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Openwork partners with Canada Life for lifetime mortgage launch

Openwork is launching its own lifetime mortgage proposition in an exclusive partnership with Canada...

Hanley Economic BS to push self-build throughout 2019

The Hanley Economic Building Society has begun a 2019 self-build campaign as it seeks...

The Teachers makes buy-to-let criteria changes

The Teachers Building Society has changed its buy-to-let criteria, including amendments to maximum age and...

Little movement in rates and costs of mortgages over past quarter

Mortgage Brain’s latest product data analysis has found that two, three and five year...

Fiduciam plans to double lending and make 25 new hires

Fiduciam wants to double its lending in 2019 by originating £250 million in new...

L&G Home Finance launches Income Lifetime Mortgage with TV ad

Legal & General Home Finance has introduced its new Income Lifetime Mortgage to customers...

Oblix Capital hires new director of development

Oblix Capital has appointed Richard Payne joining as its new director of development. With over...

The Mortgage Lender expands onsite underwriting team

The Mortgage Lender has expanded its onsite underwriting team with the appointment of Diane...

Pepper Money makes sales hire covering the North East

Pepper Money has appointed a new regional development manager for the North East of...

TMA Club to offer Criteria Hub sourcing

TMA Club has added Criteria Hub to its panel of services. Criteria Hub provides advisers...

Newcastle Intermediaries pays new product transfer proc fee

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a product transfer process paying brokers a procuration fee of...

TSB to sponsor AMI dinner

TSB is to sponsor the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries' (AMI) dinner this year. The event...

Transactions fell 2.4% in 2018: Your Move

Your Move has reported that house prices rose again in December for the fifth...

Boardroom changes at Mortgage Advice Bureau

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has announced the retirement of David Preece as an executive director...

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...

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HLPartnership sets out leadership transition as Chris Tanner steps back

HLPartnership has announced plans for a leadership transition that will see BetterHome Group chief...

NatWest joins lenders increasing mortgage rates as market uncertainty grows

NatWest has become the latest major lender to announce increases to its fixed mortgage...

Lloyds highlights mortgage support as fixed-rate deals come to an end

Lloyds is reminding homeowners approaching the end of their fixed-rate mortgage deals that a...

Together raises £563m through latest residential mortgage securitisation

Together has completed the pricing of a £562.9 million residential mortgage-backed securitisation, marking its...

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