Mortgages

Together hires new national account manager

Specialist lender Together has hired Keith Jones as national account manager. This follows the lender's...

Conveyancing portal backs ‘free legals’ scrap

SortRefer has praised Nationwide for its decision to scrap remortgage ‘free legals’ packages across...

New Family Mortgage options from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has launched new Family Mortgage options designed to help families...

New lows for buy-to-let mortgage flat fees

Flat fees for buy-to-let mortgages are now lower than they have been at any...

Three new faces for Masthaven

Masthaven has welcomed three new appointments. John Smith joins as national account manager for first...

Better energy costings could improve mortgage affordability

A new report has concluded that more accurate assessments of home energy bills by...

‘Mortgage Switch Guarantee’ proposals published

Online mortgage broker Trussle is proposing that a new set of industry standards be...

Sense Network adopts Mortgage Brain software

Sense Network has become the latest firm to select Mortgage Brain as its preferred...

Touch base before the summer holiday

Summertime and earning a living ain’t easy. That’s the traditional view of the UK housing...

Brexit, Here We Come

One has to say that the ‘mood music’ around the UK housing market is...

Accord’s BTL deals now open to first-time landlords

Accord’s buy-to-let mortgage range is now available to those buying a property to let...

True 95% LTV product availability continues to fall

The latest AmTrust Mortgage Loan to Value (LTV) Tracker has found that mortgage pricing...

The Loughborough unveils FTB family deposit deal

The Loughborough Building Society has launched its First Time Buyer Family Deposit mortgage. Aimed at...

Bankhall unveils new mortgage, protection and GI compliance solution

Bankhall has launched a new compliance support solution for directly FCA authorised firms. The...

COMMENT

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

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...

Latest news

UTB promotes Rebwar Abdoullahi to bridging and buy-to-let sales role

United Trust Bank has promoted Rebwar Abdoullahi to business development manager within its bridging...

Kensington cuts rates across eKo, residential and buy-to-let ranges

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its eKo proposition and introduced lower pricing on...

One in four adults lack confidence making everyday financial decisions

Research from specialist lender Pepper Money suggests confidence, rather than income alone, is a...

The Vernon unveils credit repair mortgage range

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new Credit Repair mortgage range aimed at borrowers...

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