Mortgages

OMS appoints head of marketing & partnerships

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced the promotion of Jodie Andrews to head of...

Significant fall in solar panel installations

The rate of solar panels installations on UK is down by 19% since last...

Atom bank to retire Digital Mortgages brand

Atom bank has launched a new broker website and brand. The bank is 'sunsetting' the...

Mansfield BS adds new fixed rates to range

Mansfield Building Society has reduced rates by up to 0.70% across its fixed rate...

MPowered Mortgages cuts three-year fixed rates

MPowered Mortgages has made further cuts to its three-year fixed rate purchase and remortgage...

BuildStore Mortgage Services partners with L&C Mortgages

BuildStore Mortgage Services has entered a strategic partnership with L&C Mortgages. BuildStore is a...

Market Harborough BS cuts fixed rates and expands bridging finance

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced its residential and buy-to-let fixed rates by 0.20%,...

April Mortgages simplifies its procuration fee structure

April Mortgages has launched a new, improved proc fee structure, in response to broker...

Underwriter telephone access growing in importance

A survey commissioned by Pepper Money has found that telephone access to underwriters is...

Top barriers to homeownership revealed

New research from Bluestone Mortgages has revealed the leading barriers to homeownership. For 37% of...

Phoebus partners with OMS Originations

Phoebus, the software provider for mortgage and savings account servicing, has partnered with One...

Saffron for Intermediaries unveils Professional Income Boost proposition

Saffron for Intermediaries has announced the launch of its Professional Income Boost range, which...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts rates and makes term changes

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced rates by up to 0.30 percentage points across its...

Nick Jones joins Access FS

Access Financial Services (Access FS), the mortgage and protection brokerage, has appointed Nicholas Jones...

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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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The Cambridge wins ESG Project of the Year for Rent to Home scheme

The Cambridge Building Society’s Rent to Home initiative has been named ESG Project of...

UTB completes £25m structured refinance for long-term client

United Trust Bank’s Structured Property Finance division has completed a £25 million structured refinance...

FCA chief calls for bold reform to build ‘mortgage market of the future’

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out a sweeping vision for a more accessible...

FCS Compliance to host customer due diligence webinar for property professionals

FCS Compliance has announced the latest in its series of free educational webinars for...

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