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Q&A: Jason Berry, Crystal Specialist Finance

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Jason Berry, group sales director at Crystal Specialist...

CHL Mortgages joins FIBA lending panel

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries...

Air pushes for customer-centric suitability reports in later life lending

Air, the later life lending platform, has launched a new suitability report designed to...

House prices show modest growth as affordability pressures linger

UK house prices rose modestly in September, with the annual rate of growth holding...

ModaMortgages adds 5% fee option to 80% LTV range

ModaMortgages has expanded its 80% loan-to-value (LTV) range with the launch of limited edition...

Pluto Finance hires lending director to drive European expansion

Pluto Finance has appointed Max Güntner as lending director for Germany and the Netherlands,...

Nivo secures new AI certification

Nivo has become one of the first financial services firms in the UK to...

Hope Capital celebrates record quarter as it enters 14th year

Hope Capital has marked its 14th anniversary with its strongest quarter since the lender’s...

Mortgage industry sees progress on mental health but one in five remain at risk

The mortgage industry is making measurable progress in addressing the mental health of its...

Gen H launches part and part mortgage for buyers with 5% deposit

Gen H has unveiled a new mortgage designed to help first-time buyers and households...

NCA and Law Society join forces to fight property fraud

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have launched a joint campaign...

Brokers call for signposting as non-standard insurance demand grows

Growth in demand for non-standard insurance is exposing gaps in cover that brokers say...

Sort Group shortlisted for national Investors in People awards

Sort Group has been named a finalist in two categories at the Investors in...

Skipton pledges £164,000 to grassroots charities

Skipton Building Society has relaunched its annual Community Giving scheme, pledging £164,000 to support...

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...

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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...

Ceta launches renewal hub for intermediaries on Infinity Portal

Ceta has launched a new Renewal Hub on its Infinity Portal, giving intermediaries a...

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