Mortgages

LMS: market recovery cause for optimism

LMS has published its latest Remortgage Healthcheck Index, produced in partnership with the Centre...

Coventry for Intermediaries rejoins 90% LTV market

Coventry for Intermediaries has re-entered the 90% loan to value (LTV) market with a...

Women’s retirement finances more adversely hit by divorce

Women are likely to see their household incomes fall by a third in the...

November mortgage approvals highest since 2007

The Bank of England has reported that the UK mortgage market strengthened in November...

Foundation moves to speed up conveyancing process

Foundation Home Loans will now accept ‘No-Search Indemnity Insurance’ for purchase and remortgage transactions, with...

Connect for Intermediaries joins Society of Mortgage Professionals

Connect for Intermediaries has become the latest business to join the Society for Mortgage...

Meeting Stamp Duty deadline already difficult, AMI and IMLA warn

Two mortgage trade bodies have warned that the upcoming March deadline to the Stamp...

Two new members for the Power of 8

The Power of 8 lender cooperative has announced two new members for the new...

CAL joins Mortgage Market Alliance

Conveyancing Alliance Limited (CAL) has become the latest founder member to join the Mortgage...

DPR Group becomes IMLA associate member

DPR Group, including its brands, DPR, eKeeper, MCI Club, Burrow and Broker ID has...

MPC keeps Bank Rate at 0.1%

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

Together increases maximum mortgage LTV

Together has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 70% across its first...

The Ipswich predicts ‘family focussed’ mortgage lending

 in 2021 The Ipswich Building Society is predicting that mortgage lending will become more "family-centric"...

Accord Growth Series reaches broker milestone

The Accord Growth Series has registered its 7,000th broker, increasing its membership by 40%...

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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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TMG Mortgage Network strengthens finance team with senior appointment

TMG Mortgage Network has appointed Donna Bibby as head of finance, with responsibility for...

Homeowners turn to mortgage brokers for guidance ahead of Budget

Mortgage brokers could face increased demand for advice following the Autumn Budget, with 93%...

Halifax updates mortgage application platform ahead of Lloyds rebrand

Halifax Intermediaries has introduced an updated online mortgage application system designed to simplify case...

Northern England dominates property hotspots as buyers seek better value

More than half of England and Wales's 50 leading emerging property hotspots are in...

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