Mortgages

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries unveils new broker portal

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has released its new online broker portal, designed to...

Atom bank cuts prime & near-prime rates

Atom bank has reduced rates across both its Near Prime and Prime product ranges. Rates...

Pepper improves self-employed affordability calculations

Pepper Money has enhanced its self-employed criteria, including the introduction of the ability to...

Transaction infrastructure firm joins OPDA

Movemnt has become the latest organisation to join the Open Property Data Association (OPDA),...

Noble succeeds Mielczarek as Chetwood Financial CEO

Andy Mielczarek is stepping down as CEO of Chetwood Financial, with Paul Noble announced...

Major improvements in mortgage processing times over past two years

High street mortgage lenders have reduced their average application processing time by 30%, from...

Gen H appoints NEDs

Gen H has announced the appointments of Maria Harris and Peter Walker to its...

Barclays adds new deals and cuts rates

Barclays has launched a range of new mortgage products designed to appeal to first-time...

Belmont Green closes third RMBS of 2024

Belmont Green, which trades as Vida Homeloans, has announced its third residential mortgage-backed security...

Broker Conveyancing launches fixed-price remortgage product with ONP

Broker Conveyancing has announced the launch of a new fixed-price remortgage product via its...

OSB Group adds Excelling in Team Leadership course

OSB Group has expanded its support to female leaders by launching a new course...

Investec introduces 60% LTV deal for HNWs

Investec Bank has announced the introduction of a new 60% loan to value (LTV)...

MBE outlines London seminar programme

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has published details of the seminar programme for its London...

Market Harborough BS signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

Market Harborough Building Society has become the latest firm to sign the Mortgage Industry...

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Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

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Gen H named among UK’s fastest-growing tech firms in Deloitte Fast 50

Fintech mortgage lender Gen H has been recognised as one of the UK’s fastest-growing...

The Suffolk reduces fixed rates across expat and buy-to-let ranges

Suffolk Building Society has cut rates by up to 20 basis points across 10...

NatWest launches shared ownership mortgages to widen access to home ownership

NatWest has launched a new range of shared ownership mortgages, designed to make it...

YBS Commercial launches fast-track buy-to-let range

YBS Commercial Mortgages has launched a new “Fast Track” buy-to-let range, offering cheaper rates,...

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