News

Women in Protection Network sets out new direction with expanded exec team

The Women in Protection Network has appointed a new executive team as it enters...

NO FILTER: MAB’s relentless founder on risk, resilience and reinvention

Peter Brodnicki, co-founder and long-serving chief executive of Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), has spent...

The Newcastle trims rates for newly self-employed borrowers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has overhauled its self-employed proposition, cutting rates by up to 0.30%...

The Furness broadens proposition with new holiday let and high LTV options

Furness Building Society has updated its holiday let range and introduced new products at...

LendInvest partners with BidX1 to improve finance options for auction buyers

LendInvest Mortgages has formed a new partnership with digital auction platform BidX1, aiming to...

Equity withdrawal for portfolio expansion reaches highest level since records began

Landlords remortgaging in the first half of the year withdrew £1.94 billion in equity...

Atom bank provides £3.2m facility to refinance Worcestershire distillery unit

Atom bank has delivered a £3.2 million refinancing facility for a landlord seeking to...

Sesame Bankhall Group appoints Shane Wright as chief technology officer

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Shane Wright as chief technology officer, a newly...

Afin Bank raises LTV to 95% and cuts rates across Prime and Professional ranges

Afin Bank has increased the maximum loan to value on its Prime and Professional...

Norton Home Loans joins MAB lender panel to support complex borrowing needs

Norton Home Loans has joined the Mortgage Advice Bureau lender panel, giving advisers across...

NACFB appoints Simon Featherstone as new chair for two-year term

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers has appointed Simon Featherstone as its new...

Access FS agrees new referral fee partnership with two conveyancing portals

Access Financial Services has entered into a new partnership with Broker Conveyancing and SortRefer,...

Developers urge Chancellor to plug ‘gaping hole’ in FTB support

Housebuilders have called on the Chancellor to use Wednesday’s Budget to revive support for...

Estate agency boss calls for investment and incentives as Budget speculation centres on tax rises

A leading London estate agency chief has warned that the government risks undermining the...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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