Mortgages

TMG appoints Jane Gregory to lead financial services business

TMG Financial Services has appointed Jane Gregory as head of TMG Financial Services after...

Iress adds Coventry and Godiva to Acre mortgage API

Iress has extended its Lender Connect API integration with Acre, adding Coventry Building Society...

MBE London sets out 2026 seminar line-up

Mortgage Business Expo has unveiled the seminar programme for MBE London 2026, with sessions...

e4 Strategic targets post-offer delays with new VERSA Convey platform

e4 Strategic has launched a digital workflow platform designed to improve communication between lenders...

Virgin Money raises selected mortgage rates and launches new 60% LTV deals

Virgin Money is increasing selected residential and buy-to-let rates from 16 September while withdrawing...

Clydesdale to raise residential product transfer rates by up to 0.20%

Clydesdale will increase selected residential product transfer fixed rates from Wednesday 16 September. The lender...

Getting to know you: Sam Lindsay, My Mortgage Angel

Name: Sam Lindsay Age: 48 Location: Essex Firm: My Mortgage Angel Interests: Helping people on their homebuying...

Nationwide names Richard Walker to lead intermediary sales and new-build business

Nationwide has appointed Richard Walker as head of intermediary sales and new build, bringing...

Saffron says brokers should look beyond labels on complex mortgage cases

Borrowers with non-standard incomes, unusual properties or international circumstances should not automatically be treated...

Walsham Brothers expands adviser reach with Paradigm Protect panel deal

Walsham Brothers has added Paradigm Protect to its growing list of distribution partners as...

OakNorth joins financing for BetterHome acquisition of Stonebridge parent

OakNorth has joined HSBC and Investec in a senior lending club backing BetterHome Group’s...

Gen H appoints Laz Doel to new key account role

Gen H has appointed Laz Doel as key account manager in a newly created...

LSL mortgage revenue rises 8% as remortgage demand grows

LSL Property Services has reported an 8% increase in mortgage revenue during the first...

Foundation opens financial services careers to young people with talent programme

Foundation has completed its first Future Talent Programme, giving 18 young people workplace experience...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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