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Overseas
FIBA provides overseas mortgage advice facility to members
The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has added overseas property and finance specialist, Simon...
6 November 2018
Brokers’ top searches in September revealed
The latest Criteria Activity Tracker provided by Knowledge Bank has revealed the most searched...
9 October 2018
Knowledge Bank users offered overseas mortgage facilities
Brokers using Knowledge Bank now have access to a range of overseas mortgages via Simon...
24 September 2018
Top broker criteria search for self-employed borrowers
The monthly Criteria Activity Tracker provided by Knowledge Bank has revealed the most search...
5 July 2018
Thistle Finance partners with currency firm
Packager Thistle Finance has partnered with global currency firm Mercury FX to offer UK...
3 May 2018
Dutch top EU buy-to-let investment poll
The Netherlands is the best location in the EU for buy-to-let investments as it...
16 May 2016
France reclaims overseas property top spot
Beneficial buying conditions are pulling British investors back to the French property market, according to...
3 May 2016
Spain retains its top spot
Overseas mortgage specialist Conti has revealed that Spain remains the top choice for Brits...
20 January 2016
Spain still top overseas purchase choice for Brits
Spain has once again topped the list of overseas property hot spots, according to overseas...
27 October 2015
Balearics behind Spanish property market recovery
The Spanish property market recovery is being led by the Balearic Islands, with foreign...
5 October 2015
Spain remains UK’s first favourite for overseas purchases
The Costa Blanca has accounted for 27% of Spanish mortgage enquiries received at Conti...
22 September 2015
Over land and sea
With July 2015 looking likely to be the wettest on record in the UK,...
3 August 2015
Balearics dominate Spanish hotspot list
New research has shown that five of the top 10 most expensive Spanish property...
3 August 2015
Spanish property “as cheap as it gets”
Overseas mortgage specialist Conti has revealed that Spain has continued to be the leading...
27 July 2015
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COMMENT
Cover
The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up
Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...
9 June 2026
Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck
For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...
8 June 2026
The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about
There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...
3 June 2026
Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows
High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...
1 June 2026
The cost of knowing less
There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...
29 May 2026
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Halifax retains top spot in broker satisfaction survey
Halifax has once again been named the best overall lender for broker experience in...
10 June 2026
Blogs
Nationwide cuts switcher mortgage rates for existing borrowers
Nationwide is reducing rates across its switcher mortgage range for existing customers by up...
9 June 2026
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Hinckley & Rugby adds visa mortgage products to offering
Hinckley & Rugby for intermediaries has launched four two-year discount visa mortgage products across...
9 June 2026
Appointments
NatWest strengthens broker support with intermediary team expansion
NatWest has expanded its intermediary leadership team with the creation of two new corporate...
9 June 2026
PROFILES
Steve Caruthers on understanding how lenders operate
Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom
Profile: Andrew Lloyd, CEO of Fignum