Mortgages

PMS and Sesame offer two Help to Buy Kensington exclusives

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have launched two new Help to Buy exclusives...

Mortgage Broker Tools launches affordability insight newsletter

Mortgage Broker Tools is publishing a free weekly newsletter to keep brokers and lenders...

Surge in remortgage applications expected

Over £26 billion of mortgages will mature in October, according to analysis by the...

The Mansfield launches remortgages up to £1m

The Mansfield Building Society has launched a remortgage product for loans up to £1...

Kensington appointments support growth plans

Kensington Mortgages has announced new members to its national account team, field sales team...

First-time buyer confidence remains high

UK Finance's Mortgage Trends Update for May 2019 has revealed that there were 30,720 new...

When one lender isn’t enough

Where do you turn when your client wants to refinance a large portfolio? Sometimes,...

Investec Private Bank joins Sesame panel

Sesame network members now have access to a solution for their wealthy clients with...

L&G’s ClubHub update includes SmartrCriteria trial

Legal & General Mortgage Club has made changes to ClubHub, enabling advisers to see...

Platform makes widespread fixed rate reductions

Platform has reduced interest rates across a range of mortgage products, with some mortgages...

The Saffron joins SimplyBiz Mortgages panel

The Saffron Building Society has joined the SimplyBiz Mortgages lender panel. The move means that SimplyBiz...

Leek United revises key lending policy criteria  

Leek United has made improvements to important aspects of its lending policy. It will now...

Together expands London and the South teams

Together has widened its distribution network with two new hires. Marylen Edwards is its new...

Belmont Green Finance closes £500m securitisation

Belmont Green Finance has closed a successful £500 million UK mortgage-backed securitisation. The transaction is...

COMMENT

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

Latest news

FCA bans debt management executive over dishonesty

The Financial Conduct Authority has banned Howard Roland Duckett from working in financial services...

Industry fantasy football league to raise funds for mental health charter

Mortgage and property finance professionals are being invited to join an industry-wide Fantasy Premier...

Gen H cuts high-LTV mortgage rates by 15 basis points

Gen H has reduced rates across its 90% and 95% loan-to-value mortgage ranges in...

Tenant demand rises for first time in two years

Tenant demand increased in the second quarter of 2026, reversing two years of decline,...

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