Mortgages

Brilliant Solutions makes sales director appointment

Brilliant Solutions has promoted Ivan Vizor to the role of sales director, following a...

TPFG expands intermediary footprint with Smart Advice deal

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has acquired an 85% stake in Smart Advice Financial...

Affordability gains lift first-time buyer activity

Improving affordability helped to support a rebound in first-time buyer activity during 2025 although...

Virgin Money cuts selected fixed mortgage rates

Virgin Money has announced a series of reductions across selected residential, buy-to-let and product...

Wealthy Advisers Club launches social media platform as membership hits 1,000

The Wealthy Advisers Club has launched a new social media content platform for mortgage...

36 more pay cheques before you’re made redundant

Imagine getting that email in your inbox first thing this morning! I tell you what:...

Mortgage Advice Bureau names interim chief marketing officer

Mortgage Advice Bureau has appointed Joanne Brading as interim chief marketing officer as it...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network adds Handelsbanken to lender panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added relationship bank Handelsbanken to its lender...

LHV Bank unveils new head of marketing

LHV Bank has appointed Sally Rushton as head of marketing, tasking her with leading...

Access FS mortgage division posts 38% revenue rise after specialist packaging launch

Access Financial Services said its mortgage division delivered revenue growth of 38% year on...

MAB integrates LiveMore Mortgage Matcher into adviser platform

Mortgage Advice Bureau has partnered with later life lender LiveMore to integrate the LiveMore...

Opus First Media launches Bridging Soup

Opus First Media has expanded its specialist publishing portfolio with the launch of Bridging...

Record January price jump signals early 2026 confidence boost

UK house asking prices posted their strongest ever January rise as buyer confidence rebounded...

Brokers urge stronger borrowing education as near-prime demand grows

Brokers are calling for greater investment in financial education after reporting a sharp rise...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...

Newcastle updates broker portal for faster product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has upgraded its broker portal to make product transfers quicker and...

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