News

Master broker moves to application fee model

The Loans Engine is scrapping its master broker fee and replacing it with an application...

No Brexit effect on rental market – yet

The Association of Residential Letting Agents' (ARLA) June Private Rental Sector (PRS) report has...

Brits underinsuring prized possessions

MoneySuperMarket has analysed home insurance quotes and believes Brits are underinsuring the contents in...

Increase in first-time buyer numbers

The number of first time buyers rose by an estimated 10% in the first six...

Research highlights ‘Waitrose effect’ on house prices

Lloyds Bank has established that living close to a well-known supermarket chain can add...

Fall predicted in buy-to-let mortgage arrears

Keystone Property Finance has stated that buy-to-let mortgage arrears are set to fall below...

New appointments at Roma Finance

Roma Finance has appointed Steve Baker, previously managing director (retail) at Together Money, as...

FCA outlines authorisation commitments

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued commitments to firms during the authorisation process. Between...

Brokers being hit by delays post-MCD

Bridging lender MTF’s latest Broker Sentiment Survey has revealed that delays to mortgage applications...

TSB cuts rates in buy-to-let range

TSB is reducing rates across a range of buy-to-let mortgages for property buyers and...

FCA: widespread poor practice in GI AR oversight

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found significant shortcomings in the control and oversight...

Pre-referendum remortgaging activity at eight-year high

The percentage of remortgagors opting for a broker or adviser to guide them through...

HSBC expands intermediary distribution

HSBC has expanded the availability of its mortgages through four additional brokers. The quartet are...

New 2.89% 10-year fix unveiled

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched a 10-year fixed rate mortgage. Available up to 75%...

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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