range products. The new products are as follows: NEW...

LendInvest secures £500m funding

LendInvest plc has announced a £500 million investment to fund part of its future...

Changing working patterns aren’t supported by automated underwriting

It’s fair to say that our working lives, the way we are paid, the...

FCA facilitates mortgage lenders to provide breathing space

The Financial Conduct Authority has made changes to its rulebook to support key commitments...

Saffron BS unveils product reprice and relaunch

Saffron Building Society has announced a repriced and relaunched product offering. The Society has repriced...

The ability to remortgage quickly and efficiently is vital in today’s market

For nearly 18 months, the cost of living headlines have tended to be dominated...

Virgin Money ups fixed rates once again

Virgin Money has announced further mortgage rate rises. Selected fixed rates across residential and buy-to-let...

May rise in net mortgage approvals for house purchases

The Bank of England has reported that net mortgage approvals for house purchases increased...

Mortgage Brain signs up to Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

Mortgage Brain has become the latest signatory of the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter...

The Leeds unveils savings incentive for shared ownership borrowers

Leeds Building Society has launched a savings product specifically designed to support shared ownership...

Sharp rise in EPC-related product searches

UK homeowners are increasingly reassessing their mortgage options due to recent interest rate activity. Searches...

Paradigm introduces product withdrawals directory

Paradigm has announced the launch of a new Lender Product Withdrawals Directory for intermediary...

Pepper Money reprices but reduces fees

Pepper Money has repriced rates, reduced fees and simplified products within its residential mortgage...

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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