Mortgages

Brightstar Group reports double-digit growth as it eyes £20m turnover target

Specialist mortgage distributor Brightstar Group has reported another year of strong growth, with turnover...

RAW Capital Partners brings automated valuations into early-stage mortgage decisions

Specialist lender RAW Capital Partners has introduced automated valuation models on eligible mortgage applications,...

The Family BS reduces owner-occupier rates and extends HMO criteria

Family Building Society has reduced rates across its owner-occupier mortgage range and widened its...

Hinckley & Rugby expands higher-LTV lending

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has unveiled a broad update to its mortgage range,...

Advisers look beyond product sourcing as platforms support later life advice

New research suggests advisers are increasingly using sourcing platforms as broader advice tools rather...

Property professionals take centre stage as The Apprentice returns

BBC’s The Apprentice is set to return for its landmark 20th series later this...

Q&A: Sarah Gerrard, Trio Money

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Sarah Gerrard, director at Trio Money Mortgage Soup (MS):...

Barclays steps up broker investment as mortgage volumes shift to intermediaries

Barclays is deepening its commitment to mortgage brokers as it accelerates its push for...

TMG strengthens leadership team with sales and recruitment appointment

TMG Mortgage Network has appointed Jasmine Smith as head of sales and recruitment as...

OneDome named sixth fastest-growing UK tech company

OneDome, the UK housing and fintech platform, has been ranked sixth in the Sunday...

Vernon cuts variable rates across specialist mortgage range

Vernon Building Society has reduced variable mortgage rates by up to 0.16% across 11...

Handelsbanken joins Mortgage Advice Bureau lender panel

Handelsbanken has joined the lender panel of Mortgage Advice Bureau, widening the range of...

Paradigm revamps Mortgage Broker Tools partnership for member firms

Paradigm has relaunched its partnership with Mortgage Broker Tools, extending access to the affordability...

Market Harborough cuts fixed rates across residential and let ranges

Market Harborough Building Society has cut rates across its fixed-rate mortgage range, with reductions...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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