Mortgages

Foundation joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Foundation Home Loans to its lender panel. Paradigm member...

Highest June lending for eight years

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending totalled £20.7...

Northview Group rationalises senior management teams

The Northview Group is combining the senior management teams of Kensington and New Street. ...

New underwriting manager for the Dudley

The Dudley Building Society has appointed Paula Millard to the position of underwriting manager. Reporting...

Complete FS outlines its expo plans

Complete FS is to hold its 14th annual Specialist Lender Expo at the Meon...

Freedom Finance makes senior appointments

Freedom Finance has appointed Jeff Poole as managing director of Freedom Consumer Finance and...

Mortgage Brain migrates to cloud platform

Mortgage Brain has selected NaviSite Europe as its cloud services partner. Mortgage Brain is...

Smart Money in Scotland completes first case with UTB

Smart Money has completed its first case with United Trust Bank, following the lender's...

TFC hires key account manager for the north

TFC Homeloans has recruited Wayne Bowler as key account manager for the north of...

The Leeds appoints intermediary distribution head

The Leeds Building Society has announced the appointment of a new head of intermediary...

CSF sees 127% rise in completions

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) issued terms on £509.7m worth of business from April to...

Brokers still confident about buy-to-let’s future

Brokers in Scotland are more confident about the future of the buy-to-let market compared...

The Mortgage Lender signs up 500 brokers

Over 500 brokers have registered to do business with The Mortgage Lender during its...

Self-employed division expansion at Just Mortgages

Just Mortgages is expanding its self-employed division, four months after its launch. The division...

COMMENT

The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker. Flexibility, autonomy and...

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...

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Santander lowers higher LTV rates for FTBs with 95% 5-year fix at 4.72%

Santander will cut rates by up to 0.32% across its 85%-95% LTV first-time buyer...

First-time buyer solo females outpace couples

More women are planning to step onto the property ladder alone rather than with...

Melton targets foreign national borrowers with new five-year fixes

Melton Building Society is launching a dedicated foreign nationals mortgage range, aimed at borrowers...

North West leads HMO market share as yields edge below 10%

The North West has the highest proportion of HMOs in the UK at 17.9%,...

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