Self-employed

Barclays expands mortgage flexibility for homebuyers and landlords

Barclays has announced a series of updates to its mortgage policies designed to increase...

Coventry for intermediaries raises lending limits as part of criteria refresh

Coventry for intermediaries has unveiled a series of lending criteria changes aimed at giving...

Q&A: Jason Berry, Crystal Specialist Finance

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Jason Berry, group sales director at Crystal Specialist...

Mortgage industry sees progress on mental health but one in five remain at risk

The mortgage industry is making measurable progress in addressing the mental health of its...

Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see...

Just Mortgages’ self-employed push attracts surge of new advisers

Just Mortgages’ New Starter Boost initiative, launched in January, has seen strong early demand...

Misconceptions still stopping would-be buyers from applying for mortgages

A majority of would-be homebuyers are holding back from applying for a mortgage because...

Saffron expands retention range with new fee options and JBSP product

Saffron for Intermediaries has expanded its Retentions Range with the introduction of new fee-based...

Gen H cuts high LTV mortgage rates

Gen H has reduced rates across its 85% and 90% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgage ranges,...

The Beverley joins TMA Mortgage Club panel

Beverley Building Society has joined the lender panel of TMA Mortgage Club. The partnership brings...

Precise cuts rates and widens mortgage options to aid buyer affordability

Precise has strengthened its residential mortgage range with a series of rate cuts, new...

Hinckley & Rugby takes its residential mortgage range to Scotland

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has expanded its residential mortgage lending into mainland Scotland,...

Norton Finance named launch partner for new lender

Norton Finance has been announced as a launch partner for Afin Bank, the newly...

Pepper Money launches Flex proposition to ease broker access to inclusive mortgage options

Specialist lender Pepper Money has unveiled a new proposition, Pepper Flex, designed to streamline...
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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...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Financial services firms sign skills pact ahead of Chancellor’s Mansion House speech

More than 20 financial services organisations have signed a new agreement with government aimed...
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Brilliant Solutions partners with Box Socials

Brilliant Solutions has partnered with Box Socials to give its members discounted access to...
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Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...
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Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...

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