News

Insurance firms still failing to meet FCA renewal rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it will take action against general insurance firms...

Barclays rapped over misleading online fraud ad

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that a television advert for Barclays Bank...

Castle Trust applies for banking licence

Castle Trust has revealed that it has entered discussions with the Prudential Regulation Authority...

Pepper cuts Limited Edition pricing by up to 100bps

Pepper Money has unveiled a range of new Limited Edition pricing. The pricing is available...

Shawbrook: landlords remain optimistic about buy-to-let

A Shawbrook survey has found that despite the uncertainty of Brexit and increasing tax...

Knowledge Bank teams up with BuildLoan

Knowledge Bank has partnered with self-build specialist BuildLoan, meaning there are now almost 50,000...

Sainsbury’s Bank appoints head of intermediary sales

David Crooke has been appointed as head of intermediary sales for Sainsbury’s Bank. Crooke (pictured) joins...

ASTL members less positive about long-term prospects for UK economy

Members of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) continue to be confident about...

Vida expands buy-to-let expat criteria

 Vida has widened its buy-to-let expat criteria for a limited number of distributors, to...

Alan Margolis joins Masthaven Bank

Masthaven Bank has announced the appointment of Alan Margolis as its credit and operations...

Fiduciam appoints senior originator

Bridging lender Fiduciam has appointed Harry Hodell as a senior originator,  joining the business from...

Criteria Hub highlights solar panel lending issues

Criteria Hub has urged brokers to make sure that when they are arranging a...

Precise Mortgages unveils new residential repayment options

'Precise Mortgages has increased the number of repayment options across its residential mortgage range...

Buy-to-let rental yields maintain strength

BM Solutions has reported that buy-to-let investors earned an average gross rental yield of 5.2% in...

COMMENT

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

Latest news

Japanese knotweed ‘knocks £21.4bn off UK housing market’

Japanese knotweed is wiping an estimated £21.4 billion from UK property values, with more...

Fleet Mortgages names new managing director

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Nicola Richardson as its new managing director. Richardson (pictured) has been...

The Monmouthshire goes live with Phoebus mortgage servicing system

Monmouthshire Building Society has gone live with Phoebus to support mortgage account servicing as...

NatWest completes first PEXA remortgage in two working days

NatWest has completed its first remortgage transaction through PEXA’s digital property completion platform within...

PROFILES