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Advisers ’embracing’ digital advice journey

Mortgage advisers are poised to lead the way with a digital customer journey process,...

Remortgaging trend set to continue

October saw the number and value of loans for remortgaging and for house purchases...

The Teachers hires interim finance director

Paul Marsden has been appointed as interim finance director at the Teachers Building Society. He...

21% rise in equity release last month

The number of homeowners taking out an equity release plan reached record levels for...

Homeowners’ safety net has been eroded

A new report commissioned by UK Finance, Challenges for our Home Ownership Safety Net: UK...

Bluestone Mortgages unveils API with OMA

Bluestone Mortgages has partnered with Online Mortgage Advisor (OMA) to offer an online eligibility check...

Reward Finance appoints business development director

Alternative funding provider Reward Finance has appointed Mike Calvert to its North West team as...

Hope Capital expands team and office space

Bridging lender Hope Capital has made two appointments in the past month and is...

New BTL deals from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society is launching a refreshed range of fixed rate buy-to-let products,...

Phil Rickards to become IMLA chair

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has confirmed the election of its 2018 board,...

Conveyancing Association provides Strategic Plan update

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has used its Annual Conference to provide an update on...

Average price for £1m homes falls for third year in a row

Sales of million pound properties in northern England strongly outperformed many other parts of...

£500k second charge funds mansion makeover

Master broker Clever Lending has arranged a second charge mortgage of £500,000 for the complete...

New CEO and board appointments at Kuflink

Kuflink Group has appointed Narinder Khattoare as CEO, following the departure of previous incumbent...

COMMENT

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...

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...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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