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Mortgage Brain has confirmed the industry speakers and panellists for its biggest-ever Mortgage Vision roadshow. T Amongst the speakers confirmed is Robert...
19 August 2024
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The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that intermediary confidence has now recovered to its...
12 August 2024
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The Financial Conduct Authority has secured an order of £4m against an unauthorised mortgage broker and its associates who exploited vulnerable...
07 August 2024
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There’s speculation that there could be two more base rate cuts announced before the end of the year, following last week’s...
05 August 2024
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More than half of mortgage intermediary firms are expanding, reflecting growing optimism amongst brokers, Paragon Bank research reveals. The summer edition of...
05 August 2024
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Mortgage approvals on house purchases for June were 59,976 according to the Bank of England - down marginally (0.3%) from 60,134...
31 July 2024
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Ground-breaking mortgage lender April Mortgages has formed a new strategic partnership with Tembo Money. Tembo Money is a mortgage and savings platform...
29 July 2024
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Mortgage Brain’s Mortgage Vision roadshow is back this autumn. The mortgage technology provider is heading to new locations with an expanded line-up...
08 July 2024
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New research from Compare the Market has revealed that nearly seven in 10 households have been caught out by surprise costs...
28 May 2024
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The latest report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) reveals that intermediary confidence in the industry increased in Q1 2024. Some...
20 May 2024
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There was good news over the weekend as rates reductions announced late last week kicked in. Barclays has cut a number of...
20 May 2024
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Property Circle, which calls itself “the growth platform for mortgage brokers, estate agents and letting agents” has appointed a PropTech high-flyer...
15 May 2024
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Just Mortgages, one of the UK’s largest mortgage brokerages, is hosting its second broker academy of the year. The programme caters to...
24 April 2024
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Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of Octane Capital, believes that with the property market now showing early signs of a return to...
24 April 2024
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The ESTAS awards event in October has a new principal partner. It’s Landmark Information Group, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services, Searchflow,...
17 April 2024
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John Charcol’s` new owners say they will grow the adviser base and diversify and develop the product offering of the high-profile...
15 April 2024
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Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest - along with Rightmove - have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business. This...
15 April 2024
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Mortgage approvals jumped 7.7% in February to 60,383, and were 40% higher than they were a year ago, new figures from...
08 April 2024
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FinTech company Mortgage Brain has struck a strategic partnership with SPF Private Clients, a whole-of-market mortgage broker. The deal caters for a...
02 April 2024
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High profile mortgage broker Paul Welch, founder of the MillionPlus Club, has signed to talent agency, Talent & Brands. Welch has established...
02 April 2024
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Sharia-compliant digital bank Nomo - part of Bank of London and The Middle East plc (BLME) - has linked with a...
25 March 2024
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The ‘average’ 25 year mortgage term is increasingly becoming a thing of the past says USwitch. A recent study of the data...
13 March 2024
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A new study has revealed the best and worst UK regions for first-time buyers based on house affordability and earning potential. The...
13 March 2024
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The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that confidence has returned to the mortgage market,...
14 February 2024
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There were 12,000 first time buyers over the age of 50 in the UK in 2022, the latest figures available. This means that...
14 February 2024
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FinTech supplier Mortgage Brain has partnered with HSBC UK to host a free online masterclass on self-employed lending. Taking place on February...
07 February 2024
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Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...
31 January 2024
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Mortgages for Business is rebranding to Mortgage Finance Brokers, or MFB. A statement from managing director Gavin Richardson says: “It’s now a...
24 January 2024
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Falling swap rates - already falling over the past month - have dropped further following better-than-expected inflation news, triggering speculation over...
27 December 2023
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SPF Private Clients has opened new offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. The Singapore office is to be headed by Scott Mitchell,...
29 November 2023
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Some 45 per cent of homebuyers cited in a survey say slow property lawyer response time is a key pain point...
15 November 2023
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Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...
13 November 2023
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A digital mortgage broker has launched an online tool aggregating data from over 50 Buy to Let lenders to calculate what...
08 November 2023
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Is the mortgage price war really over? On the one hand there are good signs for the housing market - no substantial...
09 October 2023
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Brokers have criticised NatWest for allegedly offering a sub-5.0 per cent 60 per cent LTV five -year fixed mortgage rate direct...
27 September 2023
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The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has controversially told landlords that the scrapping of Section 21 eviction...
27 September 2023
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The Howden Group, which acquired leading UK mortgage broker SPF Private Clients last year, is expanding further into the mortgage market...
30 August 2023
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Brokers are wanting that the recent Rightmove asking price index does not mean that sellers are necessarily in a position to...
30 August 2023
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Brokers are up in arms about alleged profiteering by buy to let mortgage lenders’ arrangement fees. These jumped last autumn as a...
23 August 2023
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Proptech company OneDome’s mortgage advisory firm CMME is launching a new scheme exclusively designed for self-employed mortgage advisers. The brand wants to...
08 August 2023
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A new analysis shows that the UK's mortgage brokerage market is projected to grow this year despite ongoing economic insecurity. Octane Capital...
08 August 2023
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The Bank of England’s latest base rate rise - up 0.25 per cent to 5.25 per cent - has been poorly...
08 August 2023
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There’s general agreement amongst brokers and other finance sector professionals that the Bank of England will next week raise interest rates...
25 July 2023
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Property portal and end-to-end transaction service OneDome says it wants to acquire more mortgage brokers as it reveals its HomeBuyer service...
25 July 2023
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Nearly half of mortgage brokers expect the volume of buy-to-let portfolio limited company lending they write to increase in the next...
04 July 2023
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Homebuyer confidence is higher than was expected at the end of 2022, according to a leading mortgage broker. Richard Campo, founder of...
31 January 2023
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Staying close to a mortgage broker will be an important part of timing a house purchase correctly in 2023. Mortgage rates will...
24 January 2023
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Technology firm, OneDome, has bought CMME Mortgage and Protection for an undisclosed sum. Describing itself as the world’s first eHomebuying platform, OneDome...
17 January 2023
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Homeowners and would-be buyers probably felt the post-pandemic property boom in the UK would go forever. But it slowed dramatically in the...
17 January 2023
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New research by Revolution Brokers show that the average monthly cost of a variable rate mortgage has climbed by 13.3% so far...
18 October 2022
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Property lending experts, Octane Capital, claim the UK’s mortgage brokerage market is estimated to increase by 12%. That would mean the industry...
18 October 2022
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Mortgage Brain announced West One as the latest lender to go live on Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain on the 6th...
11 October 2022
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Mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, recently conducted a market analysis which reveals the most expensive postcode districts in London. As England's capital city, it...
30 September 2022
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End-to-end mortgage platform, Smartr365, reveals that the majority of brokers believe tech to be fundamental to the future of the mortgage industry. Smartr365's...
27 September 2022
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A new golden hello scheme has recently been launched by leading national broker firm Just Money, to help principal firms attract...
22 September 2022
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Mortgage broker, Henry Dannel, claim that over the past 12 months there has been a 22% increase in bridging loan lending...
08 September 2022
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Equity release allows homeowners aged 55 and over to gain access to the value of their property by turning it into...
06 September 2022
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We don’t like being the bearer of bad news, but a market analysis carried out by mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, reveals...
18 August 2022
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If you’ve ever been to the capital, then you’ll know that there are plenty of high-end homes, some for sale or...
16 August 2022
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Equity release allows the older generation to release some of the money from the value of their home through a series...
02 August 2022
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Everyone will eventually age, which means we’re all going to be faced with Later Life mortgages, but how exactly are they...
19 July 2022
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An expert mortgage provider has grown its London team with the appointment of a new compliance manager. largemortgageloans.com (LML), a provider of...
19 July 2022
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New research by mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, reveals that equity release can help homeowners add serious value to their property. By analysing...
12 July 2022
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In this guest piece, Adrian Plant, director of Shared Ownership at Leaders Romans Group and Calum Toone, mortgage advisor at Mortgage Scout, delve into the...
30 June 2022
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The UK is leading the way when it comes to the might of the mortgage sector and the number of properties...
02 June 2022
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Over the weekend, Nat Daniels - CEO of Angels Media, the founder of the Today sites - penned this piece in...
17 May 2022
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A new partnership between Hometrack and Mortgage Brain is set to provide a ‘game changing’ solution that streamlines and digitises the...
21 April 2022
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Stipendum, the platform that aims to simplify life’s complex events, has released a number of top tips to help the nation’s...
19 April 2022
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As the weather begins to warm up, many will be starting to think about giving their homes a seasonal spring clean....
05 April 2022
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With the interest rate rising from 0.25% to 0.5%, Brian Murphy, head of lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, shares his top tips homeowners...
22 February 2022
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With house prices rising at their fastest pace in 17 years, first-time buyers now need to borrow up to seven-and-a-half times...
15 February 2022
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A study by specialist mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, has discovered that homes surrounding London’s royal parks command an average house price...
03 February 2022
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This week’s mortgage roundup is a range of reduced rates and new products across the mortgage market, with Furness Building Society’s...
01 February 2022
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More than three-quarters (79%) of mortgage brokers feel optimistic about how the new-build housing market will perform in 2022, new research...
20 January 2022
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A study by Henry Dannell, a specialist mortgage broker, has discovered how London remains the nation’s million-pound property market hotspot despite a...
11 January 2022
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With the Bank of England raising interest rates for the first time in more than three years, Brian Murphy, head of lending...
23 December 2021
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Hometrack, the leading provider of insight and intelligence to the UK mortgage market, has launched a Broker AVM, building on its 20-year...
16 December 2021
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In this guest piece, Uswitch compiles a list of common occurrences that can impact a credit score, along with potential remedies...
25 November 2021
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Organised crime gangs and fraudsters are now thought to be responsible for up to $2trn a year in money laundering, which...
09 September 2021
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According to new figures released by Mojo Mortgages, UK homeowners are now borrowing more money from mortgage lenders than ever before...
09 September 2021
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Roma Finance has launched new bridging and development ranges with improved rates and enhanced criteria. The new bridging range, called RomaPrime, is...
22 July 2021
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A recent study conducted by Hodge asked portfolio buy-to-let landlords and brokers for their opinions about finding the best loan. The...
15 July 2021
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According to new research by MetLife UK, 43% of prospective and current homeowners admitted to using a mortgage adviser or broker...
22 June 2021
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Advise Wise has launched a desktop application to allow advisers to access its platform directly from their desktop, with just a...
22 June 2021
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The past year has seen many people experience a change in their financial circumstances. The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in work-life changes...
04 June 2021
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When it comes to meeting anti-money laundering (AML) obligations and compliance with the relevant regulation, brokers need to do more. That...
18 May 2021
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The Nottingham has unveiled loan-to-value (LTV) limited company buy-to-let (BTL) fixed-rate products. The building society has announced four new two and five-year...
13 May 2021
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More than eight out of 10 brokers use the affordability calculator of up to six lenders when sourcing a single case,...
27 April 2021
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The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the housing market in a major way and has only added pressure for banks to give...
22 April 2021
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Mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain has launched an enhancement to its lender insights offering, available to lenders who use its criteria-based...
22 April 2021
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Vernon Building Society has announced a new competitively priced mortgage, available up to 90% of the property’s value. The mortgage is designed...
01 April 2021
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Multiply AI, a fully automated financial adviser app, has partnered with digital mortgage broker Mojo to provide the first end-to-end digital...
18 March 2021
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The total value of new mortgages set to be handed out in the coming months reached its highest level since 2007...
16 March 2021
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An ‘industry-first’ app has been introduced to connect borrowers to brokers and introducers. Available for free on both iOS and Android, Smartr365’s...
16 March 2021
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More than one in four (29%) of buyers don’t believe their credit score is ‘good’ or ‘excellent’, according to specialist mortgage...
11 February 2021
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Almost half (49%) of consumers who purchased a mortgage recently said they felt more secure dealing with a lender directly, research...
22 December 2020
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UK buy-to-let lender Landbay has joined the network panel of Commercial Finance Brokers UK (CFBUK). CFBUK is a whole of market commercial...
03 December 2020
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A recent survey has revealed that well over a third of mortgage holders (39%) have never used a mortgage broker, according...