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Optimistic consumer outlook behind steady remortgage market

LMS has introduced its ‘Remortgage Healthcheck’ Index, produced in partnership with the Centre of...

eKeeper integration expands CRM access

The eKeeper Group, the technology provider of MortgageKeeper, has integrated its CRM solution with...

The Nationwide cuts 90% LTV rates

The Nationwide Building Society is reducing rates on selected two, three and five-year fixed...

Over 1m self-employed doubt they’ll be able to buy a home

Over one million self-employed people who do not currently own a home do not...

Reliance Bank joins SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced that Reliance Bank has joined its lender panel. Reliance Bank lends...

Women feel less prepared for retirement

56% of women feel unprepared for retirement, with almost the same proportion of women...

Residential transactions remain stable year-on-year

HMRC has published provisional details of monthly property transactions completed in the UK with...

TMA adds More 2 Life to later life lending panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of equity release lender, More 2 Life, to...

Paradigm’s CPD & Sales Academy marks first anniversary

Paradigm Mortgage Services is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its CPD & Sales Academy,...

Hope Capital introduces 0.75% pm non-regulated bridging loan

Hope Capital has unveiled a new bridging loan product called Hope Seven 5. The new...

Fosters Financial joins JLM Mortgage Services

JLM Mortgage Services has revealed that East Anglian advisory firm, Fosters Financial, has joined...

Average equity release rates fall below 5% for first time

£1.85bn in housing wealth was unlocked in the first half of 2019 by homeowners...

Smartr365 and Twenty7Tec extend strategic partnership

Smartr365 and Twenty7Tec have agreed a long-term extension to their existing working relationship. Twenty7Tec’s...

PMS Mortgage Club teams up with Together

PMS Mortgage Club has added Together to its panel. The new arrangement will enable directly...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Latest news

Mortgage broker revenue rises as adviser numbers fall

Reported revenue from mortgage broking increased by 15.9% to £1.6bn during 2025 despite a...

Self-employed borrowers face narrower lender choice

Self-employed mortgage applicants have access to more than a third fewer eligible lenders than...

Landlords target growth despite rising costs

More than eight in 10 professional property investors plan to expand their portfolios during...

Home insurance defies wider fall in customer satisfaction

Home insurance has bucked a wider decline in customer sentiment towards UK insurers, according...

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