Mortgages

IMLA warns Chancellor: ‘Hands off the housing market’

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves against targeting the...

Rosemount adds April Mortgages to lender panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added April Mortgages to its lender panel, giving network...

First-time buyer homes outpace wider market as affordability improves

First-time buyers are paying more for their homes than they were a year ago...

Santander calls for homebuying reforms as young buyers bear the brunt of broken system

Younger buyers and families are suffering most from England and Wales’s outdated homebuying process,...

Borrower confidence returns as mortgage applications surge, says Stonebridge

Mortgage applications rose sharply in September as borrowers took advantage of falling rates, according...

Norton Group strengthens leadership with head of risk and compliance hire

Norton Group has appointed Emma-Jayne Savory as head of risk and compliance, marking the...

OneDome’s Growth Partners initiative draws mortgage adviser quartet

OneDome’s recently launched Growth Partners community has attracted experienced mortgage professionals to its ranks. The...

The Vernon appoints intermediary sales team leader

Vernon Building Society has announced the promotion of Dale Sidhu to intermediary sales team...

Aldermore and Prosperity IFA named Platinum Sponsors for 2026 UK Mortgage Convention

The UK Mortgage Convention has confirmed Aldermore and Prosperity IFA as Platinum Sponsors for...

The Right Mortgage names compliance director

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has promoted Jack Norrey to compliance director, marking...

First-time buyer growth slows as affordability pressures persist

The number of first-time buyers entering the housing market has risen sharply this year...

Self-employed borrowers still facing barriers to mortgages

Self-employed workers continue to face significant hurdles when applying for mortgages, despite the majority...

Newcastle for Intermediaries cuts rates on interest-only product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has introduced a refreshed product transfer range for existing interest-only customers,...

Pepper Money bolsters regional team with NW appointment

Specialist mortgage lender Pepper Money has appointed Michelle Walsh as regional development manager for...

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...

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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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