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Mortgage approvals rise again as borrowers respond to lower rates and easing rules

Mortgage lending picked up pace in June, according to the latest Money and Credit...

Pegasus Insight launches Momenti Group under leadership of Jeff Knight

Pegasus Insight has announced the launch of a new specialist subsidiary, Momenti Group, aimed...

Pepper Money puts broker wellbeing centre stage with mindfulness Retreat

Specialist lender Pepper Money has reaffirmed its commitment to broker wellbeing with a second...

Molo cuts buy-to-let rates on core products

Molo, the specialist mortgage lender serving both UK-based and overseas landlords, has announced a...

Buy-to-let landlords face strategic refinancing moment as fixed-rate deals expire

A significant wave of refinancing is sweeping across the UK’s buy-to-let sector as landlords...

Castle Trust Bank revamps website to streamline broker access

Castle Trust Bank has launched a new website aimed at simplifying the way brokers...

Commercial borrowing appetite softens amid inflation and uncertainty

A growing sense of caution among small and medium-sized business borrowers is dampening the...

Afin Bank joins Mortgage Brain platforms

Mortgage Brain has added Afin Bank to its Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain platforms,...

Just Mortgages launches scheme to train next generation of advisers

Just Mortgages has launched a new initiative aimed at tackling the growing talent shortage...

Buy-to-let lending rises as rental market begins to rebalance

Buy-to-let investment is showing signs of renewed momentum as landlords respond to easing pressure...

UK housing market defies summer slowdown as buyers regain confidence but price growth stalls

Housing market activity has picked up pace and defying the traditional seasonal lull as...

£6.4bn economic boost possible through better financial inclusion, report finds

Improving access to affordable credit, encouraging savings and tackling the poverty premium in insurance...

11 million Brits unaware they are financially vulnerable, study finds

More than 11 million people in the UK are unaware they fall into a...

Premier Asset Finance makes hires for West Midlands and South East coverage

Premier Asset Finance has announced the appointment of two new business development managers as...

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

Net zero rules targeted in housebuilding shake-up

The Conservatives have pledged to strip as much as £50,000 from the cost of...

Tories put stamp duty abolition at heart of housing shake-up

The Conservatives have pledged again to scrap stamp duty as part of a housing...

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...

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