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

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...

New data from Legal & General’s Ignite platform shows a significant increase in over-50s seeking remortgages with terms taking them close...

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

Intermediary the Mortgage Advice Bureau claims to be breaking new ground by partnering with Effective Home to transform the landscape of...

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

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

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

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

Mortgage advisers Larry Barreto and Tassib Hussain have been sentenced for fraud offences following a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has added April Mortgages to its lender panel, giving additional exposure to April’s long-term fixed-rate remortgage...

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

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

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

Unbiased, a platform for connecting with prospective clients, has slashed charges it imposes on mortgage advisers for a second consecutive month. Unbiased...

It’s taken six months but LSL Property Services has announced that its acquisition of TenetLime is now complete. At the end of...

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

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

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

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

A new study shows a remarkably low number of people seeking professional financial advice. The report is called State of Flux and...

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

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...

Jo Breeden, managing director of Crystal Specialist Finance, writes: In his recent speech, the Prime Minister scrapped the proposed changes to EPC...

Mortgage and protection brokerage Access Financial Services has launched an in-house digital marketing and lead generation platform. Access FS has acquired a...

Belvoir - fast becoming as big a force in financial services as in property - has snapped up a regional mortgage...

This week sees the start of Mortgage Vision, the free regional mortgage industry roadshow. Now in its 15th year, Mortgage Vision opens...

LSL resumes its acquisition trail by snapping up TenetLime, subject to FCA approval.   TenetLime operates a network providing services to 231 mortgage...

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association shows surprisingly upbeat market sentiment among advisers during the second...

Finance tech company Twenty7tec has produced mortgage market statistics for July 2023 - and it’s not all bad news… July was the...

Proptech company OneDome’s mortgage advisory firm CMME is launching a new scheme exclusively designed for self-employed mortgage advisers. The brand wants to...

After the interest rate volatility, impact on product availability and consequent pressure on advisers, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association and Association...

Legal & General has launch a refreshed version of its mortgage research and sourcing platform, Legal & General Ignite. The upgraded platform...

Fleet Mortgages is offering landlord borrowers £1,000 cashback if they improve the Energy Performance Certificate of the property to a C...

The Mortgage Brain platform is staging a 10-stop roadshow this autumn with the mission to, in its words, “educate and empower...

Nationwide Building Society has launched a new Home Energy Efficiency Tool to coincide with the debut of new green loan products. The...

Advisers looking to place business with Leek Building Society via Legal & General Mortgage Club will now benefit from access to...

As of last Thursday, members of Legal & General Mortgage Club can now access two Skipton Building Society products on a...

National brokerage Just Mortgages has kicked off the new year with the appointment of five new regional directors to support its...

A new golden hello scheme has recently been launched by leading national broker firm Just Money, to help principal firms attract...

An expert mortgage provider has grown its London team with the appointment of a new compliance manager. largemortgageloans.com (LML), a provider of...

In the UK, homeownership remains one of the main aspirations for young adults and families who envision climbing the property ladder...

Speaking to a financial adviser is more daunting for UK consumers than self-managing their finances, a YouGov study reveals. In a survey...

This week’s roundup takes a look at the latest in the mortgage market, from L&G’s latest addition to its lender panel...

Introducer Today returns with a bumper mortgage roundup, this time featuring the latest industry views on mortgage approvals, new and extended...

A new partnership between Hometrack and Mortgage Brain is set to provide a ‘game changing’ solution that streamlines and digitises the...

First Time Buyer’s Fortnight aims to give potential homebuyers the information they need to make more informed decisions about the home...

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...

Retirement non-profit company Cognatum Estates provides advice for those who are considering selling and buying in later life. It is unquestionably a difficult...

This week’s mortgage roundup is a range of reduced rates and new products across the mortgage market, with Furness Building Society’s...

Legal & General has unveiled the top search trends that have driven activity in the market over the past three years,...

More than three-quarters (79%) of mortgage brokers feel optimistic about how the new-build housing market will perform in 2022, new research...

Recent research from leading later life lender more2life has found that 80% of equity release advisers are confident that the market...

For mortgage and protection advisers there is no disagreement that managing a bank of clients from the initial meeting until completion...

New data has shown that millennials (25-44) are as unconfident in their ability to manage their finances as younger Gen Z...

The mortgage roundup column returns to bring you the latest news on mortgage products coming to the market, featuring Furness Building...

Data from Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrCriteria tool found that searches for furlough friendly mortgage criteria continued to fall month...

New data has found that 89% of mortgage advisers believe first-time buyers need more education on purchasing a property and what...

According to a YouGov survey by insurance provider Paymentshield, half of UK adults under 35 are mystified by the mortgage process. The findings from...

Ozgur Unlu, managing director of 360 Dotnet, addresses the key items and points for financial advice businesses to consider when adopting technology. What...

London-based financial services firm First Financial has announced the appointment of Eloise Bates & Zoe Waugh as Apprentice Client and Relationship...

Research from equity release lender, more2life, shows that 78% of advisers think more of their customers will look to equity release to...

As the first stage of the stamp duty holiday (SDLT) draws to a near close on June 30 2021, many homebuyers...

According to new research by MetLife UK, 43% of prospective and current homeowners admitted to using a mortgage adviser or broker...

Advise Wise has launched a desktop application to allow advisers to access its platform directly from their desktop, with just a...

The latest mortgage search activity data from Legal & General Mortgage Club (L&G) shows signs that the market is beginning to...

Roma Finance completed a record month in May, reporting a 50% increase in pipeline business on top of the 100% increase...

Equity release lender, more2life, revealed that the number of advisers who attended its 2021 Later Life Lending Symposium was 151% higher than...

Legal & General (L&G) has announced that it will provide its digital mortgage sourcing technology to intermediary business, My Simple Mortgage. L&G...

Pure Retirement has announced the launch of its new flexible pricing methodology on the Classic lifetime mortgage product range. The new initiative...

Only a quarter (27%) of UK adults have sought financial advice ahead of ‘freedom day’ despite Covid-19 causing financial uncertainty, according...

2020 was a year when every sector needed to learn how to adapt to challenging circumstances and the mortgage industry seems...

Mortgage lender, Pure Retirement has announced the launch of several key market insight resources that will help advisers to best serve...

Paymentshield is launching its first virtual conference of the year to help bring advisers together and create an opportunity for the...

Mortgage technology provider Twenty7Tec has completed an APPLY integration with Accord. The move will enable users of CloudTwenty7 to seamlessly submit applications...

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...

Pure Retirement has created a new guide for financial advisers to further support My Care Consultant’s Care Box platform. The literature –...

Advise Wise has introduced a bespoke, customisable Equity Release Fact Find on its platform. Members can now manage a large number of...

Activity in the housing market continued to increase in March, with Legal & General seeing a record number of searches after...

More than eight out of 10 brokers use the affordability calculator of up to six lenders when sourcing a single case,...

The Equity Release Council (the Council) has launched a new Legal Forum to champion the unique role of legal advice in...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the housing market in a major way and has only added pressure for banks to give...

Mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain has launched an enhancement to its lender insights offering, available to lenders who use its criteria-based...

Action must be taken to encourage greater gender diversity in the adviser community and help support female clients, as part of...

Following the success of its first Virtual National Training Event in November 2020, The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has announced...

General Insurance specialist Paymentshield is launching chatbot technology to its network of advisers. The adviser chat service follows the successful implementation of...

Vernon Building Society has announced a new competitively priced mortgage, available up to 90% of the property’s value. The mortgage is designed...

Despite only 8% of equity release cases being rejected, lender more2life has tracked the reasons that cases are declined to help advisers better...

Mortgage technology solution providers Twenty7Tec and Eligible ai have partnered to encourage advisers to use technology that will retain existing clients. The...

more2life has partnered with robotic process automation specialists Robiquity to speed up its core servicing processes for lenders. The partnership has seen...

Legal & General has integrated with mortgage and protection network HLPartnership to simplify access for advisers using the SmartrCriteria and SmartrFit...

Multiply AI, a fully automated financial adviser app, has partnered with digital mortgage broker Mojo to provide the first end-to-end digital...

Adviser-facing resources have been released in recognition of the equity market predicted to pick up in 2021. Pure Retirement has put together a...

Zahid Bilgrami has been appointed as group chief executive officer of Mortgage Brain. Bilgrami joins the company after 11 years as chief...

Private Finance, an independent whole of market mortgage adviser, has released its latest mortgage memo for February. We outline its key findings...

Specialist lender Together has added its bridging products to Legal & General’s digital criteria service, designed to improve the process of...

Pure Retirement has launched a wealth of new adviser-facing resources as part of a wider commitment to supporting the broker community...

As we leave behind one of the strangest years in memory, we anticipate starting fresh in 2021. With a buoyant housing...