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

MPs on the all-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee want to quiz representatives from across the house selling community about...

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

Mortgage Advice Bureau has developed a new tool to assess a customer’s financial resilience based on their level of protection. The financial...

Recent economic data was reassuringly predictable. We learned that core inflation fell by fractionally more than expected while services inflation proved slightly...

A 2,000-person survey has revealed the diverse financial routes that first time buyers take to get on the property ladder. The survey...

Aldermore has signed the Armed Forces Covenant in the presence of two-star Air Vice-Marshal Ranald Munro and several colleagues who have...

The Bank of England has signalled that more than one interest rate cut is likely this year - but the question...

The beleaguered construction sector - a good early indicator of later sales activity - has seen a welcome boost in some...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has given the thumbs down to the Budget of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The trade body was disappointed...

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

It’s been a torrid time for rates, going back up for HSBC, Santander, TSB, Virgin Money, NatWest and many other mainstream...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance wants the government to use next month’s Budget to announce a new Help to Buy scheme...

MPowered Mortgages is changing its lending criteria for Tier 2, high-skilled foreign nationals across its range of products. It says this forms part...

A high proportion of first time buyers take advantage of some form of assistance when purchasing their initial home. That’s the verdict...

Two organisations have joined forces to create a new platform dedicated to providing holiday let mortgages. Holiday Cottage Handbook Financial Services claims...

Falling swap rates - already falling over the past month - have dropped further following better-than-expected inflation news, triggering speculation over...

The Nationwide wants greater government support for first-time buyers as rising costs delay owning a home. As one of the UK’s biggest...

Moneyfacts is reporting that there’s what it calls a “thriving choice” of mortgage options.  Its latest UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report shows the number...

Rightmove claims that single first-time buyers on an average salary and with a 5.0 per cent deposit could not afford three-quarters...

A range informal media briefings on behalf of the UK government suggest that an extension of the current mortgage guarantee scheme...

The latest industry index on property fall throughs by quick-buy property firm House Buyer Bureau shows the problem accelerating across the...

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

Atom bank has announced a partnership with climate tech business Kamma to give “an unparalleled view on both the physical and...

A new survey of 2,000 UK adults has revealed that 50 per cent of those who have applied for a mortgage...

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

There’s almost complete unanimity amongst analysts that this week will see yet another Bank of England base rate rise - and...

Staying close to a mortgage broker will be an important part of timing a house purchase correctly in 2023. Mortgage rates will...

Chris Daly has been appointed managing director of Hampshire Trust Bank's specialist mortgages division. Daly was most recently head of origination, real estate finance...

Mortgage rates in the UK have risen significantly during 2022, which appears to have proven an issue for homeowners hoping to switch...

A study done by RIFT Tax Refunds has disclosed just how much the average person would need to see their pay...

The government has plans to create the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) and Credas Technologies, the leading identity...

Every day on the news we hear more and more about the ever-mounting cost-of-living in the UK, and households are now...

The pandemic property market boom is causing many homesellers to enter the market with a little too much enthusiasm when pricing...

After the phenomenal win, England was crowned UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 champions after the 31-game tournament came to an end with...

The Commonwealth Games begin this week and will be hosted in Birmingham. Sprinters, swimmers, and more sporting sensations will take part...

The four-day work week has been a subject contemplated by many companies across the nation and Evolution Money has recently announced...

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

In this guest piece, Adrian Plant, director of Shared Ownership at Leaders Romans Group and Calum Toone, mortgage advisor at Mortgage Scout, delve into the...

Last week (June 16), the Bank of England increased the base rate by 0.25%, up from 1.00% to 1.25%. In response, Moneyfacts.co.uk...

Throughout the years the government has pledged to deliver new homes to make more affordable properties available to the public.  New build-...

International buyers are slowly returning to the London property market after three consecutive years of declining market activity, research by debt...

New research from sales optimisation platform, Unlatch, claims that new build homes are likely to sell 28 days faster compared to existing...

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed the five biggest homebuyer turn-offs and how much money each of them...

New research by sales optimisation platform, Unlatch, shows that within the new-build sector help to buy homes has declined. Since 2013 Help to...

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has confirmed a target of 200-plus signatories by the end of 2022. Speaking during a...

New-build homes are proving ever-popular among homebuyers, and the latest research by Unlatch has revealed where the nation’s demand for new-build homes...

New research by property development optimisation platform, Unlatch, has discovered that some areas of the UK are still feeling the effects...

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

Property lending expert, Octane Capital, recently released new findings about the global total volume of privately rented properties. The research concludes that the...

PEXA, the Australian-founded fintech, has announced its plans to launch in the UK this year, following significant progress in testing its...

New build transactions have fallen over the last year in cities and towns across England and Wales, according to a recent...

New-build sales optimisation platform, Unlatch, recently revealed that over the last year the new-build property stock currently listed on the market...

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

A webinar poll conducted by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has highlighted that four out of five consumers still confuse a mortgage...

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

Throughout the pandemic, people across Britain have purchased new homes. Changes in lifestyle trends and schemes that make purchasing a new...

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

Roma Finance has launched new bridging and development ranges with improved rates and enhanced criteria. The new bridging range, called RomaPrime, is...

New research from energy company Vattenfall reveals 61% of Brits believe mortgages should be cheaper if they are loaned on homes...

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

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

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

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

The Equity Release Council (the Council) has launched a member endorsement mark as part of a brand refresh that reflects the...

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

Dudley Building Society has undergone a number of changes, including a logo transformation and launching some new and re-emerging products for...

Shawbrook Bank has strengthened its position in the residential and buy-to-let (BTL) markets with the acquisition of specialist intermediary mortgage business,...

Pure Retirement has announced the launch of its new and improved adviser marketing toolkit. The refreshed website is part of Pure’s commitment...

iPipeline, a provider of digital solutions and services, has announced Cirencester Friendly has adopted its AlphaTrust e-sign and document process automation...

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

Over the last ten years, the mortgage market in the UK has changed significantly. Alongside increased regulation of the industry, stricter...

Mortgages have not typically been viewed as a high-risk service when it comes to money laundering, but as the practice becomes...

Arguments about which browser to use have plagued the Internet since its inception. Some people say Google Chrome is the greatest...

A cybersecurity startup with a new 24-hour monitoring service has launched to provide peace of mind for financial services firms. bluedog Security...

A free pilot seminar has been launched to demonstrate how advisers can use websites and social media channels positively. Launched by financial...

The number of property purchases supported by Help to Buy ISAs increased by 8% this year, rising from 82,940 in 2017/18...

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched a free eBook to help intermediary firms to identify and combat mortgage fraud. The guide – which...

Property investment company Cogress has launched its Innovative Finance ISA (‘IFISA’) in a move to diversify IFISA-eligible bonds. With a minimum investment...

Paragon Bank has improved the way customers can apply for its saving range by introducing a postal application process for selected...

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) Europe network has launched a new report to support the growth of the market so...

The Nottingham Building Society has added to its retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgage range to help with home ownership. Its two new offerings...

Paragon is expanding its specialist buy-to-let mortgage range with new short-term finance products for property acquisition and refurbishment. The products are designed...

Nottingham Building Society has cemented its position as a leading Cash Lifetime ISA (LISA) provider as it becomes the only society...

Pure Retirement has announced that it is now servicing over £1 billion of loans for the first time in its history. The...

The number of properties available in London under Help to Buy (HTB) has declined by 64% since 2017, according to modular...

Mortgage advisers are now able to showcase their professional image to customers by adding their own branding and personalisation to The...

Knowledge Bank has launched a real time management information (MI) product that will give lenders insight into the mortgage criteria that...

The emergence of new digital tools and services is becoming an increasing driver of intermediary mortgage business, according to Intermediary Mortgage...

A Brexit ‘uncertainty effect’ is washing over UK mortgage brokers after the largest drop in business volumes in more than two...

Over one in five (22%) consumers said they would want to use a branch-based mortgage advice service, according to a new...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is urging government to provide clarity around the future of the Help to Buy Equity...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Financial advice network Openwork has extended its partnership with mortgage technology firm, Mortgage Brain, in a bid to provide its advisers...