News

TFC appoints head of marketing

TFC Homeloans has recruited Charlotte Rutter as head of marketing. Rutter (pictured) will manage all marketing...

Accord reduces two-year BTL rates

Accord Mortgages has cut rates on selected two-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages by up to...

ASTL unveils conference speaker line-up

The ASTL has announced the full line-up of speakers for its conference on 22 September at...

New BTL intermediary exclusives from Skipton

Skipton Intermediaries has launched two three-year buy-to-let intermediary exclusive deals. The two remortgage products, which are...

July approvals down 5% year-on-year

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv has reported that 65,907 mortgage approvals (seasonally adjusted) were issued...

New corporate account managers at NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is expanding its senior management team with the appointment of two...

More 2 Life backs FCA rule relaxation

More 2 Life has welcomed the recent move by the Financial Conduct Authority to...

Co-op Insurance selects commercial partner

Co-op Insurance has chosen to introduce commercial insurance business to Lloyd’s insurance broker, Miles...

Variable mortgages causing UK market volatility

Nottingham Trent University has claimed that research shows the UK's property market is “highly volatile”...

Halifax: easing in annual house price growth

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to August were 0.7%...

Seconds market boosting home improvements

Home improvements were behind around one in three second charge loans taken out in the...

Kensington unveils new mortgage range

Kensington has revamped its mortgage range, offering lower pricing, a specialist new build proposition and new...

PPI claims ad deemed misleading

PPI claims firm www.thefairtradepractice.co.uk has had an ad banned by the Advertising Standards Authority...

Clever Lending to distribute Bluestone Mortgages deals

Clever Lending has joined the Bluestone Mortgages panel as a distributor of its first...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

Latest news

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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