Mortgages

NatWest increases maximum procuration fee

NatWest is increasing its maximum procuration fee payable, following market feedback from brokers. The bank...

Four-fifths of brokers optimistic about new build sector

TMA Club research has revealed that 79% of brokers feel optimistic about how the...

Bluestone Mortgages to take part in MyIdentity pilot

Etive Limited, coordinators of the MyIdentity scheme for home buying and selling, has revealed...

Precise appoints BDM for South West

Precise Mortgages has announced the appointment of a new business development manager (BDM) in...

Mansfield BS joins Primis lender panel

Mansfield Building Society has joined Primis Mortgage Network’s lender panel, offering its range of residential...

Bluestone Mortgages unveils remortgage deal with cashback

Bluestone Mortgages has launched a cashback remortgage product which is available across all of...

Network claims carbon neutral first

JLM Mortgage Services has claimed it has become the first mortgage and protection network...

Primis sees surge in expat lending enquiries

PRIMIS Mortgage Network’s product desk helped appointed representative (AR) advisers with 6,075 queries in...

MTF Affordability upgrades research platform

Mortgage Broker Tools has upgraded its affordability research platform, adding bespoke calculations for borrowers...

Platform cuts higher LTV rates

Platform has made interest rate reductions to a number of its higher LTV mortgage...

Clydesdale unveils rate reductions at 85-95% LTV

Clydesdale Bank has reduced the rates on products between 85-95% loan to value (LTV). Selected...

Pepper Money relaxes employment criteria

Pepper Money has made changes to its residential criteria in a move designed to...

First-time buyer demand remains buoyant

First-time buyer mortgage demand stayed high in October and November, according to data from...

Specialist quartet join Openwork lender panel

The Openwork Partnership has added four specialist residential and buy-to-let lenders to its mortgage panel. The...

COMMENT

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

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....

Latest news

Goldman Sachs discloses 3.15% stake in Secure Trust Bank

Goldman Sachs has reported a 3.15% voting interest in Secure Trust Bank following a...

Market Harborough launches rental scheme offering deposit contributions to first-time buyers

Market Harborough Building Society is offering aspiring homeowners the chance to recover 60% of...

Tipton adds discounted rates for expat and limited company landlords

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has expanded its variable rate buy-to-let mortgage range with...

WIS Mortgages sets out five-year adviser growth strategy

WIS Mortgages has announced a five-year growth plan centred on expanding its adviser community...

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