Mortgages

CML examines how govt housing schemes fit together

The current patchwork of eight government housing schemes succeeds in reaching a broad variety...

FCA unveils mortgage market competition study

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a market study to consider whether competition...

Widespread public ignorance over second charges

79% of people in the UK don’t know what a second charge mortgage is,...

MAB finalises Australian joint venture

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed its investment in its new joint venture in...

Two new Privileged Partners for the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has added two networks of mortgage brokers to...

Precise customer details at risk following burglary

A burglary last month at Precise Mortgages' site in Wolverhampton saw computer equipment stolen...

Pepper unveils 30-month fixes

Pepper Homeloans has launched a limited edition residential mortgage offering 30-month fixed rates. The rates,...

Stonebridge Group reaches adviser landmark

Stonebridge Group has hit the landmark number of 500 active advisers in the network. The...

Paragon changes affordability assessment

Paragon Mortgages is the latest lender to announce changes to its affordability assessment for...

IMLA: remortgage prospects improve in Q3

A greater proportion of remortgage applications resulted in lender offers in the third quarter of 2016,...

Remortgaging powering mortgage activity

Remortgaging outperformed all other forms of mortgage market activity in November, according to the...

Just Mortgages exceeds remortgage target

Just Mortgages has surpassed its own targets by generating £350,000 of income and placing...

The Leeds latest to unveil new BTL criteria

The Leeds Building Society has announced new criteria following the PRA’s changes to underwriting...

Dudley BTL exclusives for TBMC

TBMC has unveiled two new buy-to-let exclusives with the Dudley Building Society. Both products are...

COMMENT

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...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Latest news

Retirement drives more than half of financial advice enquiries

Retirement concerns account for more than half of financial advice enquiries received by Inzuzo,...

Friends and family offer route on to property ladder for single buyers

More than half of prospective buyers would consider purchasing a home with a friend...

Newcastle expands broker mortgage range with higher-LTV deals

Newcastle for Intermediaries has expanded its mortgage range with the return of higher loan-to-value...

Mortgage arrears and possessions fall in second quarter

The number of UK mortgages in arrears declined in the second quarter of 2026,...

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