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Suffolk BS joins Mortgage Broker Tools platform to broaden intermediary reach

Suffolk Building Society has partnered with Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT), making its full product...

The Dudley’s gross mortgage lending grows 19% over two years

Dudley Building Society has reported continued growth in both lending and customer assets, with...

Five Foxes take specialist lending insights to Leeds brokers

The collaborative 'Five Foxes' group of East Midlands building societies is set to take...

The Vernon joins Connect Mortgages’ lending panel

Vernon Building Society has joined the lending panel of Connect Mortgages, expanding product choice...

North West surges ahead in off-plan sales as London slips

Mortgage brokers are being urged to reassess their regional strategies as new figures reveal...

OMS and Monument Technology join forces to deliver integrated lending platform

One Mortgage System (OMS) has partnered with Monument Technology in a move designed to...

Regional imbalance deepens as development in London slows

The UK housing market is facing a stark regional imbalance as new data points...

Saffron completes record-breaking £4.8m self-build loan with Propp

Saffron for Intermediaries has completed the largest self-build loan in its history, issuing a...

L&G adds Harpenden Building Society to surveying services panel

Legal & General (L&G) has expanded its Mortgage Services business with the addition of...

Dudley Building Society joins Mortgage Intelligence lender panel

Dudley Building Society has joined the lender panel of Mortgage Intelligence, expanding the network’s...

AI tool from REalyse promises to streamline property search and valuation for brokers

Mortgage brokers across the UK will soon have a powerful new tool in their...

Hanley Economic BS unveils weekly case discussion forum for brokers

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced a new feature aimed at simplifying the application...

White Rose Finance Group adds Dudley BS to lender panel

Dudley Building Society has partnered with White Rose Finance Group, having been added to...

Hanley Economic mortgage balances up nearly 10%

Hanley Economic Building Society has published its annual results, with mortgage balances rising to £379.62m...

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A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

AI won’t replace mortgage brokers – but those who don’t adapt could be left behind, say industry leaders

Artificial intelligence is set to transform the mortgage industry but it won’t replace the role of the broker, according to a panel of sector...

Why the mortgage industry must digitise for the customer, not just for compliance

Home buyers today can manage their finances, verify their ID and even order a sofa for next-day delivery all from their phones. Yet when...

The BBC’s exposé isn’t news to mortgage advisers – but it might be to the public

Let’s be honest, for mortgage advisers, the recent Panorama investigation into conditional selling by estate agents wasn’t so much a revelation as it was...

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MAB sees revenues rise 19% as adviser productivity strengthens

Mortgage Advice Bureau has posted a robust trading update for the first half of...

Rightmove mortgage revenues double as digital growth strategy pays off

Rightmove has more than doubled the size of its mortgages business in the first...

Market Harborough eases stress tests to support wider range of residential borrowers

Market Harborough Building Society has announced a relaxation of its interest rate stress testing...

CHL Mortgages cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 32bps

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has unveiled sweeping rate cuts across its buy-to-let mortgage range,...