Mortgages

Gen H expands panel with Brilliant addition

Gen H has announced its latest intermediary partnership, this time with Brilliant Solutions. Brilliant Solutions...

Just Mortgages encouraging brokers to hold clinics

Just Mortgages is calling on brokers to work harder within their local communities and...

Market Harborough BS makes mortgage product withdrawal commitment

Specialist lender Market Harborough Building Society (MHBS) has made a commitment to intermediaries that...

LibDems call for PM to hold emergency mortgage summit

The Liberal Democrats have publicly called on the Prime Minister to hold an emergency...

Mercantile Trust offers free EPC guide amid lack of awareness over new rules

Mercantile Trust has published research which indicates a lack of awareness among brokers and...

Virgin Money becomes latest lender to raise fixed rate mortgage pricing

Virgin Money is increasing the pricing of a number of its mortgage products at...

Q1 mortgage lender stats highlight extent of market travails

The latest Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics from the Bank of England, covering the...

Over half of those with credit ‘blips’ face mortgage challenges

53% of UK adults with a credit blip has impacted their ability to get...

Mortgage Matters Direct partners with Acre

Mortgage Matters Direct (MMD) has cemented a new relationship with Acre, which will see...

MPowered Mortgages backs ’24-hour Product Withdrawal Pledge’ campaign

MPowered Mortgages has announced its support for the 24-hour Product Withdrawal Pledge campaign, as...

LendInvest completes homebuyer mortgage offer in three days

LendInvest has completed a mortgage offer in three days for a couple looking to...

Taking a longer mortgage term if necessary should be championed, not chastised

The decisions facing prospective first-time buyers at the moment are interesting on so many...

H2 volumes, PTs, and how to secure value from every client interaction

News that almost 10% of all mortgage products were taken off the market in...

Industry group forms Open Property Data Association

The Home Buying Selling Group (HBSG) has announced that, following the public release of...

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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