Mortgages

Skipton BS cuts two and five-year fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has reduced 24 rates across its mortgage product range. Rates have been...

Market Harborough BS unveils new brand and broker promise

Market Harborough Building Society has introduced a new broker brand and website. The lender has...

Pepper backs the Mortgage Marketing Mingle

Pepper Money has announced that it is supporting a new spin-off initiative, in conjunction...

Tapping into the specialist lending market

Demand for specialist mortgages has risen significantly over the last few years as a...

OneFamily appoints underwriting operations manager

The OneFamily Group has appointed Colette Ward as its new operations manager within its...

Q&A: Laura Sneddon, Hinckley & Rugby Building Society

BestAdvice fires the questions at Laura Sneddon, head of mortgage sales and distribution, Hinckley...

IPTF and MIMHC agree partnership

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) and the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC)...

Just Mortgages sees strong demand to join self-employed division

Just Mortgages received 50 applications to join its self-employed division in Q2. This latest cohort...

Mortgage Vision 2024 reveals keynote speakers

Mortgage Brain has confirmed the full list of industry speakers and panellists for its...

Mansfield BS appoints BDM for the south

Mansfield Building Society has appointed Claire Flanagan as its new business development manager (BDM)...

April Mortgages completes rollout with SPF Private Clients

April Mortgages has rolled out its range of longer-term fixed rate mortgages to all...

Remortgaging landlords still favouring five-year fixed rates

Latest data from Landbay reveals that buy-to-let landlords are continuing to opt for the...

Molo Finance appoints senior BDM

Molo Finance has announced the recruitment of John Smith as its newest senior business...

MPowered Mortgages reduces fixed rates once again

MPowered Mortgages has cut fixed rate mortgages by up to 22 basis points (bps)....

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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Brokers see rise in demand for business acquisition funding

Demand for funding to support business acquisitions is growing among UK SMEs, even as...

Phoebus joins Aston University to pioneer AI tools for mortgage servicing

Aston University has teamed up with Phoebus Software to create what is being described...

UK’s outdated homebuying system costs £1.5bn a year, says Santander

Half a million failed transactions annually leave buyers out of pocket and weigh heavily...

Source Insurance backs eco-focused start-up Insure4Nature

Source Insurance has partnered with ethical home insurance start-up Insure4Nature in a move that...