News

Number of homes ‘earning more than their owners’ falls

There has been a contraction in the divide between earnings and property price inflation...

SortRefer celebrates 10th anniversary

SortRefer is celebrating its 10-year anniversary today (23April). A decade ago, Kevin Tunnicliffe and his...

The Mortgage Lender adds BTL remortgage product to offering 

The Mortgage Lender has introduced its first buy-to-let remortgage product. It comes with free standard legal...

Later life lending expansion “well timed”

New research from the Ipswich Building Society has found that one in 10 anticipate...

The Right PMI and Healthcare holds adviser workshop

The Right PMI and Healthcare held one of its specialist workshops aimed at supporting...

Q1 growth for Stonebridge Group

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has published quarterly figures for the first three...

L&G Mortgage Club completes broker team line-up

Legal & General Mortgage Club has completed its broker team. Their combined experience covers later...

PPI still the most complained about product

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reported that during the second half of 2018...

United Trust Bank appoints new BDM

United Trust Bank has appointed Owen Bentley as business development manager in its mortgages...

Openwork boss appointed to PIMFA board

Mark Duckworth, chief executive of Openwork, has been appointed to the board of The Personal...

Just Mortgages becomes number one Openwork broker

Just Mortgages has become Openwork’s number one broker in the network across lending volumes,...

Multigenerational home living on the rise

Three in 10 homeowners are now living in intergenerational homes, Barclays Mortgages has revealed. The...

Leek United appoints finance director

Leek United Building Society has appointed Rob Broadbent as its new finance director. Broadbent has...

Landbay ups maximum loan term

Landbay is increasing its maximum loan term from 25 to 30 years. This change is...

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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