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23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Nottingham has rolled out a new five-year fixed product as an option for people looking to remortgage in light of...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

2021 looks set to be another year of change in the mortgage market, with the second charge market seeing the biggest...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Pure Retirement has launched a wealth of new adviser-facing resources as part of a wider commitment to supporting the broker community...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Fluent Lifetime, the equity release and later life subsidiary of Fluent Money Group, is celebrating after breaking into the top five...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

West One Loans’ buy-to-let division has announced new product launches and lower prices to broaden its product range. The new range will...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Pepper Money has become the latest lender to go live on Affordability Hub, the affordability-based sourcing system from Mortgage Brain. Launched last...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Searches for ‘self-employed’ and ‘defaults’ became the most popular in December, according to new research from criteria search specialist Knowledge Bank. Knowledge...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Luxury asset lender Suros Capital has become the latest addition to Loans Warehouse’s lender panel to provide unique short-term finance propositions...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost half (49%) of consumers who purchased a mortgage recently said they felt more secure dealing with a lender directly, research...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Together has raised the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) across its first and second charge mortgage products to 70%. The finance firm...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Stockport’s Vernon Building Society has relaunched its mortgage range to brokers, featuring a wide range of mainstream and specialist lending solutions. The...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 71% of brokers are confident about the market in 2021, a fall of just 6% from January 2020, according to...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Knowledge Bank, the UK’s largest criteria search system, is running its popular ’12 Days of Christmas’ campaign for the third year...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Over 500 attendees tuned in to The Right Mortgage and Protection Network’s inaugural Virtual National Training Event. The event, which normally hosts...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Roma Finance has joined Dynamo for Intermediaries’ panel for increased bridging, development and buy-to-let propositions for members. The mortgage lender offers a...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Just Mortgages is set to launch a new wealth division next year called Just Wealth. The brand-new venture will see Just Mortgages...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A recent survey has revealed that well over a third of mortgage holders (39%) have never used a mortgage broker, according...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Bridge finance specialist Whitehall Capital has announced the launch of its brand-new website. The site – which can be accessed across multiple...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has launched a free 24-hour case checker initiative for brokers. The move will provide an option for brokers...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Specialist property finance trade body FIBA has confirmed that it will hold a virtual ‘Annual Conference 2021’ on January 20. The event,...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Broker searches for ‘Covid-19: temporary maximum LTV restrictions’ remain in the top five results for the sixth consecutive month, data from...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The MCI mortgage club has added the Buckinghamshire Building Society to its panel to expand its range of specialist lenders. The move...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK’s leading price comparison site MoneySuperMarket has extended its partnership with Optimus – the conveyancing panel management specialist for mortgage...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network will hold its first virtual National Training Event (NTE) on November 26 2020. This year, the...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Creating blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest task for mortgage professionals, particularly when you consider that client meetings, calls and...
30 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

Social media has become big business in recent years, with the number of social media users worldwide expected to hit 3.02...
30 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

Over the last ten years, the mortgage market in the UK has changed significantly. Alongside increased regulation of the industry, stricter...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

Mortgages have not typically been viewed as a high-risk service when it comes to money laundering, but as the practice becomes...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

Mortgage Magic, the customer relationship management (CRM) and mortgage management platform, has incorporated several of iPipeline’s webservice solutions into its broker...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Arguments about which browser to use have plagued the Internet since its inception. Some people say Google Chrome is the greatest...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Advise Wise has incorporated Google Street View and Google Maps into its platform, allowing advisers to run quick checks on their...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

UK specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has announced its partnership with Primis Mortgage Network, one of the largest mortgage and protection networks...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A quarter (23%) of homeowners are worried about renewing their mortgage during the pandemic, according to a poll by broker Willow...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Magic’s customer relationship management (CRM) and mortgage management system has been integrated with a complete Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Knowledge Bank is partnering with the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) to offer its criteria search system to FIBA’s members. The...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Activity levels of members of the mortgage and protection network HL Partnership (HLP) are 32% higher than in the first quarter...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has urged brokers concerned that a customer is attempting to commit mortgage application fraud to under...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage, lending and banking customer relationship management (CRM) system, eKeeper, has successfully integrated DocuSign’s eSignature functionality into its intermediary-focused CRM, MortgageKeeper. The...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has launched a brand-new suite of buy-to-let and residential products. The company, part of the specialist lending and...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

One Mortgage System (OMS), the enquiry-to-completion processing platform for brokers, has broadened its support and development teams with two new additions. The...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage broker CLS Money has partnered with FinTech specialist Nivo to provide its customers with a fully branded ‘white labelled’ app. The...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Criteria search system Knowledge Bank has joined forces with Precise Mortgages and Kent Reliance to launch a new, free monthly webinar...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite Covid-19, the average mortgage value for purchasers is up 12.4% compared to the same period in 2019, according to data...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A ‘highly unusual’ spike in mortgage searches and applications was seen in August, which increased its five-year average by a whopping...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Knowledge Bank, a market-leading criteria search system, is expanding with the appointment of three new roles. An increasing number of mortgage brokers...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Nucleus Commercial Finance has pledged to digitise the end-to-end user journey for all finance applications, including loans through the Coronavirus Business...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Specialist lending distributor Promise Money has launched a brand-new website and processing system for brokers. Following a rebrand from Promise Solutions, Promise...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender has increased its loan-to-value (LTV) for capital-raising landlords from 65% to 75% on all remortgage products. The rise means...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The MCI Mortgage Club has added LiveMore Capital to its panel, expanding its range of products to include retirement interest-only (RIO)...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, part of the specialist lending and retail savings group OneSavings Bank plc, has launched a new large...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

United Trust Bank (UTB) has revealed the next set of mortgage product, criteria and technology enhancements as part of its Broker...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Shawbrook Bank has announced the return of some of its pre-pandemic criteria following the easing of lockdown. The specialist bank was among...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Paymentshield has launched a series of webinars to help brokers develop general insurance (GI) knowledge to enable them to protect and...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has revealed how brokers are helping consumers worried about their finances during the coronavirus outbreak. David...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has created a new hub to assist its members during the coronavirus outbreak. Created by the...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance is becoming an increasingly worrying issue for brokers, according to specialist finance trade body, FIBA. FIBA, part of...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Knowledge Bank’s criteria index for February has revealed some surprise results, with some sectors experiencing unprecedented change. It was all change in...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Swansea Building Society has joined up with the direct-to-lender mortgage club Brilliant Solutions to open up access to a wider range...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Together has revamped its second charge mortgages to introduce new fixed-term products and its lowest ever rate on some secured loans. The...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

City Finance Brokers, the specialist mortgage and finance brokerage, has started 2020 with two new senior hires – one dedicated to...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Just Mortgages has bolstered its client services team to drive increased remortgage and protection business for its brokers. Headed by operations manager...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Connect for Intermediaries has added intermediary conveyancing firm Blacks Connect to its ‘Solicitor Referral Panel’. Blacks Connect is part of the full-service...
30 January 2020
From: Breaking News

There is evidence of continuing volatility in the mortgage market, with different criteria searches among brokers reaching the top five, according...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Workers who received a festive bonus and are looking to purchase a property in 2020 could boost their borrowing power by...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage applications will soon be as simple as buying car insurance for many borrowers, as technology begins to revolutionise the housing...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Eleven new brokers will begin training with Just Mortgages’ broker academy in the New Year. The new members will join the firm’s...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Intermediaries believe they can hold out against the uncertainty being caused by Brexit and the general election, according to the Intermediary...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Conveyancing technology provider ULS Technology has announced the arrival of DigitalMove Remortgage for mortgage brokers. This new functionality aims to help brokers...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Brilliant Solutions has teamed up with Knowledge Bank as its exclusive criteria search provider. Members of Brilliant Solutions – which helps brokers...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

For the third consecutive quarter, the most popular use of a bridging loan was to purchase investment property, according to Bridging...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

An estimated 1.26 million people with adverse credit are looking to buy a property in the next 12 months, according to...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Almost seven in 10 (67%) commercial mortgage brokers feel confident about the lending environment in 2020 despite the current political climate,...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The Financial Intermediary and Brokers Association (FIBA) has extended its range of lending options for members with the appointment of Pension-Led...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The property finance industry is rapidly changing. Everyone who’s part of it wants to know where we are heading, what’s working...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

‘Interest-only loans’ have maintained their place in the top five most searched-for criteria in August after making their very first appearance...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Some 77% of lenders believe the number of loans they broker will increase, showing a positive outlook for the future of...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Right to Buy became one of the most-searched for criteria by brokers for the first time in July, according to Knowledge...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Five brokers in Just Mortgages’ self-employed division are set to trade as commercial brokers following a partnership with commercial broker Fiducia. While...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK’s first buy-to-let mortgage calculator of its kind has officially been launched by BrokerSense, the provider of specialist mortgage calculators...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Many key indicators for home movers and first-time buyers remained either stable or only marginally changed when compared to the previous...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Nearly a quarter (23%) of mortgage intermediaries expect that consumers will choose to bypass advice and arrange their mortgage directly with...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Fluent for Advisers is encouraging its introducers to consider building relationships with independent financial advisers (IFAs) and retirement advice specialists. By doing...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Equity release referral business Key Partnerships has released a new report – ‘Introducing the Introducers’ – to celebrate its brand refresh. The...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Privately-owned specialist mortgage and finance brokerage, City Finance Brokers, has announced the addition of Simon Kelly to its network. The appointment of...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender has extended its 2.83% initial rate with 2% completion fee buy-to-let product to the whole of the market. In...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The self-employed division at Just Mortgages is on track to be 500 brokers strong by January 2022. Speaking at the Just Mortgages...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Clever Lending has launched a new online portal to enhance the way brokers manage their specialist lending enquiries and speed up...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

MortgageGym is adding four specialist lenders to its online platform for mortgage applicants with lower credit scores. These include Together and Precise...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced the launch of its own Professional Indemnity (PI) scheme for members in...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has increased its loan to income (LTI) multiplier across its residential range for applications where the...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Trussle, the UK’s first online mortgage broker, is campaigning for fairer mortgages. The company has launched a manifesto which seeks to champion...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a shift in broker searches regarding equity release, while searches for lenders that allow houses of multiple occupation...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News

CLS Money has announced another record year for new business, with specialist first charge lending being largely responsible for the company’s...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

MCI Club has appointed Auxilium Partnership as its members’ protection partner. Offering a comprehensive lender panel and other services, MCI now has...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers (FTBs) saw their completion rate for mortgage offers through intermediaries reach a three-year high of 89% in Q4 2018. That...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The launch of business-like mortgage monitor, Dashly, and hybrid mortgage broker, Ladder, are a positive development from the broker sector of...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Mortgage advisers are now able to showcase their professional image to customers by adding their own branding and personalisation to The...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Saffron Building Society has launched a renewed affordability calculator to assist brokers and their customers when choosing a new residential mortgage. Findings...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay has announced a new partnership with The Mortgage Compliance & Insurance Club (MCI Club). The partnership will provide...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Connect for Intermediaries has announced the addition of specialist brokers Fluent for Advisers and Lenderlink to its second charge panel. Connect’s ‘Network...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Leek United has launched a new suite of mortgages including fixed rates with interest only, cashback and no fees options. Its new...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Mortgage broker CLS Money is targeting protection advice as a vital part of its growth strategy in 2019. The Essex-based company also...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokerage CLS Money has warned advisers that it’s high time they revisit all of their customers who have struggled to...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Yellow Stone Finance has launched a referral service for intermediaries to place commercial property and business funding cases for brokers who...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a new cashback mortgage with no completion fee. The new residential mortgage is a two-year...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Pepper Money has increased its sales support for brokers with the appointment of a new regional development manager for the North...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Mortgage and protection networks, HLPartnership (HLP) and Mortgage Support Network (MSN), are inviting non-members to join them at their technology and...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Knowledge Bank has launched a real time management information (MI) product that will give lenders insight into the mortgage criteria that...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched two new residential mortgages for later life borrowers, with the option of interest-only for...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Pepper Money has launched a range of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let limited edition products. The range features a special flat fee option,...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Nearly a third (32%) of current mortgage holders, which equates to approximately 4 million people, may have to re-evaluate their finances...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Connect for Intermediaries has become one of the first distributors to package for Zephyr, the buy-to-let lender recently launched by Computershare...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The emergence of new digital tools and services is becoming an increasing driver of intermediary mortgage business, according to Intermediary Mortgage...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The voting for the national customer service awards which recognises the nation's best mortgage brokers closes at the end of this...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A Brexit ‘uncertainty effect’ is washing over UK mortgage brokers after the largest drop in business volumes in more than two...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Pepper Money has appointed Phil Quinn to the new role of National Account Manager. Quinn will work with Pepper Money’s key distribution...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has removed any maximum age limit for the term end of its entire range of mortgages,...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Brightstar Financial has launched a guide for brokers to better advise their clients on interest-only mortgages and later life lending. The guide...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Castle Trust has appointed Charissa Chang as business development manager (BDM) for the North. With over 17 years of experience working at...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Demand for bridging loans increased in the third quarter of 2018, according to bridging lender mtf. Its latest Broker Sentiment Survey found...
23 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Landbay has chosen Oracle NetSuite to create a more accessible buy-to-let mortgage marketplace for investors, borrowers and brokers. Through NetSuite, Landbay will...
23 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced it will be featuring a presentation by the presenter of Homes Under the Hammer, Martin...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages has announced a range of new or enhanced initiatives designed to support brokers with new-build cases. This includes a range...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Assetz Capital has agreed a deal with Connect for Intermediaries to be the first network that it distributes its products through. The...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

TBMC has launched a new online application form for intermediaries to submit their buy-to-let mortgage cases directly via the TBMC website. The...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

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,...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Finance Property Show will return for its fifth year and will feature almost 100 lenders and providers. Known as one of...
23 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The most search criteria by brokers during July has been revealed by Knowledge Bank’s ‘Criteria Activity Tracker’. Knowledge Bank – the source...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Mortgage Club has welcomed Hinckley & Rugby Building Society to its panel. Hinckley & Rugby’s range of mortgage products...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Borrowers opting for the ‘cheapest’ mortgage deal with one of the UK’s ‘Big Six’ lenders could be paying almost £900 over...
07 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the addition of nine new lenders to the Mortgage Club panel. Chorley Building Society, Newbury...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages’ national intermediary sales manager, David Robinson, is set to leave the company at the end of July. Having been with...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News

One Mortgage System (OMS) has become the first to fully integrate with Kent Reliance for intermediaries across its specialist buy-to-let and...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Bluestone Mortgages has partnered with Twenty7Tec, a leading provider of technology solutions to the lending industry. This means Bluestone is the first...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Nearly two out of five (38%) landlords will use limited companies to buy properties over the next year compared to 28%...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Mortgage advisers are embracing new technology faster than any other time following the credit crunch, according to Criteria Hub. The online deep...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Furness Building Society has appointed Alasdair McDonald as head of intermediaries McDonald has over 25 years of experience in the financial services...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Brightstar Financial has launched a series of specialist lending workshops to help brokers engage with the market more effectively. Merging with some...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

TMA Club has welcomed Masthaven, the specialist lending bank, to its lender panel to provide a broad range of products to...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Lenders must say what they mean and mean what they say! And that includes not offering a silly low monthly rate...
17 May 2018
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Some 81% of UK homeowners who purchased a home in the last year would consider a mortgage broker if they were...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Criteria Hub, the criteria search engine for networks, clubs and mortgage advisers, is providing lenders with useful product point feedback via...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Just Mortgages’ self-employed division has now reached 100 brokers – an increase of 23% since the end of 2017. Launched with just...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Metro Bank has announced that from April 5 it will expand its mortgage business into Scotland both direct and via brokers. Scottish...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage marketplace lender Landbay has lent a total of £100 million to buy-to-let landlords since its 2014 launch. Recent regulatory changes...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

UK mortgage advisers Just Mortgages grew from 13 brokers at the start of 2017 to 81 by the end of the...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Shawbrook Commercial has strengthened its lending team with the recruitment of Anthony Harrison as the lending manager of commercial property. With nearly...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Intermediary-only specialist mortgage lender Vida Homeloans has appointed Deb Smith as director of new business operations. Joining from The Mortgage Works where...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Connect for Intermediaries has launched new tools, features and expert guides in line with its brand-new website. Boasting over 160 different lender...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

TMA Club has bolstered its panel of specialist packagers and master brokers, giving advisers access to a range of second charge...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Specialist provider of solutions for mortgage intermediaries, Brilliant Solutions, has added Masthaven to its panel of lenders. Brokers will now be able...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Short-term lender Alternative Bridging has recently opened a Midlands office, further expanding its business in the region. With its existing broker network...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Masthaven has launched its second charge mortgage range with competitive rates available via Legal & General Mortgage Club. With this partnership, Masthaven...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A new wave of residential products is being introduced to help mortgage brokers secure the best solution for their clients. Following the...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News
First Complete & Pink Home Loans, appointed representative networks of parent company LSL Property Services, have merged under a single brand:...
13 February 2018
From: Breaking News

TMA Club has announced the addition of Chorley Building Society to its lender panel – offering its members access to a...
13 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Intermediary-only specialist mortgage lender Vida Homeloans has announced the launch of a pilot scheme in the second charge mortgage market. The ‘test...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Together has joined forces with Paradigm Mortgage Services to extend its specialist finance offering to members of the mortgage club. Paradigm provides...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of mortgage products available has increased by 24% over the last 12 months. According to data from Mortgage Brain, an...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Kent Reliance has announced three new appointments, which it says will help it cope with increased demand from brokers. The firm, which...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Commercial mortgage brokers are 'overwhelmingly upbeat' about their prospects for 2018, according to Shawbrook Bank. The bank's annual Broker Barometer found that...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced its 2018 calendar of events. The half-day events, which take place across the UK, will...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Commercial Trust Limited is urging landlords to speak with specialist buy-to-let mortgage broker firms as many are considering remortgaging options once...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Following its new buy-to-let mortgage deal designed for British expats, Aldermore Bank has partnered with Expat Packager to make the product...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

After listening to feedback from brokers, Furness Building Society has increased the maximum LTV in Scotland to 95% on standard residential...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages has announced the appointment of Jeremy Duncombe as its director of intermediary distribution. Having over 20 years’ experience in the...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Accord Mortgages has launched interest only repayment options to its residential mortgage range. New borrowers seeking up to 75% loan-to-value...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist property finance lender LendInvest has announced its new buy-to-let (BTL) loan products for the specialist lending market. Targeted at professional property...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Over half (55%) of UK consumers are unaware that a mortgage broker could offer more product options than a bank or...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Existing customers will benefit from an efficient and simplified transferring experience as part of Accord Mortgages' vast number of product improvements,...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Nearly seven in ten (69%) mortgage brokers saw an increasing demand for 35-year mortgages, according to the latest research from the...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News

In light of its fifth anniversary as a bank and current account provider, M&S Bank has announced its first mortgage range...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest ‘bubble alert’ from One 77 Mortgages found lending in March 2017 was in decline compared to March last year...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Nearly five out of 10 brokers (49%) see ‘robo-advice’ and technology as the biggest threat to their business, according to research...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Advice has surfaced from Accord Mortgages on how brokers can reduce house sales delays caused by property valuation set-backs during autumn. Recently,...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Brain has strengthened its integrated second charge sourcing capability by expanding the Master Brokers accessible to network companies, as well...
12 October 2017
From: Breaking News

After a successful seminar program last year, Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced another buy-to-let (BTL) seminar program in partnership with...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Mortgage Club has updated its buy-to-let (BTL) matrix so it now includes lenders that have recently updated their...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Free legal assistance is still a popular option among the majority of borrowers remortgaging with Accord Mortgages. Figures from the lender show...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Information on the impact of general data protection (GDPR) and how advisers can create their own digital customer experience are just...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Property lender, LendInvest, has launched the first LendInvest Broker Property Development Course in partnership with the National Association of Commercial Finance...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Pepper Homeloans has announced that it will change its name to Pepper Money and will also be launching a...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The imminent Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) changes grant brokers and advisors more opportunity to provide guidance for buy-to-let landlords who are struggling...
25 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Half of BTL brokers still unware of upcoming PRA changes Just over half (54%) of brokers believe that they fully understand what...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

New data from mortgage lender, Vida Homeloans, found more first-time buyers are seeking lenders for deals that cater to their needs...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages has revealed competitive remortgage options with a £495 fee and the benefit of additional features. The new products from the...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has announced its new lending criteria for portfolio landlords to help brokers prepare for the PRA Phase 2...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Argued reasoning is the best way to help second-charge lending gain greater traction in the wider lending market, according to Fluent...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender, Pepper Homeloans, has cut interest rates across both its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges by up to 0.70%. All five-year...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

New research from equity release lender, more 2 life, has revealed that an emotional connection to their family home prevents retirees...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Amicus Property Finance recently announced that it has appointed three new senior underwriters with long-standing banking experience. Alan Dorrington, Mark Heckles and...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Over three quarters (76%) of advisers recommend taking out private surveys when purchasing or remortgaging a property, according to TMA Mortgage...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Buy to Let has announced details of its lending criteria for portfolio landlords, set to come into effect on 30...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Mortgage Club has updated its ‘Buy to Let Matrix’ to include lending criteria on buy-to-let portfolios ahead of...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Furness Building Society (FBS) has confirmed the launch of its improved product range with new competitive discount and tracker products. These new...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Buy to Let has bolstered its range of fixed rate mortgages for landlords with deposits of 25% or more. The lender,...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK’s first digital mortgage brokerage service for UK buy-to-let landlords has been launched. Property Master, which claims to allow the...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

First Complete and Pink have revealed that their mortgage, protection and general insurance sales all reached record highs in 2017. The two...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

It's been quite the year politically. Brexit, Trump's election, the triggering of Article 50, a new French President and now another...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Almost a third of mortgage advisers believe that Britain’s exit from the EU will have a positive or very positive effect...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The introduction of procuration fees for brokers on its full range of switch products has been announced by Paragon Mortgages. A fee...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A study has revealed that many British consumers are fed up of mortgage lenders' impersonal and 'computer says no' approach. Research found...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

MortgageGym.com, which claims to be the world’s only regulated mortgage robo-adviser, will be launched in the UK in the coming months,...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Brokers are encountering fewer difficulties when sourcing mortgages for clients than at any point since the introduction of the Mortgage Market...
05 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender, known also as TML, has this week announced 12 new hires across its business. One key appointment is Laura...
05 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The range and number of mortgage products now available is almost at the same level as before the financial crisis. This is...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The Moneyfacts Group has announced the finalists for its awards ceremony, taking place on June 6 in the Pavilion at the...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Daniel Bailey, an independent mortgage adviser from North Derbyshire, has bagged one of the financial industry’s most prestigious awards. Bailey, director of...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Registration for the Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds is now open for brokers, IFAs and financial intermediaries. Organisers report that stands have...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender Magellan Homeloans has announced that it will distribute its product range via Black Book Finance. Launched last November, Black...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Peer-to-peer mortgage lender Landbay has partnered with mortgage packaging and distribution experts Brilliant Solutions to provide a range of specialist lending...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender Magellan Homeloans has appointed Pauline Hibbert as Regional Sales Manager. Once in post, she will have responsibility for...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News

First Complete and Pink are calling on mortgage brokers to update their landlord clients on buy-to-let tax changes coming into force...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Broker IMS Independent Mortgage Solutions has been appointed to the Help to Buy South panel of recommended financial advisers. IMS is the...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News

New products aimed at expats and a simplified buy-to-let range have been launched by specialist lender Together. The hatful of changes to...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The annual results published by Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has revealed robust growth in its mortgage lending and savings balances. In...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Members of the PMS Mortgage Club will have access to Magellan Homeloans full range of products, after an agreement was reached...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A new broker portal platform has been launched by lending specialist Paragon Group, assisted by financial sevices software provider BEP Systems. The portal,...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A fall in the mean average value of leads from SMEs in the first six weeks of 2017 seems to suggest...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Kensington Mortgages has cut rates across its residential and buy-to-let product range. The lender, part of the Northview Group, has launched a...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Pepper Homeloans is to market its specialist mortgage products via The Mortgage Alliance (TMA). TMA’s brokers will have full access to Pepper...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Furness Building Society has made another new appointment, this time announcing Philip McLelland as non-executive director. McLelland, a commercial finance director with...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The £15 million supplementary levy imposed on mortgage brokers by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) will hit the best-qualified brokers...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

An assortment of new fixed-rate mortgages across all its LTV ranges has been launched by Teachers Building Society. Teachers Building Society, which,...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender Kent Reliance has partnered with The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) to offer a direct submission route for its brokers. The...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The appointment of Matthew Dobson as Finance Director has been announced by Furness Building Society. Dobson, who has over 15 years of...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Pepper Homeloans has enhanced its entire range of residential mortgage products. It's done so by slashing most of its...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

An announcement has been made by Legal & General Mortgage Club about the extension of its partnership with Ipswich Building Society. To...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

An online mortgage broker has announced that it has received backing from fintech investors all over Europe to the tune of...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers are urging lenders to use more technology in order to improve customer experience. This is the message from new research...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is on the lookout for a new executive director. The news follows Peter Williams' announcement that...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News

New Street Mortgages has announced rate reductions across its buy-to-let mortgage range. It has reduced the rate for its two-year discount product...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A relaunch of its mortgage proposition has been carried out by finance company Castle Trust. The relaunch includes a glossy new...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Borrowers taking out an offset mortgage have a few days left to be given a helping hand by Accord Mortgages. The...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The principal issue we come up against as we go around the UK visiting all our brokers is a lack of...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

TMBC, a lender specialising in the buy-to-let market, has announced the launch of new functionality for its sourcing and quotation system. Intermediaries...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The adviser community has offered broad support to the merits of a standalone equity release qualification, according to a joint survey...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgages are becoming increasingly hard to secure, new research has revealed. The majority of brokers surveyed in the latest Broker...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Following the introduction of new lending rules in April 2016, under the Mortgage Market Review (MMR), many banks and building societies...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Precise Mortgages has launched its lowest-ever bridging rates of 0.54% per month. Aimed at standard and light refurbishment deals up...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Rob Lankey has been appointed Interim CEO of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). The Interim CEO will take over...
17 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A few handfuls of Introducer Today readers will have joined us (and 750 others) at our 2016 Industry Awards ceremony on...
14 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Sourcing systems have been around for so long now that it's easy to think they have the same features and capabilities...
08 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Rates on first charge buy-to-let mortgages have been reduced by mortgage lender Together. This takes them below 7%, with LTVs of...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Over a third of brokers working in the property finance sector have said they think builders and developers will find it...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Self-employed borrowers are finding it difficult to get mortgages, according to research by the Nottingham Building Society. The firm's study found that...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Pepper Homeloans has announced the launch of a range of five-year fixed rate products for borrowers with blots on their credit...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Precise Mortgages has announced a new range of products for tenants using the Right to Buy Scheme. Highlights of the...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News

If the weakened pound and unrest around the continent we sometimes claim to be a part of have combined to put...
30 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A new lender, which is aiming to target older borrowers, has received full regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Mortgages4Life,...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Pepper Homeloans to its distribution panel. Pepper Homeloans' products will now be accessible to over 6,500 financial advisers...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The Association of Expert Mortgage Advisors (AEMA), which accounts for almost half of all mortgage broker business in Ireland, has announced...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Major high-street bank HSBC has announced that it is expanding the availability of its mortgages through four additional brokers. The new brokers...
26 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The latest Broker Sentiment Survey by bridging lender MTF has found that delays to mortgage applications have caused brokers the most...
26 July 2016
From: Breaking News

New research carried out by Legal & General has revealed that brokers in Scotland are more confident about the future of...
26 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has confirmed that membership has broken through the 8,000-barrier for the first time. “It’s an affirmation of...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The majority of brokers surveyed by Legal & General say they either currently recommend or would recommend later life lending or...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The NACFB’s annual survey results aren’t in yet but there is one prediction I feel I can safely make. The total business...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

TMA Mortgage Club, part of the LSL Property Services Group, has announced that is has secured a panel position with The...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The NACFB is sometimes perceived as being an Association of commercial mortgage brokers and asset finance brokers, forgetting the other 20%...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The winner of Furness Building Society's Euro 2016 football predictor for intermediaries has been announced. Jerome De Jonk of Lighthouse Wealth has...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

This month the Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the winners of its annual awards. The awards – which recognise excellence...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Intelligence (MI) has added Kent Reliance to its panel of mortgage lenders. Part of OneSavings Bank, the specialist lender will provide...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices in the three months to May were 9.2% higher than in the same three months a year earlier, according...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Kent Reliance has launched a new mortgage retention product that pays a broker procuration fee. The lender, part of specialist lending group...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Almost four out of 10 finance brokers enjoyed a busy start to 2016 but most rate the economic outlook as "fair" rather...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Brokers and mortgage experts have given a thumbs down to Government proposals to introduce seven-day mortgage switching. The proposal, outlined in the...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

More than eight out of 10 of brokers plan to include second charges in their advice process this year. A new survey...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Nine out 10 borrowers are opting to fix their mortgages despite little sign of forthcoming base rate hike. Historically low mortgage interest...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Tesco Bank has announced plans to increase the number of intermediaries offering its mortgages. Customers can now access Tesco’s range of mortgages...
18 May 2016
From: Breaking News

One in seven mortgage and remortgage customers are racing to complete their application before the EU referendum on 23 June. More than...
18 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Brokers and intermediaries place two thirds of all their mortgages with just three preferred lenders, new research shows. The typical mortgage intermediary uses...
17 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Mortgage Club has partnered with technology firm Twenty7Tec to provide brokers with a second charge sourcing solution. This follows...
16 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) is counting down the last month before throwing open the doors to its...
13 May 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Mortgage advisers are concerned about about the longer-term prospects for buy-to-let, with half now predicting a decline in business. Although advisers saw...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News

New research shows that mortgage fees are starting to increase with the average fee increasing by £40 in the last six...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Brokers have more choice than ever before with the number of mortgage products hitting an all-time high in March. However, new mortgage application...
28 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Brokers and lenders are celebrating a "bumper month" which saw borrowing in March 64% higher than one year earlier. Gross mortgage borrowing...
27 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Magellan Homeloans is offering brokers the opportunity to book a one-to-one consultation session at the trade shows, conferences and events it is...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News

As the Brexit referendum moves closer a new poll shows that the majority of brokers would like to remain part of...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Tesco is to make its mortgages available through brokers via a tie-up with Legal & General. The new service called Tesco Mortgage Intermediaries...
20 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage distributor 3mc has been appointed to provide a specialist mortgage desk and packaging support service to members of The Right...
20 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Private Finance is recruiting experienced mortgage brokers and support staff to develop its association with Strutt & Parker. The two have worked...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage package and distributor Atom has announced a new relationship with Kensington Mortgages. Dale Jannels, managing director at Atom, which stands...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers have welcomed new technology-driven lender Atom Bank's intermediary-driven approach to mortgage lending. The Durham-based bank is set to launch residential and...
11 April 2016
From: Breaking News

HSBC is offering mortgages through three new brokers in a bid to widen access to its mortgages. This follows its successful partnerships...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

New Street Mortgages has announced a new distribution partnership with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). Under the agreement, all of MAB’s members now...
06 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Leeds Building Society has eased its interest-only criteria and will now accept sale of property as a repayment strategy up to...
05 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors were racing to beat the new 3% duty surcharge right up to midnight on 31 March as a frantic first quarter drew...
04 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The joint crackdown on buy-to-let by Chancellor George Osborne and the Bank of England is deterring just 14% of landlords from...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Brokers have welcomed latest Bank of England statistics that show a jump in mortgage approvals in February. The increase was partly down to...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers and property experts are warning that the latest attempt to dampen the buy-to-let market could backfire. The Bank of England...
31 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Holloway Friendly has teamed up with Synaptic Software to provide its income protection policies through its online portal. It said this will offer...
24 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Brain has announced its new whole-of-market secured loans sourcing system LoansBrain. The mortgage technology solutions provider said the new online system, which is...
22 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Newcastle Intermediaries has extended distribution of its buy-to-let mortgage range through its partner Legal & General Mortgage Club. The range was previously...
18 March 2016
From: Breaking News

More than 500 brokers and financial advisers have adopted Mortgage Brain’s new conveyancing service in the first few months after it...
15 March 2016
From: Breaking News

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is to begin offering instructing valuations on day one in a bid to improve its mortgage speed-to-offer. From Monday, it...
04 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers say it is increasingly difficult for clients over 40 to find a mortgage because of their age. Two out of brokers...
24 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Each time I find something interesting in the data the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) collects as a by-product...
23 February 2016
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The number of mortgages on the market has hit a post-crisis high with broker-distributed deals leading the charge. Total deals on the...
23 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers have suggested that the wheels may be coming off the buy-to-let bandwagon after new figures showed lending to landlords...
17 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Mortgage Club has posted 15% sales growth to make 2015 another record year. It pinned its £46 billion of sales...
15 February 2016
From: Breaking News

This year marks 30 years since Mortgage Brain first introduced mortgage software to an unsuspecting industry. Much has changed since then. M-Day...
11 February 2016
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Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has streamlined its Classic Range to make product selection more straightforward for brokers and landlords. All rates...
02 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let property insurance specialists Rentguard has launched a new insurance partnership with Legal & General. This allows Rentguard to increase its range...
01 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Monthly mortgage approvals soared 24% year-on-year to £12.4 billion in December but brokers deny lending is getting out of control. Across 2015,...
28 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage intermediaries are split on the prospects for further growth in the buy-to-let market this year. Brokers are positive about the health...
28 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are rushing to expand their portfolios before the stamp duty surcharge kicks in on 1 April. The surge means that...
13 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers have backed new research from Halifax showing that one in four first-time buyers are now taking out longer mortgage...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News

First Complete has started its series of country-wide roadshows which aim to encourage brokers to develop and share best practice. Its “kick...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Estate agents report a surge in investors looking to buy property before the new buy-to-let stamp duty surcharge comes into force. The...
11 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Brokers say the housing market is "buzzing" as latest Halifax figures show activity rebounded in December. Prices rose 1.7% in December, reversing...
08 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Brokers and landlords have been warned that they have just three weeks to beat the new buy-to-let surcharge and save thousands...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News

SPF Private Clients (SPF) has announced a new team specialising in mortgages for high value new-build homes. SPF New Homes has been...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals for house purchases rose again in November as the market defied a seasonal winter slowdown. Loan approvals for house purchases...
05 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The 2015 series of Mortgage Vision events saw a 23% jump in broker attendance to the highest level in the event’s...
21 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers are urging borrowers to fix their mortgage repayments in the wake of the US Federal Reserve decision to increase...
18 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Kensington has launched its new website for intermediaries. The site, which has been developed based on feedback from brokers, includes a number...
18 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The crackdown on buy-to-let has already begun as banks voluntarily tighten their lending rules ahead of official action. Bank of England governor Mark...
15 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Business Secretary Sajid Javid promised 2016 would be a year of dialling back the bureaucracy. The government, he said, is committed...
11 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

Newcastle Intermediaries has made enhancements to its online systems to create a more streamlined mortgage application process for brokers. The lender is introducing...
07 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The Council of mortgage lenders has urged action to make it easier for older and retired people to take out mortgages. The...
04 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Property market experts have warned that the forthcoming buy-to-let surcharge on stamp duty will trigger a shortlived scramble for property in...
30 November 2015
From: Breaking News

New Land Registry figures showed house prices in England and Wales rising a healthy 5.6% in the year to October, taking...
30 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage experts have warned that Chancellor George Osborne's latest assault on buy-to-let could trigger a housing market "boom and bust". The surcharge was...
27 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers have attacked the Chancellor’s "truly aggressive attack" on buy-to-let in his Autumn Statement and Spending Review yesterday. George Osborne punished...
26 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Ipswich Building Society has launched five new mortgage products to increase its support for “mortgage misfits”, specifically the self-employed and contractors. The...
25 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers have until the end of the year to enter the ESTAS Mortgage Broker Awards for 2015. National and regional brokers...
24 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Almost half of all customer enquiries to brokers ended in a mortgage completion in the third quarter of 2015. One in three customer...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Coventry for Intermediaries has re-launched its intermediary pledges that were originally issued more than eight years ago. The changes follow feedback from...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Christmas has come early for the mortgage industry which is celebrating the highest monthly lending figure for more than seven years. Gross mortgage lending...
20 November 2015
From: Breaking News

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has launched an online mortgage application tracking system that allows brokers to monitor individual customer mortgage applications. The Mortgage...
20 November 2015
From: Breaking News

There has been a "surge" in the number of buy-to-let investors considering moving their properties into limited company structures. Brokers are looking to reduce...
19 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage arrears and repossessions hit a new low in the third quarter but brokers have warned against borrower complacency. They fear borrowers...
13 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Second charge mortgage lending is set to top £1 billion this year with £93 million worth of monthly secured lending in...
10 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Broker-only lender Accord and Coventry for Intermediaries are the latest to cut mortgage rates as the lender price war continues. Accord is...
05 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Landlords seem to be under attack from all sides of the political divide, as Chancellor George Osborne buy-to-let tax crackdown proceeds...
02 November 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

Ipswich Building Society has reviewed its mortgage range and is introducing six new deals with immediate effect. It aims to continue its...
02 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Brokers have enjoyed boom year in the buy-to-let market with intermediary mortgage sales surging more than 30% to nearly £30 billion. That overshadows healthy growth of...
30 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Brokers have criticised Chancellor George Osborne's hint that the Bank of England will be given new powers to regulate the buy-to-let...
26 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers have been slow to adapt to social media with just over half using it for business purposes. While two thirds...
21 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Fleet Mortgages has announced a series of criteria changes offering increased flexibility for brokers and their clients. The buy-to-let and specialist lender has...
16 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers could see business levels decline as the prospect of an early base rate hike recedes. Fears that the Bank of...
09 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Brain has announced the launch of ConveyancingBrain, a new service dedicated solely for mortgage brokers. The new online system is available...
06 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of mortgages for £1million or more has jumped by one-fifth in the last year. The sharp increase has been driven...
05 October 2015
From: Breaking News

How much money does a small business need to borrow? “We’re looking into the idea of taking out a loan,” they...
30 September 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

There are now more than 15,000 mortgage products available in the UK, the highest level recorded since the financial crisis of...
30 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let sales through intermediaries have soared over the last year as the sector continues to boom. Sales in August 2015 were up...
25 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Brokers have welcomed new figures showing a sharp decline in the number of interest-only loans over the past year. Over the past...
23 September 2015
From: Breaking News

August was the strongest month for gross mortgage lending since the financial crisis with loans totalling £20 billion. That is 12% higher...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is reducing rates on a number of higher-LTV residential mortgages in its broker portfolio from today. It will also...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Metro Bank has launched a brand new portal designed to help intermediaries switch their customers’ mortgage deals online. The portal has been...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Nearly one in five landlords plan to buy more buy-to-let properties despite the looming threat of Chancellor George Osborne's tax crackdown. New...
17 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The impact of the Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) on brokers will take centre stage at this year’s series of Mortgage Vision...
17 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The large majority of brokers and lenders fear that new EU regulations may hit UK mortgage lending. New research shows that 74% of...
14 September 2015
From: Breaking News

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is changing its buy-to-let criteria to significantly widen the appeal of its mortgages to brokers and their customers. NatWest has been...
11 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Nationwide is aiming to boost first-time buyer mortgage lending with £1 billion of new low deposit products. It is launching a range...
10 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Brokers and industry specialists have leapt to the defence of equity release following a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) report suggesting the...
09 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Platform has reduced rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range by up to 0.10%. Highlights include two year fixed rates starting from 2.24%...
04 September 2015
From: Breaking News

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will be increasing its mortgage rates by up to 14 basis points (bps) amid signs that rates are...
28 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) is holding an interim conference to support the next set of changes that...
21 August 2015
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Brokers are buzzing with confidence after new figures showed the mortgage market enjoyed its best July for seven years. Gross mortgage lending...
21 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Brokers bucked the traditional summer mortgage slowdown helped by the continuing boom in buy-to-let, new figures show. Overall lending totalled £16.4 billion, a...
20 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is urging advisers to contribute to the Treasury's Financial Advice Market Review. It said this is a...
19 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Repossession rates have fallen to another new low but brokers warn that will quickly reverse when interest rates finally start rising. Repossessions...
14 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Newcastle Building Society Intermediary Services has entered the buy-to-let market with a range of market-leading products for brokers. The society said it will...
14 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Conveyancing Services has launched following a successful six-month pilot in association with myhomemove. The new service will be exclusive...
12 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Applicants with smaller deposits are increasingly securing mortgages as lenders offer more high-LTV loans, new research suggests. Nearly half of all homebuyers...
11 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Brokers and analysts don't expect base rates to rise until at least 2016 after the Bank of England held base rates...
07 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will discuss the impact of the EU Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) on borrowers and brokers at...
07 August 2015
From: Breaking News

HSBC is launching a fresh assault on into the broker market by making its mortgage range available through London & Country Mortgages from next...
31 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Platform has revised its mainstream mortgage range for brokers by cutting fixed rates at 80% and 90% LTV. The intermediary lender of...
31 July 2015
From: Breaking News

TSB has extended its buy-to-let mortgage range to include two-year fixed rate mortgages for landlords looking to buy a new property...
30 July 2015
From: Breaking News

House prices in England and Wales hit a post-crisis high in June with the average price rising to £181,619. That finally tops...
29 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The Treasury has recently proposed that a new type of Isa will be launched that’s dedicated solely to peer-to-peer funding. This is...
27 July 2015
From: Sponsored Content

Lenders have started to withdraw their best mortgage deals in advance of the anticipated hike in base rates, threatening rising costs across the...
27 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Seven out of 10 landlords arranged their last buy-to-let mortgage through an intermediary, in a vote of confidence for the broker sector. Just...
24 July 2015
From: Breaking News

June was the strongest month for broker mortgage lending since the financial crisis in 2008. Total lending soared 26.5% year-on-year to hit...
21 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Brokers are urging borrowers to remortgage as the age of record low mortgage rates draws to a close. Last week, Bank of England governor...
20 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers and property companies have welcomed government proposals to overhaul Britain’s planning laws and increase housebuilding. Chancellor George Osborne announced on...
13 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors should make it a priority to ensure they have the most competitive mortgage deals following the government’s announcement that...
13 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority says that, although most borrowers receive suitable advice, lenders and brokers still have room to improve. The FCA’s...
10 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords could lose thousands of pounds a year after Chancellor George Osborne limited tax relief on mortgage interest payments yesterday's Budget. From...
09 July 2015
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Brokers remain confident that house prices will continue to rise this year despite new figures showing a fall of 0.2% in June. The surprise price...
03 July 2015
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Brokers have welcomed the absence of fresh controls on residential borrowing in latest Bank of England Financial Stability Report. That is in...
02 July 2015
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Mortgage distributor 3mc has reported strong growth during the first half of 2015 with significant gains in new broker registrations, mortgage enquiries,...
02 July 2015
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A large majority of asset finance brokers say that they have found it difficult to gain authorisation from the Financial Conduct...
01 July 2015
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Brokers have welcomed new official figures showing that house prices in England and Wales are within a whisker of their all-time high. House...
29 June 2015
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Accessibility and responsiveness are the two attributes that brokers value most in a business development manager, new research shows. The next two...
29 June 2015
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Mortgage borrowing jumped to a six-year high in May and average deposits also hit a new post-recession peak, new figures show. Deposits have...
26 June 2015
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The ESTAS are more than the biggest and most prestigious awards in the industry. They are a management information service, marketing...
25 June 2015
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It wasn’t exactly springtime in Paris, but our day in Brussels at the start of May was nonetheless a welcome trip...
25 June 2015
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The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has reported that nearly two thirds of businesses are operating with cash reserves of under...
25 June 2015
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The British Bankers’ Association is working on a project that ensures small businesses won’t be left out in the cold. Banks will...
25 June 2015
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Bending over backwards to help borrowers A lot of Introducer Today readers will already be aware of the recent FCA ruling on...
25 June 2015
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Mortgage sourcing systems – it’s all about accuracy Since the first mortgage sourcing system was built in 1986, their capabilities, not to...
25 June 2015
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Excellent buying conditions have lured Britons back into the overseas property market this year, with bargain property prices and historically low...
25 June 2015
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Platform has launched a new mortgage range for brokers and with cuts to selected fixed rate mortgages of up to 0.25%. The new rates...
25 June 2015
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Metro Bank has launched a new website to make it easier for brokers nationwide to interact with the bank. Accessed via Metro...
24 June 2015
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Brokers confidence has steadily recovered in the wake of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) and is nearing an all-time high. The number of...
22 June 2015
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Specialist lender Kensington Mortgages has launched a new mortgage range targeted at self-employed customers who can't get a standard deal. The new...
18 June 2015
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Leeds Building Society has increased procuration fees for directly authorised (DA) intermediaries. It will increase the fee by 0.03% to up to...
16 June 2015
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Buy-to-let lending grew at more than 12 times the pace of the residential market in the first quarter of this year. While buy-to-let...
29 April 2015
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Accord Buy-To-Let has launched three two-year fixed rate tracker mortgages for landlords with a 25% deposit. The intermediary-only lender, part of the...
29 April 2015
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Almost one in three new buy-to-let mortgages have initial terms lasting at least five years as intermediaries place more longer-term business. Fixed...