Mortgages

Accord to offer new build up to 90% LTV

Accord Mortgages is revising its higher loan to value (LTV) mortgage offering to include...

Over-55s face tougher mortgage quest than the self-employed

Last month, while there was at least one lender able to meet the loan...

Pepper Money boosts specialist underwriting capability

Pepper Money has expanded its underwriting specialist team by two-thirds since the start of...

App-to-offer broker satisfaction on the rise

Broker satisfaction with how quickly lenders are processing applications through to offer has increased...

Affordability Hub now integrated into MortgageBrain Classic

Users of MortgageBrain Classic will be able to source products based on affordability as...

The Nottingham cuts 95% LTV five-year fix by 20bps

The Nottingham has reduced the rate on its 95% LTV five-year fixed product from...

Impact Specialist Finance becomes Mojo Mortgages’ referral partner

Impact Specialist Finance has been selected by Mojo Mortgages to become a referral partner...

Smartr365 expands Halifax Intermediaries integration

Smartr365 has built upon its integration with Halifax Intermediaries, enabling real-time mortgage Decision-in-Principle (DIP)...

Kensington appoints BDM for the North East

Kensington Mortgages has appointed Neil Tribick as regional business development manager (BDM) for the...

Dashly starts next phase of broker rollout programme

Dashly has announced the rollout of its dashboard for firms. The sales accelerator tool for brokers...

Mortgage Brain creates bespoke API with Bath BS

Mortgage Brain has delivered a new, bespoke API for the Bath Building Society which...

Clydesdale Bank improves 85% & 90% LTV criteria

Clydesdale Bank has made changes to its 85% and 90% LTV lending criteria, in...

The Mansfield back to 95% LTV lending

The Mansfield Building Society is offering three new fixed rates, including a 95% house...

Virgin Money unveils 5-15 year 95% LTV fixed rates

Virgin Money has launched three new 95% loan to value (LTV) residential mortgages under...

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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