Mortgages

NatWest increases core and exclusive BTL rates

NatWest is making rate changes across its core and exclusive ranges for buy-to-let products. The...

Advisers focussing on client acquisition

Attendees at a recent virtual event have revealed that their biggest focus for their business...

Lenders expect mortgage pricing to rise over Q4

The Bank of England has revealed that lenders reported demand for secured lending for...

No change in affordability gap

The affordability gap, where no lender is able to meet the loan amount requested...

Just Mortgages reports record month

September was Just Mortgages' best ever month for both applications and exchanges in September....

Brokers outline their frustrations with lenders

Many brokers share similar frustrations, focused on lenders’ frequent changes to products, rates and...

Over 90% of FTBs say they need guidance

92% of first-time buyers have admired they will need guidance when purchasing a home...

MAB strikes deal with Moneyfacts

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) is to be Moneyfacts.co.uk’s preferred mortgage broker. The initial launch of...

Virgin Money ups core and shared ownership rates

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential mortgage range. The changes see core residential...

Darlington Intermediaries partners with L&G for affordability calculations

Darlington Intermediaries and Legal & General have launched an enhanced affordability calculator that will...

Stonebridge hits £1bn in monthly applications again

Stonebridge has continued its recent record monthly lending volumes, having processed over £1 billion...

Twenty7Tec moves to support 90% LTV market

Twenty7Tec is to offer its INSIGHT analytics platform free of charge to any mortgage...

Coventry for Intermediaries to launch 90% LTV deals

Coventry for Intermediaries is to offer 90% LTV mortgages on Wednesday 14 October until...

SimplyBiz Mortgages partners with Eligible

SimplyBiz Mortgages' members can now get three months free access to Eligible's personalised client...

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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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