Mortgages

Homeowners sceptical about brokers’ worth

Just 10% of homeowners believe that a mortgage broker can get them a better deal...

Platform unveils mortgage rate cuts

Platform is making a number of mortgage rate reductions of up to 0.37 percentage...

Newcastle Intermediaries rejoins high LTV mortgage market

Newcastle Intermediaries is re-entering the high LTV mortgage market sector with a number of...

GoCompare partners with Mojo Mortgages

Online mortgage broker Mojo Mortgages has partnered with GoCompare, with the latter's customers able to...

Understanding trends in adverse credit

As we finally see some blue skies emerging and rush to embrace the onset...

Pepper Money commits to climate change initiatives

Pepper Money has joined forces with Ecologi, a climate positive organisation that plants trees...

Kensington first lender to complete UK green bond securitisation

Kensington Mortgages' latest securitisation – Finsbury Square 2021-1 GREEN - has been upsized from...

The Dudley unveils energy efficient products

The Dudley Building Society launched two new remortgage products and a further advance product...

Skipton Talks webinar series details revealed

Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries has announced the speakers for its next set of...

Broker sentiment not yet back to pre-pandemic levels

New research from Smart Money People has found that broker satisfaction with mortgage lenders...

New COO for Gatehouse Bank

Gatehouse Bank has appointed Tracey Bailey as its new chief operating officer (COO). Bailey (pictured),...

Paradigm appoints director of mortgages

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the appointment of Richard Howes as its new director...

Furlough no longer a major search criterion

‘Furloughed workers’ is no longer amongst the most-searched terms by brokers, according to Knowledge...

Scotland expansion for Just Mortgages

Since the beginning of 2021, Just Mortgages has almost quadrupled the number of self-employed...

COMMENT

Cashback should put conveyancing into the advice conversation

One of the more interesting findings from our latest quarterly statistics was the position of Nationwide Building Society, which accounted for 25% of all...

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the same type of buy-to-let property, with similar levels of equity...

You own the shares, but are you really just the custodian?

I've built three businesses and I've said the same thing most entrepreneurs have probably said to their mates and family at some point: "Give...

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...

Latest news

Mortgage Lab launches AI training community for mortgage advisers

A new online community has been launched to help UK mortgage advisers use artificial...

Homeowners put renovations on hold as improvement costs outstrip savings

More than two-thirds of UK homeowners have postponed home improvements because of affordability pressures,...

Target Group appoints former Coutts executive to product role

Target Group has appointed Fiona Peel as product manager, bringing more than 20 years...

CLC warns conveyancers over Land Registry errors and growing probate risks

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has warned that persistent failures in post-completion work...

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