New build

Santander reintroduces sub-4% mortgage rates

Santander UK will cut rates across its mortgage range from Thursday 17 April, with...

Just Mortgages reports spike in Shared Ownership demand

Just Mortgages has announced a significant uptick in activity across its new build division,...

AI tool from REalyse promises to streamline property search and valuation for brokers

Mortgage brokers across the UK will soon have a powerful new tool in their...

Gen H reduces all rates up to and including 80% by up to 20 bps

Gen H has made sweeping rate cuts on all products up to and including...

Meridian Mortgages Group acquires new build specialist

Meridian Mortgages Group has acquired Bedfordshire-based brokerage William Lowden & Associates. With a combined track...

Housing promises vs. reality: Will the Government deliver on 1.5 million new homes?

Next year will be 80 years since the New Towns Act (1946) was passed...

Rightmove calls for more support for first-time buyers

The government has announced a £20 million investment to boost community-led housing, supporting the...

Access FS appoints West Brom Building Society to lender panel

Access Financial Services has appointed West Brom Building Society to its mortgage panel. This means...

Black & White Bridging reaches 1,000 new home milestone

Black & White Bridging has calculated that it has supported the creation of 1,000...

PRS sees growth in older tenants

Tenants on the run-up to retirement age are the fastest growing group privately renting...

KSEYE launches festive rate cut offer

Bridging lender, KSEYE, has introduced a seasonal special offer with reduced rates across its...

95% of property professionals doubt housing targets will be met

A new poll has found that almost all (95%) property professionals are sceptical that...

Sesame Bankhall Group takes stake in new build broker

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has acquired a stake in New Homes Mortgage Services (NHMS). SBG...

Suffolk BS further expands lending criteria

Suffolk Building Society has announced further changes to its lending criteria to provide greater...
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COMMENT

Comment

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

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