News

Annual house price growth in October slows to 1.6%

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that there was a slowdown in annual house...

Roma Finance launches in Scotland

Roma Finance is now offering introducers in Scotland access to its bridging and development...

Guardian Financial Services joins PRIMIS & PTFS panels

PRIMIS and Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS) have added Guardian Financial Services to their...

Social media changing attitudes to home improvements

Brits are now staying in their property for nearly two decades, with 54% of...

Bluestone Mortgages updates IVA criteria

Bluestone Mortgages has improved its criteria for customers with an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA)...

The Leeds unveils discount deals from 0.99%

The Leeds Building Society has added new deals to its variable rate residential range,...

Capital house price falls concentrated in inner London

House prices in 63% of London local authorities have fallen year-on-year but the proportion...

Magellan introduces buy-to-let affordability tool

Magellan Homeloans has developed an online tool designed to simplify finding suitable funding options...

Precise Mortgages appoints new BDM for Scotland

Precise Mortgages has appointed a new dedicated business development manager (BDM) for Scotland. The specialist...

Complete FS to hold National Specialist Lending Forum

Hampshire based packager and distributor Complete FS is hosting a specialist lending forum covering...

The Vernon BS unveils new buy-to-let deals

The Vernon Building Society has launched a five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage and increased...

FCA launches general insurance market study

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined the issues it will focus on as...

The Nationwide cuts rates at 95% LTV

The Nationwide Building Society has cut selected fixed and tracker mortgage rates at 95%...

The Saffron appoints relationship manager

Solo Baleisolomone, a qualified Quantity Surveyor; former housing development site manager and decorated military...

COMMENT

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...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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Bank of Ireland expands JBSP mortgage criteria

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has widened its Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) mortgage...

Try Financial links with The Insurance Surgery to support complex protection cases

Try Financial has formed a partnership with specialist protection adviser The Insurance Surgery to...

VouchedFor unveils enhanced membership as advisers adapt to AI-led search

VouchedFor has launched Verified+, a new membership tier aimed at helping financial advisers improve...

TMG boss promises Bank Holiday Monday if England reach World Cup final

TMG mortgage network founder and CEO Scott Thorpe has pledged to give every member...

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