Mortgages

OMS Tech Talk 2025 explores AI’s growing role in mortgage innovation

One Mortgage System (OMS) has hosted its latest Tech Talk event in London, bringing...

Masthaven Finance secures £100m funding line

Masthaven Finance has agreed a £100 million funding facility with Macquarie Group in what...

Nationwide sees 53% increase in Helping Hand deals

Nationwide’s decision to offer borrowing of up to six times income has seen a...

Foxtons mortgage arm lifts revenue as lettings offset weaker London sales

Foxtons’ financial services arm Alexander Hall reported a sharp rise in revenue in the...

HLPartnership appoints new chief compliance officer

HLPartnership has appointed Laura Havard as its new chief compliance officer, bolstering the mortgage...

Accord reduces affordability stress rates

Accord Mortgages has introduced changes to its affordability assessments designed to ease pressure on...

The Newcastle cuts PT rates and launches new three-year deals

Newcastle Building Society has cut rates across its five-year product transfer range and introduced...

House prices edge higher but momentum remains fragile

UK house prices rose by 0.8% in August, taking the average property value to...

Smart Money People launches latest broker feedback survey

Smart Money People has opened its latest Mortgage Lender Benchmark survey, with brokers already...

Atom bank expands mortgage team after Newcastle office move

Atom bank is adding new roles to its mortgage division following its relocation from...

Parents fear children will never be able to retire

More than 15 million UK parents believe their children may never be able to...

The Darlington surpasses £1bn in assets

Darlington Building Society has reached a new milestone with total assets now exceeding £1...

Just Mortgages makes key new build and shared ownership hire

Just Mortgages has appointed Alan Finney as divisional sales director for its specialist new...

Finova appoints new commercial director to support growth plans

Finova has appointed Daniel Broadhurst as commercial director as the cloud-based lending and savings...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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The Market Harborough reaches £1m community funding milestone

Market Harborough Building Society said it has committed £1 million to community causes over...

Accord publishes broker guide on recognising economic abuse in mortgage cases

Accord has published a new guide for mortgage brokers on how to identify and...

CHL completes £5m portfolio refinance as lender navigates time-sensitive case

CHL Mortgages has completed a £5 million refinance across 10 buy-to-let properties in south...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five...

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