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A new report reveals the latest trends  in UK lending and borrowing, compiled by lending software company Lenvi. The most notable trends include...

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

There’s been broad support for Santander’s decision that Universal Credit will be considered an acceptable form of secondary income for mortgage...

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

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...

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

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

A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...

A property agency has analysed the lending and housing markets to work out why so many mortgage applicants are couples. Benham and...

A unique system of returning rent to tenants to allow them to save for a deposit on a property has been...

High street bank Virgin Money UK says there is light at the end of the tunnel for mortgages and the housing...

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

The vast majority of high net worth individuals have faced mortgage rejections and had to accept lower loan-to-value ratios than they...

Almost two thirds of first time buyers mortgage completions are in joint names (with two or more people), according to the...

HM Land Registry says it’s working with mortgage lenders to ensure they will no longer need to chase conveyancers for updates...

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

Latest Bank of England data released in recent days shows net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose from 47,900 in October...

Three high street lenders - Virgin Money, TSB and Skipton Building Society - have joined the commitment to offer mortgages on...

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

Hodge is removing height restrictions from its lending criteria, meaning it will accept applications for mortgages on homes in England that...

Tomorrow’s King’s Speech, setting out the legislative agenda for the coming year, looks certain to include leasehold reform - and the...

An internationally-ranked chess player who swindled £750,000 through mortgage and tax fraud has been jailed. Robin Moss spent more than £115,000 of...

New data from Experian reveals that one in four mortgages lent to those under 30 now have a term of 35...

Metro Bank customers will now benefit from a smoother house buying process thanks to a new partnership with Legal & General...

The Financial Conduct Authority is introducing new screening checks for firms that approve financial adverts.   Firms approving financial marketing for unregulated firms...

First Direct has crunched market data to give an insight into FTB activity over the summer just gone. There are three...

A body called the Landlord Leaders Community is pledging “to drive positive change for a sustainable and thriving private rented sector.” Set...

LendInvest has launched automatic DIPs - decisions in principle - as part of its latest platform update. The automated DIP process means...

UK Finance’s latest Household Finance Review - for the second quarter of this year - lifts the lid on mortgages. The headlines...

A study of 7,000 people by a specialist predicts the UK specialist residential mortgage market will treble to £16 billion by...

Bluestone Mortgages is quitting the buy to let sector and says it will focus entirely on the owner-occupied mortgage market. It has...

Metro Bank has undertaken what it calls “a major transformation of its mortgage origination platform” to streamline the process for both...

Saffron for Intermediaries has launched a campaign to help and support broker partners get more self-employed mortgage applications approved first time...

Nationwide says the sharp rise in the costs of mortgages is causing a "significant drag" on the housing market - but...

The latest monthly criteria index from Knowledge Bank highlights the pressing financial difficulties for many in the UK - and with...

It was announced yesterday that companies regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) will not face any rise in application fees, licence fees...

The FinTech mortgage lender using AI to simplify the mortgage journey for homebuyers and re-mortgagers, MPowered Mortgages, has recently expanded its...

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...

Inflation has been a hot topic and research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed just what...

With a raft of new schemes coming to market ahead of the end of Help to Buy, questions are being asked...

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

Self-employed individuals are twice as likely to be rejected for a mortgage, a new report from The Mortgage Lender (TML) shows. Its...

Q1 2022 saw the average number of mortgages placed per year by intermediaries fall slightly from the previous quarter, according to...

Often, we are sold the dream of settling down with a partner and purchasing our dream house together – but, what...

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

Some 3.2 million adults in the UK have missed some form of major payment over the last two years as the...

This week’s mortgage roundup showcases the benevolence of the mortgage sector, with The Cambridge relaunching its products for expats, while Newcastle...

New research from The Mortgage Lender (TML) reveals that 34% of UK adults planning to buy a home in the next...

In this guest piece, WFW London real estate partner Richard Hughes and senior associate Alexander Collis explain in-depth about green sustainable loans....

This week, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Aldermore’s expansion to support more brokers, to Roma...

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

In the first mortgage roundup of 2022, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Landay’s bolstered Green...

2021 proved to be one of the most hectic years to buy and sell a home. We witnessed prices soaring to...

Hometrack, the leading provider of insight and intelligence to the UK mortgage market, has launched a Broker AVM, building on its 20-year...

One in three mortgage customers in the UK were rejected by lenders during the process of applying for loans, research from...

This mortgage roundup highlights the latest updates and features from the UK’s leading lenders, from custom-build mortgage products and holiday let mortgages,...

Across the UK property demand continues to outweigh supply. To overcome this issue house building targets have recently been revealed. During...

Hometrack, the leading provider of insight, intelligence and decision automation to the UK mortgage market, has launched a brand new vision...

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

According to new figures released by Mojo Mortgages, UK homeowners are now borrowing more money from mortgage lenders than ever before...

Mortgage Magic, the provider of one of the UK’s most advanced CRM and mortgage management platforms, has launched an app that...

Bridging loan firm SoMo has launched a new specialist finance product giving favourable rates for larger loans. The product is designed to...

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

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

Over the past year, many have experienced changes to their financial situations. With this in mind, Shawbrook Bank conducted a study...

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

Smartr365 and Experian tie-up set to transform credit checking process Smartr365, an end-to-end mortgage platform, has launched its commercial and strategic partnership...

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

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

The past year has seen many people experience a change in their financial circumstances. The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in work-life changes...

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

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

Brokers are searching for applications that will not leave a lasting mark on a client's credit score, new research from Knowledge Bank...

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

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

Sales of holiday homes near the coast have surged over the past six months with holiday let mortgages for properties in...

The UK housing market has boomed over the past year, with buyers and sellers benefitting from recent initiatives. But how have...

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

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...

Newbury Building Society has introduced a GoGreen Reward incentive to its self-build mortgage to encourage homebuilders to make conscious sustainable choices. The...

An ‘industry-first’ app has been introduced to connect borrowers to brokers and introducers. Available for free on both iOS and Android, Smartr365’s...

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

Roma Finance has rebranded across all channels to providing lending less ordinary as standard. As part of its ambitious growth strategy, the...

The Nottingham has rolled out a new five-year fixed product as an option for people looking to remortgage in light of...

More than one in four (29%) of buyers don’t believe their credit score is ‘good’ or ‘excellent’, according to specialist mortgage...

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

Together has updated its criteria to allow more automatic property valuations to reduce costs and speed up mortgage applications. The specialist lender...

Specialist lender Together has partnered with Nivo to provide an instant messaging and data-sharing platform. The app will allow the lender’s staff...

Complete FS Ltd is working with Roma Finance to provide a brand-new buy-to-let exclusive. After partnering with the bridging, buy-to-let and development...

Landbay has released two new buy-to-let products on the back of its recent product refresh. The first of the new products is...

Brickflow, the UK’s first online search engine for development finance loans, has officially launched. The property technology platform – co-founded by Ian...

Creating blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest task for mortgage professionals, particularly when you consider that client meetings, calls and...

For a number of years now, HM Land Registry (Land Registry) has been one of the most innovative and forward-thinking government...

Pure Retirement has announced the launch of its new Pure Servicing Solutions equity release sub-brand. The new project offers partners two levels...

Just Mortgages has achieved its best-ever month for both applications and exchanges in September. The company saw 1,750 applications and 1,500 exchanges...

Mortgage distributor Fluent Mortgages has become the latest business to integrate with Mortgage Brain’s new multi-lender submission and application gateway, Lendex. Lendex...

Activity levels of members of the mortgage and protection network HL Partnership (HLP) are 32% higher than in the first quarter...

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has urged brokers concerned that a customer is attempting to commit mortgage application fraud to under...