Mortgages

Handling the twist and turns of the market

Deciphering the current state of the UK mortgage market could take the equivalent of...

First-time buyers forum to be held in the North East

Skipton Intermediaries will be presenting at a First Time Buyers Forum at the North...

SMG unveils Lenderlink Referrals

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) has added a new feature to Lenderlink, its specialist loan sourcing...

TMW doubles remortgage offer validity period

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is extending the period of time a remortgage offer is...

Openwork recruits 160 mortgage advisers in Q1

Openwork added 160 mortgage advisers to its membership in the first quarter of 2018. This...

House purchase approvals down 21% year-on-year

UK Finance has revealed that gross mortgage lending in March is estimated to have...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network expands lender panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced that the Post Office's mortgage range,...

InterBay partners with Intrinsic

InterBay Commercial has launched a new network partnership with Intrinsic Financial Services as part of...

Fewer lenders offer support to portfolio landlords

Paragon has reported that PRA rules introduced at the end of September 2017 are...

New deals unveiled by Barclays

Barclays has made a number of changes across its residential, buy-to-let and Reward ranges. Main...

Foundation Home Loans hires regional account manager for West & South Wales

Foundation Home Loans has appointed Sarah Hopkins as regional account manager for the West...

Newcastle Intermediaries adds £1,000 cashback to 95% LTV range

Newcastle Intermediaries is offering a 95% LTV mortgage with £1,000 cashback, available to first...

Just Mortgages reaches Openwork milestone

Just Mortgages has become the top firm in Openwork. In under two years of being...

Accord unveils BTL fixed rate cuts

Accord Buy To Let is cutting selected two and five-year fixed rates at 75%...

COMMENT

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...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

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Iress UK lifts underlying earnings as costs fall

Iress UK increased underlying adjusted earnings by 43% in the first half of 2026...

Modern auction house sales rise by 14.5%

House purchases through modern method auctions increased by 14.5% year on year as buyers...

The West Brom widens mortgage access for foreign nationals

West Brom Building Society has launched a mortgage range for foreign nationals living and...

Wealthy borrowers favour liquidity as specialist lending grows

High-net-worth borrowers are increasingly using finance to preserve liquidity and manage their wider wealth...

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