Mortgages

Peter Beaumont joins TML

Peter Beaumont has teamed back up with Trevor Pothecary, joining The Mortgage Lender (TML)...

New quartet of Private Label deals

Brightstar Financial has launched four new and exclusive, specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgage products...

VAS unveils new valuation panel

Valuation Audit Services (VAS) is introducing a new, independent, valuation panel management company called...

Halifax and Google aim to explain property jargon

Halifax is joining up with Google to help homebuyers understand the world of property...

Positive Lending becomes specialist distributor for Kensington

Positive Lending has been appointed as 'specialist distributor' with Kensington Mortgages. James Byrne (pictured), director...

Axis Bank partners with eTech

Axis Bank has selected property risk software developer eTech to provide an online solution...

Why the limited company BTL market is different

I read recently that Stonebridge Group, a network with a sizeable number of AR...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts buy-to-let rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced rates on its two, three and five-year fixed buy-to-let...

The Skipton allows video appointments

The Skipton Building Society is now offering mortgage and financial advice video appointments. The mutual...

Don’t rush to get a new rate

Royal London has warned homeowners to think twice before incurring early exit charges in...

Second charge market marginally down

The second charge mortgage market was down 2% in September. New business totalled £77m in...

Variable rates still appeal

The Yorkshire Building Society has stated that variable mortgages are still proving popular among...

Small rise in repossessions

UK Finance has reported that the number of mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or...

“Substantial” rise in demand for five-year fixes

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association’s (IMLA) latest Mortgage Market Tracker, has reported that 88% of...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

PM Law Group collapse: essential information for buyers and sellers

Following the sudden collapse of PM Law Group, the Home Buying & Selling Council...

Conveyancing sector moves into gear following PM Law Group collapse

The abrupt closure of PM Law Group has left thousands of property transactions in...

Santander UK names new head of mortgage trading

Santander UK has appointed Ben Merritt as head of mortgage trading. Merritt (pictured) will report...

Britain’s post-war generation reaches 80 with longer lives and new financial pressures

The first wave of babies born after the Second World War turns 80 this...

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