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Mortgage industry prepares for third annual Walk & Talk mental health challenge

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is set to host its third annual...

Plannr launches mobile app to extend client portal access

Plannr Technologies has unveiled Wealth Portal by Plannr, a new mobile app designed to...

West Brom targets first-time buyer uncertainty with spring mortgage campaign

West Brom Building Society has launched a regional spring campaign after new research suggested...

Student-led markets dominate Paragon’s buy-to-let hotspot rankings for 2025

Postcodes with strong student populations and robust rental demand accounted for the most active...

Selina Finance adds no-ERC five-year fix at higher LTVs

Selina Finance has introduced a five-year fixed-rate product with no early repayment charges on...

TPFG targets buy-to-let growth a regulation looms

The Property Franchise Group says tightening regulation in the rental sector is creating new...

TPFG hails record year as mortgage business hits 25,000 loans

The Property Franchise Group has put financial services firmly at the centre of a...

Treasury sets out plans to rein in ombudsman and align rulings with FCA

The government will legislate to reshape the Financial Ombudsman Service following a wide-ranging review...

Duffy urges calm as market volatility hits mortgage pricing

Mortgageforce chief executive Kevin Duffy has urged brokers and borrowers to take a measured...

Conveybuddy adds two account hires

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has appointed two account-focused team members as it expands broker support...

Virgin Money raises selected mortgage and buy-to-let rates

Virgin Money is increasing a range of residential, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer fixed...

Lloyds backs sustainable home finance scholarship for mortgage advisers

Lloyds Banking Group has partnered with the Green Finance Institute to fund a six-month...

LiveMore opens lending to borrowers from age 40

LiveMore has lowered its minimum borrower age from 50 to 40 as it looks...

Vida Bank doubles new lending in first full year after banking transition

Vida Bank more than doubled new mortgage lending to £1 billion in its first...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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