News

Source Insurance makes senior appointment

Source Insurance has appointed Steve Jenkins to the role of head of commercial partnerships. After...

New headquarters for Vida Homeloans

Vida Homeloans has moved its head office to larger premises within Staines-upon-Thames. The lender is moving...

Openwork offers impaired life cover from the Exeter

Openwork has unveiled an impaired life cover solution from the Exeter to its protection...

Foundation Home Loans unveils packager exclusive five-year fix

Foundation Home Loans has introduced a five-year fixed rate, available exclusively through its key...

Paul Kelly joins Uinsure from Paymentshield

Uinsure has announced the appointment of Paul Kelly to the new role of director...

The Hanley Economic BS changes near prime criteria

The Hanley Economic Building Society has made two key criteria changes within its near prime...

Lenders helped by Criteria Hub data

Criteria Hub has claimed it is providing lenders with valuable product point feedback via enquiries...

SmartSearch wins Queen’s Enterprise Award for innovation

Anti-money laundering firm SmartSearch has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The award recognises businesses...

Hope Capital reports best ever quarter

Bridging lender Hope Capital has revealed that, in the first three months of this year, its...

Paradigm Mortgage Services to hold later life events in June

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced a series of later life lending events for advisers which...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expands specialist lender panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added specialist lender InterBay Commercial to its panel.  Its members now have...

Government leasehold reform “is years away” 

Leasehold Solutions has welcomed the publication of the Law Commission's terms of reference for its Residential Leasehold...

Oblix Capital hires pair of BDMs

Oblix Capital has announced two BDM appointments to cover London and the South.   Both...

Cost of most mainstream mortgages fell over last three months

Mortgage Brain’s latest quarterly product data analysis shows that the cost of most mainstream...

COMMENT

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...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Latest news

Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...

Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...

L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...

West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year fixed purchase mortgage range,...

PROFILES