News

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries cuts rates and launches new products

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has lowered rates by up to 17 basis points (bps)...

Paradigm adds new mortgage module to CPD Test Zone

Paradigm has introduced a new mortgage test module to its CPD Academy’s Test Zone,...

Pepper Money unveils 20bp mortgage rate reductions

Pepper Money has cut the price of every mortgage product in its range by...

Tenn launches new capital facility across the UK

TENN has announced the launch of its new capital facility for the UK market,...

Movera partners with OPDA over digitisation

Movera has joined the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as part of its efforts...

First adviser transfers from Just Mortgages to Just Wealth

Just Wealth, the financial advice arm of national brokerage Just Mortgages, has announced that...

Virgin Money cuts purchase, BTL and product transfer rates

Virgin Money has announced that a series of mortgage rate reductions will take effect...

Paymentshield reports significant year-on-year referral service growth

Paymentshield has reported strong year-on-year growth in the performance of its Refer and Protect...

Landbay unveils new buy-to-let product transfer option

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has launched a new product transfer proposition. It allows brokers to start...

Accord Mortgages announces second rate cut in a week

Accord Mortgages has reduced rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges for the...

HREF completes first loan in Ireland

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has completed its first loan in the Republic of...

RAW Capital Partners fast tracks £1.3m BTL deal in 10 days

RAW Capital Partners has completed a £1.3 million buy-to-let mortgage in 10 days, enabling...

Vida Bank appoints Stuart Sinclair as new chair

Vida Bank has appointed Stuart Sinclair as its new chair, subject to regulatory approval. He...

West One introduces AVMs and cuts buy-to-let rates

West One Loans has launched Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) for its buy-to-let products. The introduction...

COMMENT

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Latest news

Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...

Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...

L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...

West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year fixed purchase mortgage range,...

PROFILES