Mortgages

New mortgage lender to use Target’s Mortgage Hub

Target Group has secured fintech mortgage lender, Perenna, as the first client of its...

360 Dotnet and Twenty7Tec extend integration to improve fact find

360 Dotnet and Twenty7Tec have further developed their integration, allowing the communication of data...

Together adds to broker team

Specialist lender Together has appointed Gary Lomax as a regional account manager for the North...

Harpenden BS criteria now provided by Mortgage Brain

Mortgage Brain has announced an extension of its partnership with the Harpenden Building Society,...

Accord Mortgages adds improved 95% LTV deals to range

Accord Mortgages has unveiled two new two-year fixed rate 95% loan to value (LTV)...

The Beverley BS unveils 90% LTV mortgage

The Beverley Building Society has launched a two-year, fixed rate deal at 2.99% at...

SimplyBiz Mortgages members to have MBT Affordability access

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) and SimplyBiz Mortgages have announced a partnership to provide the...

Record month in applications for Accord

Accord Mortgages has reported its largest ever month for mortgage applications. The lender revealed...

Barclays improves green offering and bonus policy

Barclays has updated its lending policies for green home mortgages and bonuses. The changes are...

MCI appoints the Darlington to panel

The Darlington Building Society has joined the lender panel of MCI Mortgage Club. The society...

The Mortgage Lender hires new BDM

The Mortgage Lender has appointed Joe Noon as business development manager covering the East...

Sesame Bankhall Group hires Beavis from Skipton

Sesame Bankhall Group has appointed Alex Beavis to the newly created role of mortgage...

Virgin Money unveils intermediary-only buy-to-let with cashback

Virgin Money is launching intermediary exclusive buy-to-let mortgages for the first time. The deals include...

The Ipswich to incorporate later life into standard mortgage range

The Ipswich Building Society has decided to no longer be operating ‘later life’ mortgages aimed...

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

AI-driven direct lending could erode mainstream mortgage advisers’ market share

Mortgage lenders could use artificial intelligence to attract more customers directly, putting pressure on...

Stamp duty exemption for downsizers could revive housing transactions

Removing stamp duty for older homeowners and people moving to smaller properties could help...

Interest rate expectations too pessimistic as inflation pressures ease

Financial markets may be overestimating the outlook for UK interest rates, with inflation potentially...

Landlords face changing buy-to-let market as lenders predict continued demand

Specialist lenders expect the buy-to-let sector to remain resilient despite regulatory changes, although attracting...

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