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UK Finance optimistic despite Q2 mortgage lending slump

UK Finance has reported that the second quarter of 202 saw new house purchase lending...

Accord moves back into 90% LTV space

Accord Mortgages is moving back into the first-time buyer 90% LTV market for two...

Advise Wise unveils KFI check and chase service

Advise Wise is offering a new KFI Check and Chase Service for its Mortgage...

Ceta joins SimplyBiz Mortgages panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Ceta Insurance to its general insurance panel. Ceta offers the only...

Jeff Knight to leave Foundation Home Loans

Foundation Home Loans' director of marketing, Jeff Knight, is leaving the business this month. Knight...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions makes core product rate changes

NatWest has made rate changes across its Core Product range. For remortgage applications, the lender...

Coventry for Intermediaries resumes interest-only lending

Coventry for intermediaries has returned to the interest-only market with the launch of a new...

Landlord unveils Android app

Online portfolio management platform Lendlord has launched an Android app to provide users with...

Greenfield and Positive complete fast regulated bridge

Greenfield Mortgages has recently completed a regulated bridging loan in a tight timeframe. Nick Webb,...

Under-35s least likely to seek professional finance advice

People under the age of 35 are the least likely to seek professional financial...

Aldermore Connect webinar series launches

Aldermore has launched ‘Aldermore Connect’ – a series of regular, refreshed webinars that will...

Record month for Roma

Roma Finance has reported a record number of loans completed in August, with a...

Foundation Home Loans makes residential rate cuts

Foundation Home Loans has made changes across its residential product range, designed for intermediaries’...

New associate for the ASTL

Nivo has become the latest firm to join the Association of Short Term Lenders...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Equity release lending rises 4% as new customer numbers recover

Equity release lending rose to £597m in the second quarter of 2026 as new...

October Budget puts mortgage market on alert

Chancellor John Healey will deliver the first Budget of Andy Burnham’s premiership on Wednesday...

Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

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