Mortgages

Majority of ARs want to use another sourcing system

67% of Appointed Representatives (ARs) would use a different sourcing system if their network...

Kensington becomes first specialist lender to issue Social Bonds

Kensington Mortgages' latest securitisation, sized at £472 million, is the first labelled Social Bond...

YTS to improve insights for mortgage lenders

Open Banking specialist, Yolt Technology Services (YTS), has widened the applicability of its Account...

Dudley BS unveils ‘stamp duty offset’ mortgage

The Dudley Building Society has launched a mortgage aimed at purchasers who are unlikely...

Bluestone posts maiden profit

Bluestone Mortgages has reported its first ever profit after tax of £2.85m for the...

Advisers positive about future despite Q4 volume fall

There was a fall in the final quarter of 2020 in the average number...

Metro Bank cuts 90% LTV five-year rates

Metro Bank has reduced rates on its 90% LTV five-year fixed rate mortgages. For customers...

New rate cuts and exclusives from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential mortgage product range. It is unveiling new...

The Dudley adds fees assisted remortgage deals

The Dudley Building Society has launched a trio of new products aimed at the...

Smartr365 adds automated Halifax mortgage DIPs

Smartr365 has integrated with Halifax Intermediaries, allowing real-time mortgage Decision in Principle (DIP) submissions...

Masthaven appoints pair of directors

Masthaven Bank has announced the promotions of Shelley Connelly and Sabahe Mrizag to director...

Pepper stops European servicing sale process

Pepper has revealed that the sale of Pepper European Servicing (PES) to Link Group, first...

New Barclays’ fixes from 1.22%

Barclays has introduced a number of rate reductions across products within its residential purchase,...

Platform targets professionals with new mortgages

Platform, has launched professional mortgage options that will support qualifying buyers who will be...

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AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for protection advisers. But in today’s fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, navigating...

Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

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TRM launches tool to help advisers assess clients’ financial shortfalls

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has introduced a Shortfall Needs Analysis Calculator designed...

HTB completes £1.1m Midlands refinancing in four hours

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £1.1m residential investment refinancing in the Midlands...

Brookfield Surveyors joins BDLA as associate member

Brookfield Surveyors has become an associate member of the Bridging and Development Lenders Association...

Shawbrook backs 42-home London scheme with £13m development facility

Shawbrook has partnered with P10 Financial Group to provide a £13m development facility that...

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