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![Mortgage Roadshow back in top gear this autumn](/upload/images/shutterstock_760112407.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Sharp Criticism for obstinate Bank of England over rate hold](/upload/images/shutterstock_2189935121(1).jpg)
There’s been particularly sharp criticism for the Bank of England’s decision at the end of last week to hold base rate...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Higher Mortgage Rates sucking life out of the housing market](/upload/images/240617%20%2001.jpg)
A number of major mortgage lenders have announced rate increases just as the election campaign enters its second half. Barclays has increased...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Adverse-Credit BTL mortgage launched to meet broker demand](/upload/images/240617%20%2005.jpg)
Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new non-standard credit buy to let mortgage, following what it calls “significant broker demand.” The BTL...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New broker tool launched by The Mortgage Works](/upload/images/24%2006%2010%20%2003.jpg)
The Mortgage Works is launching a new tool that provides brokers with the opportunity to support portfolio landlords. With the buy...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New mortgage platform claims to benefit broker partners](/upload/images/24%2006%2010%20%2004.jpg)
Newcastle for Intermediaries has launched a new mortgage platform for its broker partners. Following the announcement of its new broker website and...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![FinTech invite to brokers to free Mortgage and Rental Masterclass](/upload/images/24%2005%2030%20%2001.jpg)
FinTech company Mortgage Brain has partnered with large scale buy to let lender The Mortgage Works to host a free Mortgage...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lender opens large-loan mortgage range to all brokers](/upload/images/24%2005%2030%20%2004.jpg)
Dudley Building Society has made its residential large loan mortgage range accessible to all brokers. Up until now, access to the building...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![LRG's financial services division rebranded as part of Mortgage Scout](/upload/images/24%2005%2030%20%2005.jpg)
Leaders. Romans Group, one of the UK's leading property services groups, has rebranded and amalgamated Start Financial Services into Mortgage Scout. Start...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage adviser deal will help streamline property transactions - claim](/upload/images/24%2005%2022%20%2004.jpg)
Optimus has renewed its long-term partnership with fee-free mortgage adviser London & Country (L&C). Optimus claims that the new contract “will further...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![At last! Mortgages market confidence finally recover from Liz Truss disaster](/upload/images/24%2005%2020%20%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![New mortgages aimed at Healthcare and skilled Foreign Visa Holders](/upload/images/24%2005%2020%20%2005.jpg)
Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a range of mortgages to help skilled foreign workers in the UK own their...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Big Hitter to head mortgage broker platform training](/upload/images/24%2005%2015%20%2005.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Brokers can educate young borrowers on eco-improvements - claim](/upload/images/24%2005%2009%20%2005.png)
Almost three quarters of Millennial and Gen Z buyers - those aged 18 to 34 - think energy efficiency improvements will...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgages target borrowers with CCJs and defaults](/upload/images/24%2005%2001%20%2001.jpg)
Aldermore is reintroducing a broader range of mortgages for owner occupiers. The lender says it wants to support often “overlooked customers” with...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![New loan covers lifecycle of property, not just purchase](/upload/images/24%2004%2029%20%2001.jpg)
Real estate finance and investment business TAB has launched a long-term lending service extending to all stages of a property’s life...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Expanded range from Chorley and new rates from the Dudley](/upload/images/24%2004%2024%20%2002.jpg)
Chorley Building Society has extensive enhanced its mortgage range with new products for limited company buy to let investors, holiday lets,...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Just Mortgages launches its latest Broker Academy](/upload/images/24%2004%2024%20%2003.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Broker industry revenue set to pass £2.5 billion by 2030](/upload/images/24%2004%2024%2005.jpg)
Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of Octane Capital, believes that with the property market now showing early signs of a return to...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Brokers and Conveyancers join Phil Spencer for unique awards event](/upload/images/24%2004%2017%20%20%2003.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Top Three Lenders invest in improved house buying process](/upload/images/24%2004%2015%20%20%2002.jpg)
Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest - along with Rightmove - have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business. This...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Good News of Approvals from the Bank of England](/upload/images/24%2004%2008%20%2003.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![New tool facilitates broker discussions of protection cover with clients](/upload/images/24%2004%2008%20%2004.jpg)
Mortgage Advice Bureau has developed a new tool to assess a customer’s financial resilience based on their level of protection. The financial...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jury’s Out - Is the YBS 99% mortgage a good idea?](/upload/images/240402%20%2001.jpg)
Yorkshire Building Society new fee-free offer will enable first-time buyers across England, Scotland or Wales with a £5,000 deposit to purchase...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bank of England Base Rate Cut - when will it happen?](/upload/images/240402%20%2002.jpg)
The Bank of England has signalled that more than one interest rate cut is likely this year - but the question...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building Society defends using humans, not algorithms, to decide mortgages](/upload/images/240325%20%2002.jpg)
Leek Building Society has used its annual report and publication of accounts to mount a stout defence of its methodology regarding...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bank’s new intermediary website is part of product refresh](/upload/images/240325%20%2005.jpg)
Sharia-compliant digital bank Nomo - part of Bank of London and The Middle East plc (BLME) - has linked with a...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Wealth manager launches attack on Halifax’s age limit U-turn](/upload/images/24%2003%2020%20%2001.jpg)
Mortgage lender Halifax is imposing a new 70-year age limit on the terms of its home loans for some borrowers. This has...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Outrage at “shameful” Halifax move to cut maximum age on some products](/upload/images/24%2003%2018%20%2001.jpg)
There’s been an angry reaction to news that from today - March 18 - Halifax is changing the maximum age allowed...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage shelf-life plummets and lenders hike rate](/upload/images/24%2003%2018%20%2002.jpg)
The average shelf-life of a mortgage product is just 15 days, with lenders increasing fixed rates, says Moneyfacts. Average mortgage rates on...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tech-boost for Dutch-style mortgage provider entering the market](/upload/images/240311%2002.jpg)
April Mortgages has struck a deal for new technology to help it introduce Dutch-style loans into the UK. The new mortgage type...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Brokers’ amazing work honoured by bank’s CEO at awards event](/upload/images/24%2003%2006%20%2005.jpg)
The chief executive of a specialist business bank has paid tribute to the ‘amazing work’ carried out by its broker network. Gary...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Experts slam lenders for ultra-short notice repricing of mortgage products](/upload/images/24%2003%2004%20%2001.jpg)
Experts have lashed out at lenders who reprice products, sometimes with just a few hours’ notice. And many suggest that lenders are...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Was Halifax rate reduction just a cynical marketing ploy?](/upload/images/24%2003%2004%20%2002.jpg)
Last week Halifax - previously an outlier amongst major lenders - announced it was raising rates, following the likes of Santander,...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Halifax throws “a massive mortgage curveball” defying rivals](/upload/images/24%2002%2026%20%2001.jpg)
Halifax moved entirely in the opposite direction to its rivals at the very end of last week, cutting rates instead of...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Most Rates Up Again - optimism plummets amongst brokers and analysts](/upload/images/24%2002%2026%20%2002.jpg)
It’s been a torrid time for rates, going back up for HSBC, Santander, TSB, Virgin Money, NatWest and many other mainstream...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![It’s Back! Confidence returns to the mortgage market says IMLA](/upload/images/240214%2001.jpg)
The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that confidence has returned to the mortgage market,...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Free Teach-In for brokers expanding into Self-Employed Lending](/upload/images/24%2002%2007%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Finance houses buddy up to provide Sharia-compliant residential loans](/upload/images/24%2002%2007%2005.jpg)
Access Financial Services has partnered with Nomo Bank to offer Sharia-compliant property finance for UK rental and residential property. The products address...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boost In Buy To Let Lending expected this year say brokers](/upload/images/24%2001%2031%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Mortgages for Business announces rebrand after 34 years](/upload/images/24%2001%2024%2003.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Webinar for brokers operating in commercial property market](/upload/images/24%2001%2017%2005.jpg)
Property lender Together is holding its third webinar for brokers in its Chalk Live series, offering new educational content along with...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![FCA to probe historic mis-selling following public complaints](/upload/images/24%2001%2015%2001.jpg)
Three years ago the Financial Conduct Authority banned discretionary commission arrangements in a bid to end the incentive for brokers to...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bank of England Will Cut Rates sooner rather than later, say experts](/upload/images/24%2001%2008%2002.jpg)
A poll of leading economists for London-focussed business newspaper City AM reveals that some believe a Bank of England base cut...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Guidance for Brokers on how to woo Eco-conscious Borrowers](/upload/images/23%2012%2027%204.jpg)
Research from Coventry for Intermediaries has revealed that there is a clear generational difference in attitude when it comes to making...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers Speak Out - key industry issues for 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2020%201.jpg)
Crystal Specialist Finance has conducted its Annual Survey with over 10,000 brokers for the second year running. The point is to see...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Five-day roadshow begins for self-employed advisers](/upload/images/23%2012%2020%205.jpg)
National brokerage Just Mortgages hits the road in the New Year with roadshows to support its self-employed advisers. The in-person events are...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates - year ends on optimistic note as brokers hope for better 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2018%202.jpg)
With the Bank of England maintaining base rate - as expected - at 5.25 per cent, the broker community ends 2023...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Accord cuts rates on buy to let range](/upload/images/23%2012%2011%202.jpg)
Accord Mortgages is cutting rates on its buy-to-let range in what it calls a bid to “offer better value to brokers...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove launching its first broker mortgage product](/upload/images/23%2012%2004%2004.jpg)
Rightmove is launching its first broker product, which will allow customers to access mortgage advice through the property website. The portal,...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Opportunity for Brokers as first timers rely on family and friends](/upload/images/23%2011%2027%2003.jpg)
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...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![FinTech: New Referral Portal passes 400-client threshold](/upload/images/23%2011%2027%2004.jpg)
Just Refer, a new referral portal for national brokerage Just Mortgages and financial services arm Just Wealth, has supported brokers in...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![It’s War - Lenders compete on price as sub-4% rates look likely](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2020%201.jpg/2023%2011%2020%201__400x267.jpg)
Many of the country’s major lenders - and quite a few smaller ones, too - have slashed mortgage rates in response...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Enhanced mortgage service platform beefs up Consumer Duty compliance](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2013%202%20shutterstock_1318349732.jpg/23%2011%2013%202%20shutterstock_1318349732__399x246.jpg)
End-to-end mortgage service Smartr365 has beefed up its platform to improve the experience of brokers sourcing protection packages for clients. These developments...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let mortgage arrears start to rise](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2013%205%20shutterstock_2034672503.jpg/23%2011%2013%205%20shutterstock_2034672503__400x267.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Brokers’ advice crucial for first time buyers says new report](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2008%202.jpg/23%2011%2008%202__400x267.jpg)
The first time buyer economy, comprised of lending and spending, will reach £74.1 billion by 2025, according to research by Coventry...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers ‘need to offer more support to hard-pressed landlords’](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2001%202.jpg/23%2011%2001%202__400x267.jpg)
Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Privately-owned Mortgage Network reveals tech upgrade](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2001%203.jpg/23%2011%2001%203__400x243.jpg)
HLPartnership - which describes itself as the country’s biggest privately-owned mortgage network - has revealed upgrades to its technology platform which...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Artificial Intelligence deployed to help brokers attract new business](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2025%2002.jpg/23%2010%2025%2002__400x243.jpg)
A residential mortgage lender is using AI to help brokers attract more customers as well as engage existing customers. MPowered Mortgages says...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Halifax Heads Cluster of Lenders Scrambling for Business](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2023%2001.jpg/23%2010%2023%2001__400x300.jpg)
A host of lenders have announced cuts to their rates in recent days, with Halifax arguably the most significant. It’s launched three-year...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Skipton in “unprecedented move” to shake up residential mortgages](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2016%2001.jpg/23%2010%2016%2001__400x267.jpg)
Skipton Building Society has made what some brokers call an “unprecedented move” by offering rates for existing borrowers switching products starting...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![New tech partnership aims to make brokers’ lives easier](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2016%2004.jpg/23%2010%2016%2004__400x267.jpg)
Prominent independent brokerage The Mortgage Hut has partnered with Property Circle to adopt its automated lead generation system and client app. Nicola...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Busy Season for Home Buyers Despite Market Slowdown](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2011%2004%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2011%2004%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x267.jpg)
Despite the housing market slowdown, brokers are being warned that the autumn months of September, October and November have typically seen...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Is The Mortgage Price War Really Over?](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2009%2003%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2009%2003%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__399x266.jpg)
Is the mortgage price war really over? On the one hand there are good signs for the housing market - no substantial...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![State of the art Mortgage Originations system launched](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2009%2004%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2009%2004%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x267.jpg)
Target Group is officially launching the Mortgage Hub, its state-of-the-art mortgage originations system. Over two years in development, Target claims it is...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers Slam NatWest For 'Not Acting In Consumer Interest'](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2027%200.jpg/23%2009%2027%200__400x197.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage affordability to be hit by council mayhem - claim](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2020%202.jpg/23%2009%2020%202__400x267.jpg)
Brokers are warning that dramatic council ‘effective bankruptcies’ will increase local residents’ tax bills and so hurt mortgage affordability. This follows the...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers can appoint conveyancers for complex buy to let deals](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2004%202%20Brokers%20can%20appoint%20conveyancers%20for%20complex%20buy%20to%20let%20deals.jpg/23%2009%2004%202%20Brokers%20can%20appoint%20conveyancers%20for%20complex%20buy%20to%20let%20deals__400x268.jpg)
Aldermore is to allow brokers greater flexibility to appoint conveyancers to support on complex buy to let transactions. The lender is to...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Second big acquisition as Howden Group expansion plans go on](/upload/images/23%2008%2030%201%20Second%20big%20acquisition%20as%20Howden%20Group%20expansion%20plans%20go%20on.png)
The Howden Group, which acquired leading UK mortgage broker SPF Private Clients last year, is expanding further into the mortgage market...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers Issue Warning Over ‘Cut Price’ Housing Market](/upload/images/23%2008%2030%202%20Brokers%20Issue%20Warning%20Over%20%E2%80%98Cut%20Price%E2%80%99%20Housing%20Market.png)
Brokers are wanting that the recent Rightmove asking price index does not mean that sellers are necessarily in a position to...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers angry at lenders’ “brutal” buy to let arrangement fees](/upload/images/23%2008%2023%202%20Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Market Snapshot: not all bad news](/upload/images/23%2008%2016%20%201.png)
Finance tech company Twenty7tec has produced mortgage market statistics for July 2023 - and it’s not all bad news… July was the...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Ban The Scams! Consultation requires broker input](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2008%2016%203.jpg/23%2008%2016%203__400x279.jpg)
Plans to ban cold calls for financial products are the subject of a consultation marking the next step in delivering the...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![More Self Employed Brokers Is Goal For PropTech Firm](/upload/images/1%20Compliance-1-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage brokerage industry growth defies cooling market](/upload/images/3-MortgageRates1.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Brokers’ Views - What Next for Interest Rates?](/upload/images/1%20remortgage_400x310.png)
A series of financial experts give their prediction for next week’s Bank of England monetary policy committee decision - No rise?...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers and lenders must work closely to avoid disappointing customers](/upload/images/2_MortgageCalculated(4).png)
A new survey of 2,000 UK adults has revealed that 50 per cent of those who have applied for a mortgage...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![New guidance to help meet Consumer Duty requirements](/upload/images/5%20HousePrices_pound-400x310(1).png)
PMS Mortgage Club, in partnership with compliance experts Bankhall, has rolled out a new support service to help mortgage and protection...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Survey shows public reliance on brokers as mortgage woe continues](/upload/images/2%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
A new survey of 2,000 UK adults has revealed that 66 per cent of mortgage holders believe greater flexibility is needed...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest rates WILL go up next week … and maybe after that](/upload/images/3%20Housing_Market-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![OneDome on the acquisition trial to buy more brokers](/upload/images/4%20Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![New guide for brokers explains funding, pricing and availability](/upload/images/1%20.png)
After the interest rate volatility, impact on product availability and consequent pressure on advisers, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association and Association...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![New bid to help self-employed mortgage applications win approval](/upload/images/5%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
Saffron for Intermediaries has launched a campaign to help and support broker partners get more self-employed mortgage applications approved first time...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers warn on growing housing market crash fears](/upload/images/1%20HouseMarketConfusion-400x310.png)
The latest house price index - this one from the Halifax - has triggered a huge wave of concern about the...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revamped mortgage-sourcing platform launched by Legal & General](/upload/images/4%20MortgageCalculated.png)
Legal & General has launch a refreshed version of its mortgage research and sourcing platform, Legal & General Ignite. The upgraded platform...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Consumer Duty - Four Weeks before the Revolution Starts!](/upload/images/1%20AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
We’re now under four weeks away from the start of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Duty regime. This introduces a new Consumer...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approval boost means broker advice ‘needed more than ever’](/upload/images/2_MortgageCalculated(3).png)
Mortgage approvals rose by just over three per cent from 49,000 in April to 50,500 in May according to new Bank...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers forecast rise in limited company lending](/upload/images/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Broker Searches reveal increasing difficulties for borrowers](/upload/images/5%20HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
The latest monthly criteria index from Knowledge Bank highlights the pressing financial difficulties for many in the UK - and with...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why do so few brokers understand EPC changes?](/upload/images/4%20Why%20do%20so%20few%20brokers%20understand%20EPC%20changes%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.png)
New research from bridging specialist and buy to let lender Mercantile Trust reveals an apparent lack of awareness among brokers and...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers urged to hold mortgage clinics in community buildings](/upload/images/__thumbs/5%20Brokers%20urged%20to%20hold%20mortgage%20clinics%20in%20community%20buildings%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/5%20Brokers%20urged%20to%20hold%20mortgage%20clinics%20in%20community%20buildings%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__399x206.jpg)
National brokerage Just Mortgages is encouraging brokers to go into their local communities to win business. Rather than ‘waiting for it to...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Backing for 24-hour Mortgage Product Withdrawal Pledge](/upload/images/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Support appears to be growing for a campaign to improve lender communication and increase the notice given about withdrawn mortgage products. Brokers...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Will There Be A Housing Crash?](/upload/images/will-there-be-a-housing-crash.jpg)
Mortgage lenders and brokers have rarely had a higher profile than right now, when they are seen as key to the...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Going Green - top lender’s bid to improve EPC ratings](/upload/images/__thumbs/Going%20Green%20-%20top%20lender%E2%80%99s%20bid%20to%20improve%20EPC%20ratings.jpg/Going%20Green%20-%20top%20lender%E2%80%99s%20bid%20to%20improve%20EPC%20ratings__400x267.jpg)
Nationwide Building Society has launched a new Home Energy Efficiency Tool to coincide with the debut of new green loan products. The...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage market confidence recovers in Q1, says IMLA](/upload/images/__thumbs/Mortgage%20market%20confidence%20recovers%20in%20Q1%20says%20IMLA%20-%20Intro.jpg/Mortgage%20market%20confidence%20recovers%20in%20Q1%20says%20IMLA%20-%20Intro__400x267.jpg)
There’s a growing optimism about the outlook for the mortgage market, according to the latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Accord cuts rates at the double!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
Accord Mortgages is making further changes to its buy-to-let and residential rates. For the second time in as many weeks, buy to...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lenders offer brokers some specialist learning to help clients](/upload/images/Lenders%20offer%20brokers%20IT%20Team%20Maeve-Ward%20lenders%20offer%20broker.jpg)
With many borrowers under the cosh because of the cost of living crisis, lenders are offering brokers a chance to learn...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Third rate cut in as many weeks for Accord buy-to-let](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Accord Mortgages has made changes to its buy-to-let range to offer lower rates to brokers and their clients. The intermediary-only lender is...