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Brokers demand greater clarity from lenders, new report finds

Nearly half of brokers want lenders to publish bridging loan criteria in a consistent...

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...

Vida unveils AI chatbot to expand broker support

Specialist mortgage lender Vida has launched an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to improve support for...

Recognise Bank backs Hertfordshire co-living scheme with £4.2m bridging facility

Recognise Bank has provided a £4.2m commercial bridging loan to support the redevelopment of...

Lending into retirement and intergenerational mortgages key to tackling affordability crisis

Senior mortgage market figures have called for a shift in lending practices to help...

Afin Bank set to offer mortgages to diaspora communities in the UK

A new digital bank focused on the African diaspora and other under-served communities is...

Assetz Capital drops development finance rates

Assetz Capital has reduced its headline development finance rate for the third time in...

HTB backs second phase of North East housing scheme with £3.6m funding

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has agreed a £3.6m development finance facility to support the...

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...

Paragon Bank marks 30 years since pioneering landlord mortgage

Paragon Bank is celebrating three decades since it entered the private rental sector, marking...

Foundation Home Loans cuts rates and expands residential range

Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a raft of changes to its residential mortgage offering,...

Aspen cuts rates and unveils new no-valuation refurbishment bridge

Aspen Bridging has made changes to its refurbishment product range, including rate reductions and...

GB Bank expands lending team to meet new business target

GB Bank has made two senior hires to bolster its lending operations as it...

LendInvest upgrades mortgages portal to improve product transfers

LendInvest has introduced a suite of enhancements to its mortgages portal aimed at simplifying...
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COMMENT

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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,...

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First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...
House prices

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...
Appointments

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...
Conveyancing

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...

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