Mortgages

Precise unveils lower rates and more adverse support

Precise Mortgages, part of the OSB Group, has lowered rates across a range of...

Proportion of owner-occupiers in England is declining

Leeds Building Society has analysed some key national, regional, and local owner occupation figures...

December mortgage searches down on previous month

Twenty7tec has issued its findings based on its mortgage platform data for December 2022. In...

Foundation Home Loans appoints regional account manager

Foundation Home Loans has announced the appointment of Sarah Hartwell as a regional account...

Rockstead appoints David Hunter

Rockstead, the due diligence and business review provider, has welcomed David Hunter to its...

Majority of renters want properties with EPCs of A-C

58% of private renters would be less likely to look at a rental property...

November rise in net mortgage borrowing

The Bank of England has revealed that net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals...

Twenty7tec acquires Broker Sense

Twenty7tec has announced the acquisition of mortgage affordability platform Broker Sense for an undisclosed...

MBT sees self-employed affordability at lowest level

Affordability for self-employed customers has dropped to its lowest level since records began, according...

Leeds BS revamps mortgage offering

Leeds Building Society has refreshed its mortgage range with new fixed rate and tracker products. The key...

Paradigm introduces 2023 mortgage market insights videos

Paradigm has launched Paradigm Insights, a series of short interviews with senior lending personnel...

In-person valuations will be crucial in uncertain market

The intense demand for property and subsequent bidding wars we saw in 2022 led...

Louisa Sedgwick leaves HTB

Louisa Sedgwick has left Hampshire Trust Bank following a strategic review. Sedgwick (pictured) was formerly...

SmartrFit data show activity levels fuelled by foreign buyers

As UK lenders return to the market, data from Legal & General’s SmartrFit platform...

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

Teachers for Intermediaries raises new-build LTV limit to 95%

Teachers for Intermediaries has increased its maximum LTV on new-build houses and flats to...

Cambridge BS opens applications for deposit-building Rent to Home scheme

The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its Rent to Home property in...

Life changes could create new wave of accidental landlords

Changes in personal circumstances rather than investment plans could push more homeowners into the...

Remortgage searches jump 40% as borrowers return after summer

Remortgage activity drove a sharp rise in mortgage searches during September, with Twenty7tec recording...

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