News

BBR rise would boost second charge market

There in an industry belief that the second-charge mortgage market will grow over the...

Benefit cuts should necessitate protection reviews

Changes and cuts to welfare benefits will provide advisers with the perfect opportunity to...

CML estimates 29% month-on-month fall in lending

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending totalled £18.5...

Former Keydata compliance officer banned

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Peter Johnson, former compliance officer of Keydata...

Backley recommends ‘growth mindset’ to brokers

Steve Backley, the former Olympic javelin competitor, delivered yesterday's keynote address at the FSE...

Sales up at OneFamily

OneFamily has reported its 2015 annual results. The business was created out of last year’s...

New hire at Bridging Finance Solutions

Barbara Corbett has joined Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) as finance controller.  Formerly a management accountant...

Brokers can benefit from BTL changes

Current changes in the buy-let-sector should be advantageous to brokers, according to David Whittaker, managing director...

Don’t sweat the stress tests

David Whittaker, Managing Director of Mortgages for Business, told the audience at the Financial Services...

Brokers expect economic hit from Brexit

Brokers surveyed at the Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester on Wednesday revealed that a large majority think a...

Skipton lowers fixed rates

The Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of two and five-year fixed...

Planning ‘down the agenda’ following Queen’s Speech

The government has been accused of deprioritising planning in the Queen's Speech earlier today,...

Call for easy mortgage to equity release transition

Lenders need to focus plans for equity release innovation on schemes enabling customers to...

MetLife launches MultiProtect cover

MetLife is expanding the protection market with the launch of its MultiProtect accident and...
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COMMENT

Comment

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

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Chancellor presses lenders to expand support for borrowers ahead of rate resets

The government has secured fresh commitments from major lenders to step up engagement with...
Building Societies

Suffolk BS tops £800m in mortgage assets after strong 2025 growth

Suffolk Building Society has passed £800m of mortgage assets for the first time after...
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UTB eases mortgage and second charge processes with criteria changes

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced a series of service and criteria changes across...
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Foundation returns with revised buy-to-let and residential mortgage range

Foundation has returned to the market with a revised product range across both buy-to-let...

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