News

Pure Retirement releases new online portal

Pure Retirement has unveiled a new broker portal which offers facilities for online applications,...

First Complete & Pink add Scottish BS to panel

The Scottish Building Society has joined First Complete and Pink's panel of lenders. ...

Together commits to portfolio landlords

Together has become the latest lender to outline it approach to buy-to-let portfolio landlords...

Lloyds unveils remortgage refund offer

Lloyds Bank is to refund up to one standard monthly mortgage payment up to...

Strategic upheaval at Paragon

The Paragon Group of Companies has announces a strategic reorganisation as part of its...

LendInvest hires ex-Aldermore commercial mortgages head

LendInvest has appointed Ian Boden as its sales director. Boden (pictured) joins LendInvest...

Retirement Advantage adds fee free cashback product

Retirement Advantage has introduced a cashback version of its Lifestyle Platinum equity release product....

Metro Bank “committed” to portfolio landlords

Metro Bank will apply the revised underwriting standards to its portfolio buy-to-let business when...

JLM unveils charity initiative

Mortgage and protection network JLM Mortgage Services has launched a business-wide charity initiative designed...

The Hinckley & Rugby makes mortgage policy changes

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has increased its maximum loan sizes at various...

Sports personalities back L&G mental health campaign

Gabby Logan and Robbie Savage, have become the latest celebrities to support and feature...

West One places first post-pilot second charge case

West One Loans has placed its first case through an external master broker on...

Senior hires for Target Group

Target Group has announced several new senior appointments to its board of directors and within its...

CA pushes commonhold usage to DCLG

The Conveyancing Association (CA)  has issued its full response to the Department for Communities...

COMMENT

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...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

Latest news

SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

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