News

Tony Hall appointed to NaCSBA board

Saffron for Intermediaries has announced that Tony Hall has been appointed to the Executive...

Roundtable held on future of home buying and selling 

In a bid to support improving the home buying and selling process, industry leaders...

40% of renters would move back home to save for first mortgage

Skipton Building Society has studied the increase in the number of tenants who are...

Advisers’ Sustainability Group reveals membership

The Advisers’ Sustainability Group (ASG), recently established by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to...

LiveMore creates new propositions team

LiveMore is expanding its operations with a new propositions team. Samantha Ward, who has consulted...

Bridging Finance Solutions boosts BDM team

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has added short term finance specialist, Andy Morgan, to its...

Regional attitudes to using property wealth to help loved ones revealed

Research from Hodge has found that people in Scotland are more comfortable releasing equity...

The Right Mortgage outlines training event details

The Right Mortgage has published full details of its National Training Event for all...

Brightstar renews Source deal with Twenty7tec

The Brightstar Group has renewed its Source license agreement with technology provider, Twenty7tec. The...

Key’s new PTLTM offers higher LTVs to equity release customers

Key Later Life Finance has added a new Payment Term Lifetime Mortgage (PTLTM) into...

Buy to Let by Foundation launches new HMO fee-assisted deals

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

Rob Syrett takes new role at HTB

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the promotion of Rob Syrett to a new...

MBE North speakers and panellists revealed

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has revealed its lineup of speakers and panellists for its...

Crystal makes two strategic promotions

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has made two strategic promotions within its sales division as...

COMMENT

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

Will we look back at Q2 as the most stable quarter of 2026?

The first half of 2026 has reminded us how quickly sentiment can change within the mortgage and housing markets. After a fairly stable and promising...

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...

Latest news

UTB widens buy-to-let criteria

United Trust Bank Mortgages has introduced a package of buy-to-let criteria changes aimed at...

JammJar appoints Kieren Pace to lead customer support

Mortgage technology provider JammJar has appointed Kieren Pace as customer success manager as six...

Landlord company formations hit record high

The number of landlord companies incorporated annually in Britain has risen by more than...

Lenders turn to live data as mortgage searches rise

Twenty7tec and Saffron Building Society have examined the growing use of real-time market intelligence...

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