Mortgages

Q&A: Tony Hall, Saffron for Intermediaries

BestAdvice fires the questions at Tony Hall, head of business development, Saffron for Intermediaries. BestAdvice...

LendInvest Mortgages introduces no-signature applications

LendInvest Mortgages has removed the need for signed application declarations across its range of...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected fixed rates, with lower options available for new...

Foundation brands unveil product changes

Buy to Let by Foundation the buy-to-let brand of Foundation Home Loans, has announced...

Loughborough BS launches affordability calculators for brokers

Loughborough Building Society has introduced a series of intermediary-focused affordability calculators. The Society has teamed...

Suffolk BS unveils new 95% LTV shared ownership deal

Suffolk Building Society has launched a new shared ownership 95% LTV five-year fixed mortgage...

21m people worse off than 12 months ago

41% of UK consumers - the equivalent of 21 million people - are worse...

LiveMore cuts standard and RIO mortgage rates

LiveMore has reduced rates on standard mortgages (capital and interest, and interest only), and...

Hinckley & Rugby reveals new brand imagery

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has unveiled its new, more modern branding. The brand refresh...

April Mortgages in distribution partnership with SPF Private Clients

April Mortgages has announced a new partnership with SPF Private Clients to expand its...

Conditional selling “getting worse”

A survey has suggested that the unlawful practice of conditional selling by estate agents...

Marsden BS introduces new lending into retirement offering

Marsden Building Society has expanded its mortgage proposition for those aged 55+ by unveiling...

IMLA calls for regulatory review into FTB barriers

The cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis reached 3.1m by...

April Mortgages appoints COO

April Mortgages has appointed Mark Eaton as chief operating officer (COO). Eaton (pictured) has been...

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AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

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...

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Q3 bridging lending hits to £209m as Budget looms

Bridging finance activity increased in the third quarter of 2025, with total gross lending...

Black & White Bridging announces new appointment and internal promotions

Black & White Bridging has expanded its relationship team with the appointment of a...

Housing market stalls as Budget fears weigh on buyers and sellers

Britain’s housing market slowed sharply in October as jitters ahead of the Autumn Budget...

Just Mortgages creates new management layer to bolster support for self-employed advisers

Just Mortgages has created a new regional performance management team to strengthen its support...

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