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Nationwide says UK house prices fell by 0.2% month on month in August, after taking account of seasonal effects, but the...

The Equity Release Council (ERC) has unveiled new guidance for member firms to consider when launching retrofit lifetime mortgages.   In consultation with...

A new study by David Wilson Homes reveals over half of Britons are unfamiliar with the stamp duty fee – and...

April Mortgages has rolled out its range of longer-term fixed rate mortgages to all brokers at SPF Private Clients.   SPF Private Clients...

Mortgage Brain has confirmed the industry speakers and panellists for its biggest-ever Mortgage Vision roadshow. T Amongst the speakers confirmed is Robert...

Unencumbered rental properties present a big opportunity for brokers to grow buy to let business, says financial specialist Brightstar. In a video...

Mortgage and protection brokerage Access Financial Services has reported what it calls “exceptional growth” with turnover up 46% between April 2023...

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that intermediary confidence has now recovered to its...

April Mortgages, the lender seeking to introduce Dutch-style longer-term products, has reduced the interest rates on its range of five to...

A poll of surveyors shows strong support for the idea of pre-sale surveys. When asked whether the new Government should introduce mandatory...

The Financial Conduct Authority has secured an order of £4m against an unauthorised mortgage broker and its associates who exploited vulnerable...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced rates by up to 0.45 percentage points across its product range, with rates starting from...

There’s speculation that there could be two more base rate cuts announced before the end of the year, following last week’s...

More than half of mortgage intermediary firms are expanding, reflecting growing optimism amongst brokers, Paragon Bank research reveals.   The summer edition of...

Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy to let mortgage provider, has launched a two-year, fixed, 80% mortgage product across its standard, HMO...

Speculation continues to mount about the likely decision by the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee when it debates base rate...

Mortgage approvals on house purchases for June were 59,976 according to the Bank of England - down marginally (0.3%) from 60,134...

Ground-breaking mortgage lender April Mortgages has formed a new strategic partnership with Tembo Money.   Tembo Money is a mortgage and savings platform...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has enhanced its flexible mortgage range, cutting selected rates by up to 30bps and launching new...

Brokers can look forward to a strong second half of 2024, according to an industry leader. Rob Jupp, group chief executive at...

Mortgage Brain’s Mortgage Vision roadshow is back this autumn. The mortgage technology provider is heading to new locations with an expanded line-up...

There’s been particularly sharp criticism for the Bank of England’s decision at the end of last week to hold base rate...

A number of major mortgage lenders have announced rate increases just as the election campaign enters its second half. Barclays has increased...

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new non-standard credit buy to let mortgage, following what it calls “significant broker demand.”   The BTL...

The Mortgage Works is launching a new tool that provides brokers with the opportunity to support portfolio landlords.   With the buy...

Newcastle for Intermediaries has launched a new mortgage platform for its broker partners.   Following the announcement of its new broker website and...

FinTech company Mortgage Brain has partnered with large scale buy to let lender The Mortgage Works to host a free Mortgage...

Dudley Building Society has made its residential large loan mortgage range accessible to all brokers. Up until now, access to the building...

Leaders. Romans Group, one of the UK's leading property services groups, has rebranded and amalgamated Start Financial Services into Mortgage Scout. Start...

New research from Compare the Market has revealed that nearly seven in 10 households have been caught out by surprise costs...

Optimus has renewed its long-term partnership with fee-free mortgage adviser London & Country (L&C). Optimus claims that the new contract “will further...

The latest report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) reveals that intermediary confidence in the industry increased in Q1 2024. Some...

There was good news over the weekend as rates reductions announced late last week kicked in. Barclays has cut a number of...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a range of mortgages to help skilled foreign workers in the UK own their...

Property Circle, which calls itself “the growth platform for mortgage brokers, estate agents and letting agents” has appointed a PropTech high-flyer...

Almost three quarters of Millennial and Gen Z buyers - those aged 18 to 34 - think energy efficiency improvements will...

Aldermore is reintroducing a broader range of mortgages for owner occupiers. The lender says it wants to support often “overlooked customers” with...

Real estate finance and investment business TAB has launched a long-term lending service extending to all stages of a property’s life...

Chorley Building Society has extensive enhanced its mortgage range with new products for limited company buy to let investors, holiday lets,...

Just Mortgages, one of the UK’s largest mortgage brokerages, is hosting its second broker academy of the year. The programme caters to...

Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of Octane Capital, believes that with the property market now showing early signs of a return to...

The ESTAS awards event in October has a new principal partner. It’s Landmark Information Group, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services, Searchflow,...

John Charcol’s` new owners say they will grow the adviser base and diversify and develop the product offering of the high-profile...

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest - along with Rightmove - have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business. This...

Mortgage approvals jumped 7.7% in February to 60,383, and were 40% higher than they were a year ago, new figures from...

Mortgage Advice Bureau has developed a new tool to assess a customer’s financial resilience based on their level of protection. The financial...

Yorkshire Building Society new fee-free offer will enable first-time buyers across England, Scotland or Wales with a £5,000 deposit to purchase...

The Bank of England has signalled that more than one interest rate cut is likely this year - but the question...

FinTech company Mortgage Brain has struck a strategic partnership with SPF Private Clients, a whole-of-market mortgage broker. The deal caters for a...

High profile mortgage broker Paul Welch, founder of the MillionPlus Club, has signed to talent agency, Talent & Brands.  Welch has established...

Leek Building Society has used its annual report and publication of accounts to mount a stout defence of its methodology regarding...

Sharia-compliant digital bank Nomo - part of Bank of London and The Middle East plc (BLME) - has linked with a...

Mortgage lender Halifax is imposing a new 70-year age limit on the terms of its home loans for some borrowers. This has...

There’s been an angry reaction to news that from today - March 18 - Halifax is changing the maximum age allowed...

The average shelf-life of a mortgage product is just 15 days, with lenders increasing fixed rates, says Moneyfacts. Average mortgage rates on...

Mortgage and protection CRM platform Smartr365 has renewed its longstanding partnership with Legal & General Mortgage Club. The agreement means members of...

The ‘average’ 25 year mortgage term is increasingly becoming a thing of the past says USwitch. A recent study of the data...

A new study has revealed the best and worst UK regions for first-time buyers based on house affordability and earning potential.  The...

April Mortgages has struck a deal for new technology to help it introduce Dutch-style loans into the UK. The new mortgage type...

Shared ownership has given the new-build division at national brokerage Just Mortgages a bumper start to 2024. New build leads and enquiries...

The chief executive of a specialist business bank has paid tribute to the ‘amazing work’ carried out by its broker network. Gary...

Experts have lashed out at lenders who reprice products, sometimes with just a few hours’ notice. And many suggest that lenders are...

Last week Halifax - previously an outlier amongst major lenders - announced it was raising rates, following the likes of Santander,...

Halifax moved entirely in the opposite direction to its rivals at the very end of last week, cutting rates instead of...

It’s been a torrid time for rates, going back up for HSBC, Santander, TSB, Virgin Money, NatWest and many other mainstream...

Average mortgage rates on the overall two- and five-year fixed rate deals have now been falling for six consecutive months. The overall...

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that confidence has returned to the mortgage market,...

There were 12,000 first time buyers over the age of 50 in the UK in 2022, the latest figures available. This means that...

FinTech supplier Mortgage Brain has partnered with HSBC UK to host a free online masterclass on self-employed lending.  Taking place on February...

Access Financial Services has partnered with Nomo Bank to offer Sharia-compliant property finance for UK rental and residential property. The products address...

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

National brokerage Just Mortgages has opened nominations for its new leadership programme, which it claims is “designed to find and develop...

Mortgages for Business is rebranding to Mortgage Finance Brokers, or MFB. A statement from managing director Gavin Richardson says: “It’s now a...

Shawbrook has become the first bank in the UK to offer limited companies the ability to remortgage using the digital conveyancing...

Property lender Together is holding its third webinar for brokers in its Chalk Live series, offering new educational content along with...

Three years ago the Financial Conduct Authority banned discretionary commission arrangements in a bid to end the incentive for brokers to...

A poll of leading economists for London-focussed business newspaper City AM reveals that some believe a Bank of England base cut...

Falling swap rates - already falling over the past month - have dropped further following better-than-expected inflation news, triggering speculation over...

Research from Coventry for Intermediaries has revealed that there is a clear generational difference in attitude when it comes to making...

Crystal Specialist Finance has conducted its Annual Survey with over 10,000 brokers for the second year running. The point is to see...

National brokerage Just Mortgages hits the road in the New Year with roadshows to support its self-employed advisers. The in-person events are...

With the Bank of England maintaining base rate - as expected - at 5.25 per cent, the broker community ends 2023...

Saga, the provider of products and services for the over-50s, has teamed up with digital broker Tembo to launch Saga Mortgages. The...

Accord Mortgages is cutting rates on its buy-to-let range in what it calls a bid to “offer better value to brokers...

Some 40 per cent of self-employed individuals think lenders need to be more understanding when it comes to those with complex...

Rightmove is launching its first broker product, which will allow customers to access mortgage advice through the property website.   The portal,...

SPF Private Clients has opened new offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. The Singapore office is to be headed by Scott Mitchell,...

First time buyers aged 18 to 34 are primarily relying on advice from family and friends rather than a broker for support on the homebuying process, according to Coventry for...

Just Refer, a new referral portal for national brokerage Just Mortgages and financial services arm Just Wealth, has supported brokers in...

Many of the country’s major lenders - and quite a few smaller ones, too - have slashed mortgage rates in response...

The Mortgage Lander is warning that mortgages rates will need to come down more, and faster, to really kick-start the housing...

Some 45 per cent of homebuyers cited in a survey say slow property lawyer response time is a key pain point...

End-to-end mortgage service Smartr365 has beefed up its platform to improve the experience of brokers sourcing protection packages for clients. These developments...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...

A digital mortgage broker has launched an online tool aggregating data from over 50 Buy to Let lenders to calculate what...

The first time buyer economy, comprised of lending and spending, will reach £74.1 billion by 2025, according to research by Coventry...

Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...

HLPartnership - which describes itself as the country’s biggest privately-owned mortgage network - has revealed upgrades to its technology platform which...

Molo, which calls itself the UK’s first fully digital mortgage lender, has launched a Non-Resident Buy-to-Let Mortgages, unlocking investment opportunities for...

A residential mortgage lender is using AI to help brokers attract more customers as well as engage existing customers. MPowered Mortgages says...