Mortgages

New-build homes attracting wider range of buyers, says Alexander Hall

New research from mortgage adviser Alexander Hall suggests that new-build homes are no longer...

Mortgage rates edge higher after eight-month decline

Average fixed mortgage rates have risen for the first time in eight months, according...

Barclays broadens income criteria to boost mortgage affordability

Barclays has announced a major overhaul of its mortgage affordability criteria, increasing the proportion...

Gen H names new sales and distribution director

Gen H has appointed Sara Palmer as its new sales and distribution director. Reporting to...

Kensington Mortgages appoints head of national accounts

Kensington Mortgages has appointed Helen Cawthra as head of national accounts as the specialist...

Housebuilders launch new equity loan scheme to boost homeownership

A group of UK housebuilders have joined forces with lenders and asset managers to...

Mortgage industry gears up for Take Me Home 25 Christmas Charity Concert

Support continues to build for what is shaping up to be the mortgage industry’s...

Just Mortgages marks four years of broker wellbeing support with new podcast and resources

Just Mortgages has marked four years since the launch of its mental health and...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network welcomes back Robin Pearson as head of risk

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced the return of Robin Pearson to...

HTB hires new head of portfolio management

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Mathura Paramjorthy as head of portfolio management within...

Rightmove renews call for stamp duty reform as thresholds fail to keep pace with house prices

Fewer than one in 20 homes currently for sale in England are exempt from...

Buying a first home cheaper than renting in most UK cities, Lloyds finds

First-time buyers could save thousands of pounds a year by purchasing rather than renting,...

How to get insights from your entire customer base

When was the last time you switched your bank or mortgage company without checking...

Economic pressures driving emotional strain around financial decisions, AMI research reveals

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has found that the UK’s economic climate is...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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