Mortgages

Changing age-related notions of holding a mortgage

Just recently I read that, sadly, the oldest person in Europe had passed away...

Provide certainty amidst Brexit chaos

While many minds might be concentrated on the UK’s political melodrama which is playing...

Lownds celebrates 25 years at the Hanley Economic

David Lownds, head of marketing & business development, is celebrating 25 years at the...

The Vernon BS scraps postcode restriction

The Vernon Building Society has removed its postcode restriction, allowing all brokers to access its...

UTB makes specialist market entrance with residential remortgage deal

United Trust Bank has unveiled a new residential remortgage product designed to provide specialist...

Bank Rate maintained at 0.75%

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

The Ipswich offers new deals for mortgage prisoners

The Ipswich Building Society has launched six new mortgage products aimed at helping borrowers...

Foundation Home Loans issues ‘portfolio landlord special’

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new portfolio landlord special product, with a minimum...

Newcastle Intermediaries makes buy-to-let move into Scotland

Newcastle Intermediaries is expanding its current buy-to-let range into Scotland. The lender entered the buy-to-let...

PMS and Sesame unveil product transfer hub

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have launched a new product transfer hub, promising enhanced...

Sharp fall in number of interest-only mortgages

UK Finance has reported that the number of interest-only mortgages fell by 13.1% in 2018...

Vida Homeloans appoints key account manager

Vida Homeloans has appointed Amanda Meadows as its new key account manager for the...

Smartr365 provides client document storage solution

Smartr365 has launched SmartrDoc – an integrated storage system which allows brokers to retrieve,...

The Hanley Economic expands intermediary support

The Hanley Economic Building Society has appointed Kate McKeon as an intermediary sales assistant...

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AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for protection advisers. But in today’s fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, navigating...

Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

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Survey reveals cost of living pressures and tax fears weighing on mutual’s members

Concerns over the cost of living and the prospect of tax rises continue to...

Hope Capital gains dual recognition for workplace standards

Hope Capital Property Finance has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer and has...

Industry partnership launches 95% funded pathway to address adviser shortage

A national initiative has been launched to confront the growing shortage of qualified financial...

British Business Bank sets out five-year plan to reshape finance for smaller firms

The British Business Bank has outlined plans to deliver what it describes as a...

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