Mortgages

Foundation brands launch new Limited Edition products

Foundation Home Loans' buy-to-let and residential brands have introduced new Limited Edition products. Buy to...

Q&A: Liz Syms, Connect for Intermediaries

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Liz Syms, CEO of Connect for Intermediaries. Mortgage Soup...

Hanley Economic mortgage balances up nearly 10%

Hanley Economic Building Society has published its annual results, with mortgage balances rising to £379.62m...

Suffolk BS extends BDM coverage

Suffolk Building Society is extending telephone business development management (BDM) support to four additional...

Advisers lose confidence in their own businesses

Adviser confidence in the prospects of the intermediary mortgage market remain stable but confidence...

Most FTBs unaware of higher LTV deals

64% of possible first-time buyers aren't aware of the higher LTV options available to...

Mansfield BS launches long-term credit repair fix

Mansfield Building Society has announced the launch of a new long-term fixed rate product...

Atom bank hit near prime high in Q3

Atom bank has recorded a record quarter for near prime lending. The three months to...

Virgin Money increases fixed rate pricing

Virgin Money has increased rates on its fixed rate products. The changes took place at...

Gen H lowers homebuying bundle and retention rates

Gen H has cut rates by up to 14 basis points (bps) across its...

MPowered Mortgages’ rates cut by up to 28bps

MPowered Mortgages has reduced all of its two and three-year fixed rate mortgages for...

Green Mortgages becomes Stonebridge AR

National mortgage and protection network, Stonebridge, has welcomed national mortgage brokerage, Green Mortgages, to...

OneDome acquires mortgage broker

OneDome has announced its acquisition of Albany Park, a specialist UK mortgage advisory firm. The...

Afin Bank appoints chief people & operating officer

Afin Bank has appointed Nicola Tunney as its chief people & operating officer. Tunney, who...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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One third of people relying on inheritance to secure retirement income

Nearly one in three people believe they will need an inheritance to help fund...

Fear of rejection deters thousands from applying for a mortgage

More than a third of would-be homebuyers say the fear of being rejected is...

Foundation Home Loans expands buy-to-let criteria to include social housing lettings

Foundation Home Loans has widened its buy-to-let criteria to accept single household properties let...

Pepper Money appoints new BDM in second charge team

Pepper Money has promoted Nicholas East to business development manager in its second charge...