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Major rise in 10-15yr mortgage searches from over-50s

Legal & General has revealed that broker search data from its Ignite platform shows...

LendInvest Mortgages adds £350 BTL cashback option

LendInvest Mortgages has introduced new incentives for its buy-to-let mortgage range. Customers can now receive...

LiveMore appoints national account manager

LiveMore has promoted Darren Cunliffe to the role of national account manager. His appointment follows...

Advise Wise integrates with Canada Life via API

Advise Wise has announced the introduction of its latest API integration with Canada Life. The...

Perenna added to TMA lender panel

TMA has added Perenna Bank to its lender panel. It means that TMA intermediaries can...

Buckinghamshire BS launches five-year fixed rate RIO mortgage

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a five-year fixed rate retirement interest-only mortgage product. The five-year...

Brightstar completes NACFB Assurance consultation process

The Brightstar Group has achieved NACFB Assurance status, which confirms its dedication to maintaining...

Lawrence Stephens joins Atom bank’s solicitor panel

Atom bank has appointed Lawrence Stephens to its commercial lending legal panel. Lawrence Stephens is...

Home movers favouring detached houses

The number of people moving home rose by 10% in the first half of...

Zephyr unveils new 80% LTV mortgage range

Zephyr Homeloans has announced a two-year, fixed, 80% mortgage product across its standard, HMO...

LSL appoints chief distribution officer for financial services division

Emma Hollingworth has been appointed by LSL Group as chief distribution officer for its...

Homeowners aged 55+ more tech savvy than previously thought

New research has found that 62% of UK homeowners aged 55+ would look to...

MARS expanded to include customer vulnerability data for households

MorganAsh has added a new enhancement to the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) to now...

Molo Finance cuts buy-to-let rates

Molo Finance has announced reductions to its buy-to-let mortgage rates for UK residents, expats...

COMMENT

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

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...

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Home movers back digital property packs as support grows for homebuying reform

Most recent home movers support the use of digital property packs and believe the...

Virgin Money increases fixed mortgage rates across core product range

Virgin Money is increasing fixed mortgage rates across much of its purchase and remortgage...

Olmo adds AI-powered automatic file checking for mortgage brokers

Olmo has launched an AI-powered automatic file checking system designed to help mortgage firms...

LendInvest posts record £1.44bn lending year

LendInvest recorded its strongest ever year for lending in the 12 months to 31...

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