Mortgages

Rob Barnard to rejoin Pepper Money

Rob Barnard is to return to Pepper Money in the new role of director...

Virgin Money changes all fixed rates

Virgin Money has made changes to all of its fixed rate mortgage products. The changes...

Parents would double financial assistance if it would be repaid

Parents are twice as likely to offer their adult children (aged 18-34 years old)...

Leeds BS to offer Decision in Principle “in less than 11 seconds”

Mortgage brokers making an application with Leeds Building Society can now be offered a...

Foundation Home Loans improves professional proposition

Foundation Home Loans has broadened its criteria for its Professionals mortgage range which offers...

Twenty7Tec adds new COO to board

Twenty7Tec has appointed Mike Clifford to join its board as chief operating officer (COO), following...

LiveMore partners with Mortgage Advice Bureau

LiveMore is continuing to expand its distribution by partnering with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). The...

Value of first-time buyer economy revealed

The value of the first time buyer (FTB) economy is set to reach a...

Intermediaries and lenders central to implementing green change

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has hosted a Green Mortgage Event with mortgage intermediaries, lenders,...

Second change market shows continued growth

The Finance & Leasing Association's data on the second charge mortgage market has revealed...

BoE confirms withdrawal of affordability test recommendation

The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee has confirmed that it will withdraw its...

Vida appointed to TMG’s club panel

Vida has been added to The Money Group’s (TMG) panel and will offer specialist...

Together lends £300m in one month

Specialist lender Together has broken its all-time lending record for the second month in...

Report outlines challenges of homeownership

Homeowners and buyers at all stages of the property ladder are being forced to...
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COMMENT

Technology

If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

Only one in five of your clients thinks your fee was justified

You know the moment. 40 minutes in. Gone well. They like you, you like them, everyone's getting on. Then you have to say the fee. And...

I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

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Technology

Air and Mortgage Brain link sourcing platforms to widen later life lending options

Air and Mortgage Brain have agreed a collaboration designed to help mortgage advisers assess...
networks

Mortgage network growth diverges as acquisition activity reshapes sector

Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions and HL Partnership have recorded some of the largest increases in...
Appointments

LMS appoints Ian Robinson as permanent chief executive

LMS has appointed Ian Robinson as its permanent chief executive, four months after he...
News

Mortgage lending availability falls as banks anticipate recovery in demand

Mortgage credit availability and demand for house purchase and remortgaging all declined during the...

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