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TMA Mortgage Club has become the first development application (DA) Club to offer mortgage criteria’s search system after its agreement with...

Almost one third of landlords say they would be less likely to purchase new rental property if compulsory or default three-year...

Pepper Money has finalised the terms to acquire 100% of the second charge lender, Optimum Credit Ltd. The purchase will see Pepper...

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced it will be featuring a presentation by the presenter of Homes Under the Hammer, Martin...

Following its continued growth, Mortgage Brain has appointed three new members to its sales team. Josh Christie, Kosta Kostadinov and Sophia Smith...

Accord Mortgages has announced a range of new or enhanced initiatives designed to support brokers with new-build cases. This includes a range...

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the launch of its new Help to Buy range which will cover the England and London schemes. Available...

James Alexander, co-founder and former chief executive officer of Zopa, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at The Finance Professional...

Mortgage Brain has launched this year’s series of Mortgage Vision events. Now in it’s ninth year and having celebrated a 22% increase...

Assetz Capital has agreed a deal with Connect for Intermediaries to be the first network that it distributes its products through. The...

Intelenet Global Services has launched a new ‘Lending Suite’ to help banks generate mortgage offers in as little as 30 minutes. The...

Shawbrook has announced the additions of Amanda Meadows and Shrena Patel to the commercial mortgages sales team as business development managers...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on three of its 95% loan-to-value (LTV) residential mortgage products. Its five-year...

CMME has announced a second charge mortgage solution for contractors, business owners and other professionals looking to take advantage of their...

Shawbrook has announced the departure of Karen Bennett, managing director of commercial property. With nearly two decades of experience in the mortgage...

The launch of retirement interest only (RIO) products by lenders provides a valuable alternative to the growing number of later life...

Specialist lending distributor Fluent Money Group has announced the launch of Fluent Lifetime Ltd on mobile. The company will be offering equity...

TBMC has launched a new online application form for intermediaries to submit their buy-to-let mortgage cases directly via the TBMC website. The...

Brokers using Clever Lending now have access to Pepper Money’s full range of specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgage products. Launched in 2014,...

The Bank of Mum and Dad is now seeking financial advice and guidance, according to new research from Key. The independent equity...

Homeowners are ageing at a faster rate than the UK population as developments in post-retirement lending put a strain on the...

The Finance Property Show will return for its fifth year and will feature almost 100 lenders and providers. Known as one of...

M&S Bank has extended its maximum loan-to-value (LTV) to 95% on three new products in a bid to further assist first-time...

Mortgage intermediaries play an important role in encouraging customers to weigh their options before securing a better deal, according to Paragon. Its...

Legal & General Home Finance has announced a new 5-year partnership agreement with Virgin Money. The alliance will see the retirement lender...

Steve Olejnik has been appointed managing director of Mortgages for Business. Taking over from David Whittaker (who set up the independent brokerage...

The most search criteria by brokers during July has been revealed by Knowledge Bank’s ‘Criteria Activity Tracker’. Knowledge Bank – the source...

Pepper Money has launched a residential and buy-to-let (BTL) zero completion fee limited edition product. For those who haven’t had a county...

The Bank of Mum and Dad is very much prevalent, with recent research showing that UK parents will help 316,000 young...

The proportion of sales made to first-time buyers rose by five percentage points to 29% in June, the highest figure recorded...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has welcomed Hinckley & Rugby Building Society to its panel. Hinckley & Rugby’s range of mortgage products...

Borrowers opting for the ‘cheapest’ mortgage deal with one of the UK’s ‘Big Six’ lenders could be paying almost £900 over...

David Torpey will stand down from his position as the managing director of Bluestone Mortgages at the end of the year. Having...

Scottish Building Society has added a retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgage to its range of products for older people. Since the Financial Conduct...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the addition of nine new lenders to the Mortgage Club panel. Chorley Building Society, Newbury...

Mortgage Brain’s next generation lender gateway, Lendex, will now be used as a digital mortgage transaction tool by nine major lenders. Lendex,...

Mortgage lender Pepper Money has revamped its pricing, cutting some rates by up to 0.55%. The biggest reductions are available on Pepper...

Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a new ‘Large Loans’ product which will enable larger buy-to-let loans of up to £1.5 million. Available...

Buy-to-let mortgage specialist, TBMC has launched a new client referral service aimed at authorised brokers to help them handle complex buy-to-let...

The Tipton & Coseley Building Society is now accepting applications for second homes and holiday lets. The launch enables borrowers to rent...

Accord Mortgages’ national intermediary sales manager, David Robinson, is set to leave the company at the end of July. Having been with...

Failure to seek expert advice is leaving buy-to-let landlords at risk of high tax bills that could have been avoidable, according...

Retirement Advantage has announced new enhancements to its range of mortgage products aimed at older landlords. Last year, the retirement income provider...

The national month-on-month figures for new listings ‘for sale’ reached 9.4%, while the amount of properties sold sat at 6.2% in...

One Mortgage System (OMS) has become the first to fully integrate with Kent Reliance for intermediaries across its specialist buy-to-let and...

Across the UK adults are signing away the biggest financial contracts of their lives without fully reading or comprehending them, new...

The buy-to-let sector could be entering another period of stabilisation, according to recent analysis carried out by Mortgage Brain. The cost of...

The proportion of homeowners selling up increased in May, as sellers tried to secure offers before the housing market’s typical summer...

A specialist buy-to-let mortgage broker has urged buy-to-let landlords to take a cautious approach and seek expert advice when it comes...

Mortgage distributor 3mc has launched a range of exclusive Help to Buy products in partnership with Precise Mortgages. As a result,...

The Energy Efficient Mortgages Pilot Scheme was recently launched at an event in Windsor by the Energy Efficient Mortgages Initiative. The Initiative...

Bluestone Mortgages has partnered with Twenty7Tec, a leading provider of technology solutions to the lending industry. This means Bluestone is the first...

Foundation Home Loans has extended its borrowing limit and reduced rates across its buy-to-let range. This includes products for limited companies...

UK lenders were given an insight into Mortgage Brain’s vision and technology strategy for the next generation at three exclusive events...

A new 5-year fixed-rate buy-to-let range with reduced rates and product fees to support brokers and customers has been launched by...

April saw significant purchasing and remortgaging activity following forecasts suggesting an interest rate rise in May, according to the Mortgage Advice...

Over three quarters (76%) of first-time buyers’ mortgage applications via intermediaries resulted in a completion in Q1 2018, the highest number...

Nearly two out of five (38%) landlords will use limited companies to buy properties over the next year compared to 28%...

Some 25.6% of parents said they would charge interest on a home loan to their children, a new study from UOWN...

Specialist lender Masthaven has announced the launch of a first charge residential three-year fixed rate mortgage and other product enhancements to...

Furness for Intermediaries has announced the development of its Buy-to-Let and Holiday Let product range. The new two-year discounted variable unregulated buy-to-let...

Mortgage advisers are embracing new technology faster than any other time following the credit crunch, according to Criteria Hub. The online deep...

The UK’s first digital mortgage settlement has been carried out by Premier Property Lawyers and Shieldpay, bringing transformation to the £245...

Furness Building Society has appointed Alasdair McDonald as head of intermediaries McDonald has over 25 years of experience in the financial services...

Brightstar Financial has launched a series of specialist lending workshops to help brokers engage with the market more effectively. Merging with some...

TMA Club has welcomed Masthaven, the specialist lending bank, to its lender panel to provide a broad range of products to...

The average cost of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage products declined in the first quarter of 2018 despite the steady...

Some 81% of UK homeowners who purchased a home in the last year would consider a mortgage broker if they were...

After a period of expansion and steady growth, Mortgage brain has completed a £2.5 million redevelopment of its office in Croydon. The...

Specialist lending brand Keystone Property Finance has reduced all rates across its classic range. The cost of a two-year fixed rate at...

Landlords have increasingly been switching to five-year fixed rate products over the past two years, new data from Commercial Trust Limited...

A growing group of over-55s are using lifetime mortgages to fund property moves to more expensive homes, a study from OneFamily...

The cost of most mainstream mortgages were down when compared to the start of last year, according to the latest quarterly...

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced two criteria changes across its near prime product range. Borrowers who have been in a Debt...

Criteria Hub, the criteria search engine for networks, clubs and mortgage advisers, is providing lenders with useful product point feedback via...

Alternative Bridging recently completed a £15 million loan to fund Millingate’s development of Brockhurst Gate Retail Park – its largest loan...

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new 5-year fixed rate deal across its buy-to-let (BTL) range, aimed primarily at portfolio and...

Demand for five-year fixed rate remortgages has fallen to the lowest level since July 2017, according to conveyancing service provider LMS. The...

Just Mortgages’ self-employed division has now reached 100 brokers – an increase of 23% since the end of 2017. Launched with just...

Mortgage Brain has become the first UK mortgage technology company to develop a ‘Mortgage Skill’ on Amazon’s Echo devices. The feature will...

Secure Trust Bank continues to expand its service, having signed 30 new partnerships during its first 12 months of operation. Launched in...

Pepper Money has added Limited Edition pricing as part of its new range, with some rates slashed by up to 1%. Available...

The first digital mortgage was entered into the Land Register by Enact Conveyancing and Coventry Building Society for a house in...

The UK surveying provider and property risk service, e.Surv Chartered Surveyors, has launched a remote valuation service. Set to offer mortgage lenders...

Paragon has launched a new range of limited edition buy-to-let mortgage products for landlords who have four or more mortgaged properties. Landlords...

A diverse set of customer needs from the self-employed are driving demand for specialist residential mortgages, according to Paragon’s Financial Adviser...

A round of crowdfunding by digital start-up Property Master that started in January has already beaten its £250,000 target. The start-up uses...

Metro Bank has announced that from April 5 it will expand its mortgage business into Scotland both direct and via brokers. Scottish...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society and Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) have launched an exclusive product for homeowners who want to pay...

North-East-based mortgage services firm BH Mortgages has appointed Niamh Taylor as case and business administrator. Launched in 2016 as part of the...

Two-year deals for mortgage products have been overtaken by longer-term deals for the first time, according to research conducted by Paragon. The...

Specialist mortgage marketplace lender Landbay has lent a total of £100 million to buy-to-let landlords since its 2014 launch. Recent regulatory changes...

Specialist mortgage lender for intermediaries Vida Homeloans has announced improved criteria following its full market launch just over a year ago. Vida...

UK mortgage advisers Just Mortgages grew from 13 brokers at the start of 2017 to 81 by the end of the...

Kensington Mortgages and New Street Mortgages have announced a successful market launch into Scotland. While Kensington now offers an extensive range of...

The majority (74%) of mortgage applications via intermediaries for first-time buyers resulted in a completion during Q4 2017, according to the...

Shawbrook Commercial has strengthened its lending team with the recruitment of Anthony Harrison as the lending manager of commercial property. With nearly...

Intermediary-only specialist mortgage lender Vida Homeloans has appointed Deb Smith as director of new business operations. Joining from The Mortgage Works where...

Connect for Intermediaries has launched new tools, features and expert guides in line with its brand-new website. Boasting over 160 different lender...

A slow but steady start was recorded at the beginning of 2018, in line with numerous industry predictions on how the...