Mortgages

Intermediary case volumes up year-on-year

There are signs of growing optimism about the outlook for the mortgage market, according...

Gen H cuts rates by up to 65bps

Gen H has announced rate reductions for all of its products by up to...

Platform relaunches 95% LTV mortgages

Platform, the intermediary mortgage brand of the Co-operative Bank, has announced the relaunch of...

BoE raises base rate to 4.50%

The Bank of England has raised interest rates by a quarter of one percentage...

Selina Finance introduces new referrals service

Selina Finance has announced the launch of its new referrals service alongside a range...

MPowered Mortgages revises residential lending criteria

MPowered Mortgages has launched a new range of criteria in a move to help...

Fleet Mortgages launches new seven-year green deal

Fleet Mortgages has announced reduced rates across its two-year fixed-rate products and the launch...

Hanley Economic BS unveils fee-free 95% LTV five-year fix

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced a fee-free 95% LTV five-year fixed rate into...

Creditworthy customers are being denied mortgages

76% of brokers say they work with clients they believe should be able to...

Over 3m people have missed important payment in past two years

3.2 million UK adults missed some form of major payment over the last two...

SPF reveals international expansion plans

SPF Private Clients (SPF) has posted a 13% increase in gross revenue to £37.4...

Leeds BS offers new three-year shared ownership mortgages

Leeds Building Society has revamped its range of shared ownership mortgages, adding two new...

How could ChatGPT revolutionise the mortgage market?

Since its launch last November, ChatGPT has taken the world by storm, gathering momentum...

Meeting the needs of the self-employed

Historically speaking, self-employed borrowers have faced an uphill battle when it comes to securing...

COMMENT

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

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...

Latest news

Target Group adds Carla Stent to board

Target Group has appointed Carla Stent as a non-executive director, adding further financial services,...

Later life lending summit to focus on changing advice needs

Mortgage advisers will be encouraged to consider how longer borrowing lives and increasingly complex...

National Friendly launches mortgage-linked income protection cover

National Friendly has launched a short-term income protection product designed to cover mortgage payments...

Side hustles helping first-time buyers reach deposit targets sooner

Almost two-thirds of prospective first-time buyers are using additional sources of income to help...

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