Mortgages

Parents turn to property market to support students

Parents are increasingly buying properties near universities to house their children as the cost...

UTB Mortgages celebrates decade of growth and transformation

United Trust Bank’s mortgage division is marking its tenth anniversary, having grown from a...

Call to merge CeRER with CeMAP

Key, the UK’s largest equity release adviser, has urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

Sesame adds April Mortgages to panel

Sesame has added April Mortgages to its lender panel, giving its appointed representatives access...

Together partners with Mortgage Broker Tools to expand specialist lending reach

Specialist lender Together has joined forces with Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) with the aim...

Just Mortgages appoints area director for Midlands and South West

Just Mortgages has strengthened its self-employed management team with the appointment of Alex Clifford...

Car finance no longer weighs heavily on mortgage borrowing

Homebuyers with car loans are now able to borrow thousands more on their mortgages...

Housing market ‘faces two months of uncertainty’

The housing market is braced for a prolonged period of uncertainty after Coventry Building...

Landlords in low-yield regions face refinancing strain

Buy-to-let landlords in some of Britain’s most expensive areas are facing a fresh refinancing...

Two-thirds of homeowners plan green upgrades, but cost still stands in the way

Two-thirds of UK homeowners intend to make green improvements to their properties in the...

Mortgage approvals rose in July yet borrowing slowed

The Bank of England’s latest Money and Credit figures show that net mortgage approvals...

Afin Bank completes first deal

Afin Bank has completed its first mortgage, a £1,005,000 deal that involved a particularly...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her...

Borrowers want clarity on broker fees and commission

UK mortgage borrowers are demanding far greater transparency from brokers on how they are...

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The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her mum what a mortgage was, she didn’t realise she was...

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Mortgage industry rallies behind Christmas charity concert

Momentum is building fast behind this year’s Christmas charity concert in aid of EveryYouth...

First-time buyers put at the heart of Treasury mortgage talks

The government will urge lenders to put first-time buyers at the top of their...

Target urges lenders to treat mortgage servicing as a strategic asset

Target Group has called on mortgage lenders to rethink their approach to servicing, arguing...

Heron Financial launches AI training cohort and ethics committee

Heron Financial has launched an artificial intelligence training programme for staff alongside the creation...