Specialist

Foundation Home Loans names new chief finance officer

Foundation Home Loans has confirmed the appointment of Michael Evans as its new chief...

OMS adds DocuSign e-signature integration to streamline mortgage process

One Mortgage System (OMS) has integrated DocuSign into its platform, allowing brokers and lenders...

West One launches bespoke buy-to-let service in major revamp

West One has unveiled the most extensive overhaul of its buy-to-let mortgage range since...

Inspired Lending secures first Scottish deal with £360,000 loan

Inspired Lending has completed its first loan north of the border, providing a £360,000...

Mortgage Business Expo London confirms full seminar line-up for October

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has confirmed the full seminar programme for its London event,...

Shawbrook provides £10m facility to launch Fenyx Bridging to market

Fenyx Bridging, a newly established short-term property finance lender, has secured a £10m funding...

West One Loans: specialist finance is vital to meeting housing targets

Specialist finance could prove decisive in helping the UK tackle its housing shortfall, according...

StreamBank joins New Leaf lender panel to expand broker access

StreamBank has been added to the New Leaf Distribution lender panel, a move that...

UK Mortgage Convention set to return with focus on DA brokers

The UK Mortgage Convention will return in 2026 with a renewed emphasis on supporting...

Howden upgrades Cardiff office to support growth plans

Howden has announced its move to a larger office in Cardiff as it plans...

Rosemount Financial Solutions adds Offa to lender panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions has added Offa, the Islamic finance provider, to its lender panel. Offa...

Together completes £367mn mortgage-backed securitisation

Together Financial Services has completed the successful pricing of its second residential mortgage-backed securitisation...

Saffron for Intermediaries unveils major updates

Saffron for Intermediaries has unveiled significant mortgage updates including introducing four new lending categories...

Landlords weigh exit as Renters’ Rights Bill nears Royal Assent

More than a third of UK landlords are considering selling their properties in the...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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