Overseas

Paul Welch opens Singapore operation

Paul Welch, CEO of Largemortgageloans.com and founder of MillionPlus Private Finance, has hired Carl...

Spain overtakes France for mortgage enquiries in May

British buyers are rekindling their love affair with Spain, according to Conti, the overseas...

Connect Group relocates to larger premises

Connect Group, which includes the Connect Mortgage Club and Connect Overseas, has moved into...

Sun, sea and sangria

Spain’s financial and economic woes may have left a huge glut of new and...

Best French mortgage rates for 65 years

Competition between French banks for domestic buyers has created the best opportunity for UK...

Connect Overseas unveils foreign country mortgage guide

Connect Overseas has launched a downloadable foreign mortgage guide for brokers to complement its...

French buy-to-let attracting foreign investors

UK and international investors are being drawn towards buy-to-let French properties as French mortgage...

Turkey on the crest of a wave

Growing tourism, a stable economy, and a healthy appetite for lending – Turkey’s ticking...

Value of equity release market up 17%

The equity release market enjoyed its most successful year for three years in terms...

Brits selling up and returning to Blighty

The dire state of the economy is causing many Brits with second homes abroad...

Brokers reminded of overseas opportunities

Connect Overseas has highlighted that expats are in need of mortgage expertise and are...

Opportunities across the pond

With signs that the housing market in the USA is bottoming out at last,...

Rise in expat property activity in the UK

Connect Overseas is seeing growth in enquiries from brokers who have expatriate clients looking...

Bumper month at Conti for broker registrations

Conti saw a record number of mortgage intermediaries signing up for overseas mortgages last...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Bower deepens use of Advise Wise platform to support later life advice

Bower Home Finance has reaffirmed its commitment to technology-led advice by continuing to integrate...

Sort Group launches podcast on conveyancing reform

Sort Group is launching a podcast series focused on the pressures facing conveyancing and...

The Melton adds to broker team with new hire and internal promotion

Melton Building Society has expanded its broker sales team with the appointment of Heidi...

Royal London updates income protection terms to reflect changing world of work

Royal London has revised its income protection occupation classes following a wide-ranging review aimed...

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