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Bridging market held firm in Q2

The UK bridging finance market continued to show resilience in the second quarter of...

First-time buyer mortgage payments fall by £93 a month as affordability edges up

First-time buyer affordability is showing tentative signs of improvement with average monthly mortgage payments...

Access FS adds April Mortgages to lender panel

Access Financial Services has added April Mortgages to its lender panel, giving brokers access...

Shorter fixes on the rise as borrowers turn away from long-term commitments

UK mortgage borrowers are increasingly favouring short-term flexibility over long-term certainty, according to the...

OPDA launches YouTube channel to explain digital homebuying reforms

The Open Property Data Association has launched a YouTube channel aimed at simplifying the...

Paragon Bank secures additional £27m from Growth Guarantee Scheme

Paragon Bank has secured a further £27 million under the British Business Bank’s Growth...

National Friendly posts record income protection sales on back of strong H1 growth

Mutual insurer National Friendly has posted a sharp rise in new business and income...

Black & White Bridging hire to strengthen northern reach

Black & White Bridging has appointed Rick Davey as relationship manager as the lender...

Experian partners with Sikoia to automate income and employment verification

Experian has joined forces with verification platform Sikoia in a bid to circumvent the...

TRM launches Platinum Club and Business Risk Forum

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network (TRM) has launched two new initiatives aimed at...

MPowered claims UK-first move to make calculator accessible to AI models

MPowered says it has become the first UK mortgage provider to expose its affordability...

The Newcastle launches Enhanced+ to support high-income borrowers with complex incomes

Newcastle Building Society has launched a new mortgage proposition through its intermediary arm, aimed...

LendInvest backs £11m regeneration of historic Welsh college site

LendInvest Mortgages has provided a £10.975 million development loan to support the transformation of...

Confidence gap highlights key role for brokers in limited company BTL market

New research from Coventry for intermediaries has underlined the growing importance of brokers in...

COMMENT

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Latest news

Target Group adds Carla Stent to board

Target Group has appointed Carla Stent as a non-executive director, adding further financial services,...

Later life lending summit to focus on changing advice needs

Mortgage advisers will be encouraged to consider how longer borrowing lives and increasingly complex...

National Friendly launches mortgage-linked income protection cover

National Friendly has launched a short-term income protection product designed to cover mortgage payments...

Side hustles helping first-time buyers reach deposit targets sooner

Almost two-thirds of prospective first-time buyers are using additional sources of income to help...

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