Mortgages

Housing market activity “in Goldilocks territory”

UK Finance has estimated that overall gross mortgage lending in August was £24.2 billion,...

Pepper to rebrand and launch broker portal

Pepper Homeloans is to change its name to Pepper Money and introduce a new...

Accord: free legals still popular

Accord Mortgages has stated that the majority of its remortgage borrowers are choosing free...

Barclays rolls out further advance proc fee

Barclays Mortgages has introduced a procuration payment of 0.30% on all new residential and...

TMW unveils new portfolio landlord criteria

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has introduced new requirements for portfolio lending in response to new...

Together secures new £275m funding

Together has announced the successful completion of its debut public RMBS (residential mortgage-backed security)...

PMS unveils new web solutions service

PMS Mortgage Club is looking to support its adviser firms with a new web...

‘Opportunities there for the taking’ from PRA reforms

Paul Welch, CEO of largemortgageloans.com, believes that the PRA's changes to lending regulations – which...

We need more 95% LTV products

For those reading this who are parents of school-age children, the prospect of seeing...

Precise publishes portfolio proposition online

Precise Mortgages has put its portfolio proposition online ready for the Prudential Regulation Authority’s...

First Complete & Pink add Scottish BS to panel

The Scottish Building Society has joined First Complete and Pink's panel of lenders. ...

Together commits to portfolio landlords

Together has become the latest lender to outline it approach to buy-to-let portfolio landlords...

Lloyds unveils remortgage refund offer

Lloyds Bank is to refund up to one standard monthly mortgage payment up to...

LendInvest hires ex-Aldermore commercial mortgages head

LendInvest has appointed Ian Boden as its sales director. Boden (pictured) joins LendInvest...

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

Gen H expands into Scotland with affordability-led income booster

Residential mortgage lender Gen H has launched in Scotland, extending its lending proposition north...

Landlord optimism rises as confidence returns to the private rented sector

New research suggests sentiment among landlords has improved sharply over the past year, despite...

Mortgage Brain continues hub rollout with Mortgage Force and Affinity onboarding

Mortgage Brain has completed the onboarding of Mortgage Force and Affinity Group onto its...

Together expands intermediary sales team with two senior appointments

Together has strengthened its intermediary division with the appointment of two experienced industry figures,...

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