News

Fiduciam completes £9m development deal

Fiduciam has completed a £9m development loan for student accommodation in northern England. The firm...

Webline integrates with The Key

Online quote and 'e-apply portal' Webline is now available to mortgage advisers through a...

Octopus Property boss to leave following merger

Octopus Group is merging two of its businesses, Octopus Healthcare and Octopus Property, to...

Fall in average monthly bridging interest rate

The latest Bridging Trends research has found that the average monthly interest rate on...

Legal & General appoints head of broker for GI

Legal & General has promoted Darren Prior to head of broker within its general...

6% rise in intermediary mortgage activity

Mortgage intermediaries wrote more business during the first quarter of 2019, according to Paragon’s...

The Beverley joins SimplyBiz Mortgages panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has revealed that the Beverley Building Society has joined its panel of...

1.1% rise in house prices: Halifax

On a monthly basis, house prices rose by 1.1% month-on-month in April, compared to...

‘Major’ expansion for Openwork Academy

Openwork has launched a major expansion of its Openwork Academy with a record intake...

Bankhall and PMS appoint advisory relationships director

Bankhall and PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG), have appointed Campbell...

Best ever month for conveyancing at SortRefer

SortRefer has reported its largest monthly volume of instructions to its conveyancing panel, since it...

Sirius Property Finance appoints head of partnerships

Sirius Property Finance has hired Kimberley Gates as its head of partnerships. Gates will work...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network partners with Best Insurance

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has embarked upon a partnership with Best Insurance,...

New lifetime mortgage from Canada Life

Canada Life Home Finance has launched Capital Select Platinum Plus, which it says offers...

COMMENT

A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Latest news

Second charge mortgage lending volumes dip for first time in more than a year

New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May,...

Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

The Building Societies Association has become the latest organisation to sign the Mortgage Industry...

Sprive urges first-time buyers to plan ahead as Leeds launches 2% deposit mortgage

Sprive has welcomed Leeds Building Society's new 98% loan-to-value mortgage but says borrowers should...

Leeds launches 98% LTV mortgage aimed at widening access for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new 98% loan-to-value mortgage designed to help more...

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