Mortgages

CAL joins Mortgage Market Alliance

Conveyancing Alliance Limited (CAL) has become the latest founder member to join the Mortgage...

DPR Group becomes IMLA associate member

DPR Group, including its brands, DPR, eKeeper, MCI Club, Burrow and Broker ID has...

MPC keeps Bank Rate at 0.1%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted unanimously to maintain Bank...

Together increases maximum mortgage LTV

Together has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 70% across its first...

The Ipswich predicts ‘family focussed’ mortgage lending

 in 2021 The Ipswich Building Society is predicting that mortgage lending will become more "family-centric"...

Accord Growth Series reaches broker milestone

The Accord Growth Series has registered its 7,000th broker, increasing its membership by 40%...

Consumers “feel more secure” going direct

56% of more than 1,500 consumers who had purchased a mortgage recently, went direct...

The Saffron offers broker exclusive 90% deals

The Saffron Building Society has introduced a pair of limited first-time buyer products to...

Covid hitting adverse credit customers the hardest

A new study for Pepper Money has found that the finances of customers with...

The Ipswich’s products now on Affordability Hub

Mortgage Brain's Affordability Hub is now featuring products from the Ipswich Building Society. Affordability...

Mortgage Business Expo reveals 2021 dates

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has published details of its physical events next year. The Leeds...

The Leeds unveils digital affordability tool

The Leeds Building Society has adopted Embark from Paylink Solutions to obtain a clear...

New Help to Buy fixes from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a new range of Help to Buy products. The range of...

NatWest returns to 90% LTV mortgage lending

NatWest has reintroduced a range of 90% loan to value (LTV) residential purchase mortgages...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

A BBR decision rooted in caution, not complacency

The Bank of England MPC’s decision to hold Bank Base Rate (BBR) will come as a welcome outcome for many across the mortgage market,...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge yesterday and will finish on Friday this week....

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 9

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

When the market gets messy, control matters more than ever

There is a tendency to look at the current market and focus purely on activity levels, particularly after the recent spike driven by lender...

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Conveyancing delays push exchange times past 100 days

The average home that exchanged contracts in April had gone under offer 104 days...

Equifinance launches broker portal for second charge cases

Equifinance has released its new broker portal, ECHO, giving introducers an end-to-end process for...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Third of protection clients nearly cancelled cover before claiming

Almost a third of protection claimants at Waddle Insurance had considered cancelling or had...

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