Mortgages

Knowledge Bank reports changing criteria search picture

February broker criteria searches conducted using Knowledge Bank show that interest from new investors...

New 85% LTV residential deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages has introduced a pair of new residential mortgages at 85% loan to...

TMA partners with Mortgage Broker Tools

TMA Club has added Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) to its panel of technology platforms. The...

Mortgage advice app moves into beta stage

Moneybox Mortgage Advice has been beta launched by saving and investing app Moneybox. Moneybox Mortgage...

RICS looks to unlock market for flat-owners

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced a change in valuation guidance...

TSB’s Fix and Flex gets three-year option

TSB has launched a three-year option to its Fix and Flex range, adding to...

UTB opens new broker ‘Zoom Room’

United Trust Bank (UTB) has launched a ‘Zoom Room’, a virtual meeting place for...

The Mansfield appoints head of mortgage sales

The Mansfield Building Society has appointed Andy Alvarez as head of mortgage sales. Alvarez (pictured)...

BEP Systems achieves ISO 9001 and 27001

BEP Systems has achieved both the ISO 9001 and 27001 accreditations from the International...

BUDGET 2021: mortgage guarantee scheme confirmed

Following newspaper headlines over the weekend, the government has confirmed that it will be...

BUDGET 2021: Stamp duty holiday extended

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has confirmed the extension of the Stamp Duty Holiday until...

Mortgage Brain develops affordability calculator for mutual

Mortgage Brain has partnered with the Harpenden Building Society to develop a new affordability...

YBS unveils new first-time buyer deals

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched two new mortgages exclusively for people taking their...

Platform reintroduces products and reduces rates

Platform has reintroduced a number of mortgage products to reinstate its full range of products. This...

COMMENT

Taking the anxiety out of finance

It’s an anxious time for mortgage borrowers. A recent study by Handelsbanken Wealth found that the proportion of UK adults apprehensive about making mortgage...

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...

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Foundation cuts buy-to-let rates and relaxes holiday-let occupancy rules

Foundation has reduced rates on selected buy-to-let mortgages by up to 0.10 percentage points...

FintechOS: Firms have two years to embrace AI or get left behind

Financial services firms have no more than two years to embed artificial intelligence into...

Financial services must move beyond AI experimentation to deliver real returns

Financial services firms risk wasting substantial investment in artificial intelligence unless they fundamentally rethink...

RAW Capital Partners sets new lending record as product range expands

RAW Capital Partners has reported record annual lending volumes for 2026, surpassing its total...

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