Mortgages

Together increases maximum mortgage LTV

Together has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 70% across its first...

The Ipswich predicts ‘family focussed’ mortgage lending

 in 2021 The Ipswich Building Society is predicting that mortgage lending will become more "family-centric"...

Accord Growth Series reaches broker milestone

The Accord Growth Series has registered its 7,000th broker, increasing its membership by 40%...

Consumers “feel more secure” going direct

56% of more than 1,500 consumers who had purchased a mortgage recently, went direct...

The Saffron offers broker exclusive 90% deals

The Saffron Building Society has introduced a pair of limited first-time buyer products to...

Covid hitting adverse credit customers the hardest

A new study for Pepper Money has found that the finances of customers with...

The Ipswich’s products now on Affordability Hub

Mortgage Brain's Affordability Hub is now featuring products from the Ipswich Building Society. Affordability...

Mortgage Business Expo reveals 2021 dates

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has published details of its physical events next year. The Leeds...

The Leeds unveils digital affordability tool

The Leeds Building Society has adopted Embark from Paylink Solutions to obtain a clear...

New Help to Buy fixes from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a new range of Help to Buy products. The range of...

NatWest returns to 90% LTV mortgage lending

NatWest has reintroduced a range of 90% loan to value (LTV) residential purchase mortgages...

UTB joins Mortgage Market Alliance

United Trust Bank (UTB) has become the latest provider to join the Mortgage Market...

Expats face stiffer stamp duty penalty

Brokers with expat and foreign investor customers buying property in the UK, need to secure...

Homebuyers “pressured” to use estate agents’ broker recommendation

44% of homeowners who have used a mortgage broker used one recommended to them...

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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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