Mortgages

Record month reported by Bluestone

Bluestone Mortgages has reported that its application volumes in September were 68% higher year-on-year,...

The Mansfield ups minimum loan size

The Mansfield Building Society has temporarily moved to raise its minimum loan size to...

Twenty7Tec unveils client portal

Twenty7Tec has completed the development of CAPTURE, a client portal that integrates with the...

Lenders tightening criteria while borrowing demands rise

The latest Knowledge Bank Tracker has found a common theme in monthly changes in...

NatWest increases residential rates

NatWest has made rate changes across its new and existing customer ranges. For its new...

Mortgage application growth behind house price rises

Halifax has reported that house prices in September were 1.6% higher than in August. The...

Brokers not getting enough sleep

Crystal Specialist Finance's (CSF) recent Health and Wellbeing Survey for the intermediary sector found...

Jon Hall to leave Masthaven Bank in 2021

Jon Hall, chief commercial officer and Deputy CEO of Masthaven Bank, will to leave...

Mortgage Brain seeing ever increasing ESIS numbers

Mortgage Brain has reported that the number of ESIS generated through its sourcing system...

Brokers changing working patterns

Twenty7Tec's monthly market data for September has found that working patterns are changing for...

Coventry for Intermediaries adds new residential mortgages

Coventry for intermediaries is reintroducing more offset products, its Flexx Fixed up to 85%...

Mortgage Magic adds VOIP to CRM system

Mortgage Magic has updated its CRM and mortgage management system with the addition a...

Swansea BS unveils mortgage for medical professionals

The Swansea Building Society has introduced a new mortgage product specifically designed for medical professionals,...

Accord expands business development team

Accord Mortgages has appointed two new business development advisers (BDAs) to its sales team. The...

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...

Latest news

Equity Release Group backs FCA later life lending review

Equity Release Group has welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority’s Later Life Mortgages Market Study,...

SortRefer joins Ingard Network as exclusive conveyancing partner

SortRefer has been appointed as the sole conveyancing provider for Ingard Network, giving its...

Four in 10 landlords plan to refinance within next year

Nearly four in 10 landlords are planning to refinance during the next 12 months,...

Santander customers overpay mortgages by £894m

Santander UK customers overpaid their mortgages by more than £894 million in the first...

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