News

PEXA UK appoints new chief growth officer

PEXA UK has announced the appointment of Matthew Joy to the role of chief...

The Loans Engine joins Paradigm’s referral partner panel

Paradigm has added specialist finance broker, The Loans Engine, to its referral partner panel. ...

CHL Mortgages adds options to CHL 1 range

CHL Mortgages has expanded its CHL 1 product range, adding 55% LTV options and...

Gen H revamps its product switching journey

Gen H has launched a redesigned product switching journey for its broker partners. The new...

Molo Finance partners with LMS

Molo Finance has announced its strategic partnership with LMS Conveyancing, the provider of conveyancing...

Capricorn Financial offers exclusive non-resident buy-to-let deal

Capricorn Financial Consultancy, which provides mortgage and property finance to high net worth clients...

Cambridge Building Society extends finova partnership

Finova has announced the extension of its partnership with the Cambridge Building Society until...

Kensington cuts rates and fees at 90-95% LTV

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates and lowered arrangement fees across selected 90% and 95%...

Atom bank cuts commercial mortgage rates

Atom bank has lowered rates across its variable rate commercial mortgage products by 0.30...

Buy to Let by Foundation launches new HMO deals for first-time landlords

‘Buy to Let by Foundation’, the buy-to-let brand of Foundation Home Loans, has launched...

The ‘modern woman’ in equity release profiled

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has analysed its data to establish what the modern,...

House prices continue to rise, reports Halifax

Halifax has reported that house prices rose in February for the fifth consecutive month. ...

Budget 2024: nothing for first-time buyers

The mortgage industry has expressed widespread disappointment over the lack of support announced in...

Budget 2024: cool response from IMLA

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has responded to the Spring Budget statement from...

COMMENT

A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

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...

Latest news

Second charge mortgage lending volumes dip for first time in more than a year

New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May,...

Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

The Building Societies Association has become the latest organisation to sign the Mortgage Industry...

Sprive urges first-time buyers to plan ahead as Leeds launches 2% deposit mortgage

Sprive has welcomed Leeds Building Society's new 98% loan-to-value mortgage but says borrowers should...

Leeds launches 98% LTV mortgage aimed at widening access for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new 98% loan-to-value mortgage designed to help more...

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