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22 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain has launched an enhancement to its lender insights offering, available to lenders who use its criteria-based...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has confirmed that it will be open for live events in 2021. The first event will return to...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News

New research from Knowledge Bank has revealed that homeowners are utilising second charge mortgages to raise money to invest in buy-to-let...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Following the success of its first Virtual National Training Event in November 2020, The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has announced...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Vernon Building Society has announced a new competitively priced mortgage, available up to 90% of the property’s value. The mortgage is designed...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage technology solution providers Twenty7Tec and Eligible ai have partnered to encourage advisers to use technology that will retain existing clients. The...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

more2life has partnered with robotic process automation specialists Robiquity to speed up its core servicing processes for lenders. The partnership has seen...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Legal & General has integrated with mortgage and protection network HLPartnership to simplify access for advisers using the SmartrCriteria and SmartrFit...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Newbury Building Society has introduced a GoGreen Reward incentive to its self-build mortgage to encourage homebuilders to make conscious sustainable choices. The...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Multiply AI, a fully automated financial adviser app, has partnered with digital mortgage broker Mojo to provide the first end-to-end digital...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The total value of new mortgages set to be handed out in the coming months reached its highest level since 2007...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Zahid Bilgrami has been appointed as group chief executive officer of Mortgage Brain. Bilgrami joins the company after 11 years as chief...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

UK mortgage criteria search system Knowledge Bank has launched new criteria categories amidst growing concerns surrounding properties with cladding. The first category...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Knowledge Bank and Iress have joined forces to provide the UK’s first fully integrated product and criteria sourcing system for brokers. Through...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Private Finance, an independent whole of market mortgage adviser, has released its latest mortgage memo for February. We outline its key findings...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Together has added its bridging products to Legal & General’s digital criteria service, designed to improve the process of...
23 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

Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender owned by Computershare, has reduced initial rates and introduced a 1% product fee option...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

As we leave behind one of the strangest years in memory, we anticipate starting fresh in 2021. With a buoyant housing...
04 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

Like most industries impacted by the Covid pandemic, the world of bridging finance has experienced a contradictory, sometimes stormy and altogether...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The majority (83%) of first-time buyers in the UK currently house-hunting have had no financial support from their parents, new research...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

eKeeper has launched a new customer relationship management (CRM) system for lenders, named Intermediary Manager. The system – which can be used...
14 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

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

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

Landbay has increased its loan-to-value (LTV) from 75% to 80% and announced two new buy-to-let products. Both products are available on two...
15 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

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has appointed Erica Pearce as head of intermediary relations to further extend its intermediary range. Pearce will oversee...
08 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

Landbay, a leading buy-to-let lender, has achieved 5,520% growth in revenue from 2016 to 2020, lending over £0.6 billion during that...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A mortgage advisor is urging prospective buyers to act now before the stamp duty holiday comes to an end. Matt Colley, director...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Suros Capital has officially been launched to provide short-term lending facilities specifically aimed at people secured against luxury assets including jewellery,...
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

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

Evolution Money, the specialist second charge lender, has added its criteria panel to the Knowledge Bank platform. Knowledge Bank holds the full...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

For a number of years now, HM Land Registry (Land Registry) has been one of the most innovative and forward-thinking government...
30 October 2020
From: PropTech

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

Pure Retirement has announced the launch of its new Pure Servicing Solutions equity release sub-brand. The new project offers partners two levels...
29 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

Specialist short-term lender Hope Capital has implemented a new ID verification and messaging technology to transform its business. By introducing Nivo’s secure...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage distributor Fluent Mortgages has become the latest business to integrate with Mortgage Brain’s new multi-lender submission and application gateway, Lendex. Lendex...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Specialist provider of financial solutions to over-55s, Key Group, has promoted Caroline Righton as director of commercial finance. Righton joined Key Group...
15 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

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

Advise Wise has introduced a new key facts illustration (KFI) and chase service for its mortgage club members. The new free service...
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

Responsible Life, a later life lending specialist, is reporting a 52% annual surge in lifetime mortgage sales, as retirees increasingly look...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hope Capital has launched the ‘seventies collection’, which comprises two new bridging loan products. The HOPE 70 products offer a low rate...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Virgin Money has become the latest lender to join Lendex, the new multi-lender application and submission gateway from Mortgage Brain. Lendex allows...
03 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

Mark Lofthouse, chief executive officer at Mortgage Brain, is due to retire in 2021 after 19 years in the company. Since joining...
31 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Equity release advisory service provider Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has partnered with LiveMore Capital. Specialising in retirement interest only (RIO) mortgages for...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

More than twice as many principals, advisers and administrators worry about the impact of a second coronavirus lockdown than about Brexit,...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Brain has witnessed thousands of advisers actively using its new Affordability Hub tool. The affordability-based technology allows advisers to source mortgage...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Brain has confirmed that Nationwide Building Society has joined Lendex, its new multi-lender application and submission gateway. This latest integration will...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

As the industry starts to tighten its criteria, Saffron Building Society is affirming that there is still hope for borrowers as...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Clarion Events, Mortgage Business Expo’s parent company, has drafted a programme of enhanced safety measures to reduce the risk caused by...
14 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

Foundation Home Loans has added five products to its residential range to provide further options for first-time buyers (FTBs) and home...
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

The British Business Bank has approved four new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The Co-operative Bank,...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The MCI Mortgage Club has appointed OneFamily to its lender panel in a bid to include lifetime mortgages for its members. The...
17 April 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

Despite ongoing coronavirus woes, buyers can look to benefit from record low rates and the mortgage market remains open for business. That...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hanley Economic Building Society has become the latest addition to the lending panel of SimplyBiz Mortgages – expanding its presence within...
02 April 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

The ability to make interest payments and capital repayments are becoming increasingly important for equity release customers as products develop, according...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Later life lending specialist Advise Wise has announced the launch of its mortgage club to complement its services for the later...
06 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

The increase in portfolio and complex buy-to-let business seen over the past two years is set to continue in 2020, according...
09 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

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

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) is asking members to consider the Bank of England’s (BoE’s) warning about lenders cutting...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Mortgage Club has appointed Zephyr Homeloans to its lender panel to enable authorised advisers to access its buy-to-let...
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 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

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched a free eBook to help intermediary firms to identify and combat mortgage fraud. The guide – which...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The vast majority of UK intermediaries (91%) remain positive about the outlook for the mortgage industry despite ongoing political uncertainty, according...
29 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

Over a third of people who purchased their mortgage direct from a lender have no protection policy in place, the latest...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The majority (61%) of current and soon-to-be homeowners in the UK don’t fully review their mortgage agreement before signing it, and...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The days when lenders would continue to overlook poorly prepared applications are coming to an end, specialist mortgage advisers Fluent Mortgages...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has announced a product refresh, which will expand and enhance more than thirty products for professional landlords. The...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) London, taking place on October 16, will feature a keynote presentation by the Bank of England (BoE). Rob...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) is currently spending an average of £6,000 more than in 2018 to help loved...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Pure Commercial Finance saved a multimillion-pound development by sourcing £2.5 million of funding in just three days. The client, an experienced property...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Thousands of borrowers could be missing out on a better mortgage deal by not speaking to an adviser, research from Legal...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Pure Retirement has announced the launch of its new product suite for advisers, named the Heritage range. The product, which is available...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Nearly three quarters (71%) of the UK’s growing self-employed population believe their employment status makes it harder to get a mortgage,...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Bridging loan interest rates fell to the lowest level in Q1 2019, according to the latest data from Bridging Trends. It found...
14 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

Asset management specialist Spicerhaart Corporate Sales has joined forces with fact-finding experts Excel and UK law firm TLT to create an...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

New research by Kensington Mortgages has revealed that interest-only mortgages are a significant problem in the financial system. The specialist mortgage lender...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Over-55s now make up nearly 200,000 owner occupier housing transactions in England each year, according to the latest study from the...
11 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

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

Mortgage Brain has completed the acquisition of criteria-based sourcing solution, Criteria Hub. The mortgage technology expert says the purchase further cements its...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

HL Partnership (HLP) and Mortgage Support Network (MSN) have announced that they will host a series of eight regional conferences in...
05 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

Over two thirds (68%) of British people think lenders have too much power over borrowers. The findings come from new online polling...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

One in six mortgage holders have been rejected for a mortgage in the past, according to new research from Which? Mortgage...
30 January 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

Newbury Building Society has launched its first retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgage to support borrowers in their later life. Applicants must be a...
25 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

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

Computershare Loan Services has launched Zephyr Homeloans, a dedicated buy-to-let lender that provides a range of mortgage products for portfolio landlords...
24 December 2018
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

Mint Bridging has announced that it will consider the acquisition of Amicus Property Finance’s entire loan book. Following the news that Amicus...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Shawbrook and its newest ‘Strategic Partner’, Clever Lending, helped an experienced investor with a complete property journey, from purchase through to...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Martin Brown has been appointed as the new role of head of products at Pepper Money. Brown joins from lifetime mortgage lender,...
07 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

A staggering £15.4 billion of annual interest is being paid by mortgage borrowers sitting on their lenders’ standard variable rate (SVR),...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Over one in five (22%) consumers said they would want to use a branch-based mortgage advice service, according to a new...
20 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The mortgage industry is failing to keep up with modern borrowers, according to a new study conducted by Together. It revealed that...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers and existing homeowners capitalised on low rates across the market in October, according to fresh research from e.surv. Its latest...
16 November 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

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is urging government to provide clarity around the future of the Help to Buy Equity...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Tougher lending rules are surfacing after the expansion of the Bank of Mum and Dad (BOMAD) into one of the UK’s...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

TMA Mortgage Club has become the first development application (DA) Club to offer mortgage criteria’s search system after its agreement with...
10 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

Mortgage Brain has launched this year’s series of Mortgage Vision events. Now in it’s ninth year and having celebrated a 22% increase...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

CMME has announced a second charge mortgage solution for contractors, business owners and other professionals looking to take advantage of their...
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The launch of retirement interest only (RIO) products by lenders provides a valuable alternative to the growing number of later life...
07 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

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

Mortgage intermediaries play an important role in encouraging customers to weigh their options before securing a better deal, according to Paragon. Its...
21 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

David Torpey will stand down from his position as the managing director of Bluestone Mortgages at the end of the year. Having...
07 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Scottish Building Society has added a retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgage to its range of products for older people. Since the Financial Conduct...
03 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

Mortgage Brain’s next generation lender gateway, Lendex, will now be used as a digital mortgage transaction tool by nine major lenders. Lendex,...
30 July 2018
From: Breaking News

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

A specialist buy-to-let mortgage broker has urged buy-to-let landlords to take a cautious approach and seek expert advice when it comes...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Mortgage distributor 3mc has launched a range of exclusive Help to Buy products in partnership with Precise Mortgages. As a result,...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

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

UK lenders were given an insight into Mortgage Brain’s vision and technology strategy for the next generation at three exclusive events...
21 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

Over three quarters (76%) of first-time buyers’ mortgage applications via intermediaries resulted in a completion in Q1 2018, the highest number...
15 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

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

The average cost of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage products declined in the first quarter of 2018 despite the steady...
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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The cost of most mainstream mortgages were down when compared to the start of last year, according to the latest quarterly...
10 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

Secure Trust Bank continues to expand its service, having signed 30 new partnerships during its first 12 months of operation. Launched in...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Pepper Money has added Limited Edition pricing as part of its new range, with some rates slashed by up to 1%. Available...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The first digital mortgage was entered into the Land Register by Enact Conveyancing and Coventry Building Society for a house in...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK surveying provider and property risk service, e.Surv Chartered Surveyors, has launched a remote valuation service. Set to offer mortgage lenders...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A diverse set of customer needs from the self-employed are driving demand for specialist residential mortgages, according to Paragon’s Financial Adviser...
04 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

Specialist mortgage lender for intermediaries Vida Homeloans has announced improved criteria following its full market launch just over a year ago. Vida...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

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

The Northview Group – which consists of the Kensington, New Street and Acenden brands – has announced the appointment of Mark...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Financial advice network Openwork has extended its partnership with mortgage technology firm, Mortgage Brain, in a bid to provide its advisers...
02 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

Accord Mortgages has launched five competitive remortgage options for borrowers with a 25%, 20% or 10% deposit. The new remortgage range from...
22 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

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

Castle Trust Capital has launched a new set of mortgage products – known as Series 2 – in line with the...
02 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

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

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

Legal & General Mortgage Club has added two Shawbrook Bank products to its lending panel. The products cater for second charge and...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has announced the election of a new Chair. Phil Rickards will take up the role from...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Trading Exchange (MTE), the single delivery channel for mortgage placement, has now processed over two million mortgage transactions since...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Remortgaging has reached a record high, rising to 39% of all mortgages, according to The Mortgage Hut. The number of remortgages has...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has announced the launch of its Base Rate Hub for its advisers following the recent base rate...
21 November 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

Skipton Building Society has announced the appointment of Paul Holt to its team of intermediary regional managers. Having worked at The Newbury...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched an online buy-to-let (BTL) calculator for landlords and lower reference rates for like-for-like BTL...
31 October 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

Specialist lender Foundation Home Loans has announced multiple new appointments to its senior team, with more to follow. Andrew Ferguson is now...
24 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

The value of specialist mortgage lenders’ annual lending has increased 19% per year since 2009, according to a new report from...
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

Digital mortgage lender Landbay has totalled £6.31 million lent across 31 mortgage products, leading to a record month of buy-to-let (BTL)...
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

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, Together, has issued £275 million to support the successful completion of its debut public residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) transaction. Credit-rating...
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 Mortgage Hut is aiming to meet growing customer demand for complex property loans by launching a new bridging and commercial...
25 September 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

The Northview Group has announced changes to its portfolio buy-to-let lending criteria for both Kensington and New Street Mortgages. The changes come...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Due to an increasing demand, Foundation Home Loans is increasing its maximum loan size across its buy-to-let range. Working exclusively through intermediaries,...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has revealed the dates and venues for its autumn mortgage and protection roadshows, beginning in...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages has announced the appointment of Steve Seal as director of sales and distribution as part of its...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

When choosing a mortgage lender, customer service remains a “definitive priority” for borrowers, results from a Computershare survey found. Computershare, an Australian...
08 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

Legal & General Mortgage Club has joined Darlington Building Society to introduce exclusive discount mortgages, aimed at first-time buyers, homeowners or...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Lifetime mortgage lender more 2 life has surpassed £1 billion of lending, along with a substantial total loan book value. According to...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being urged to remortgage in order to prepare for the reformed buy-to-let lending criteria due to be introduced in...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News

TMA Mortgage Club is giving its members an exclusive fee-free 75% LTV discount rate deal following its partnership with The Melton...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Approximately 1,500 members of The Nottingham Building Society (The Nottingham) are to receive a share of a £70,000 ‘cash back’ reward...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A record low in lifetime mortgage rates is driving enquiries about switching plans from existing customers, Bower Retirement say. The specialist retirement...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Pepper Homeloans has been appointed to the mortgage lender panel of Intrinsic Network. Intrinsic will market Pepper Homeloans’ full range of residential...
25 August 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

Members of ASTL have written approximately £3 billion worth of bridging loans in the last year, up from £2.8 billion for...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Short Term Lenders has announced the first two speakers - Lorna O’Brien of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of mortgages in arrears has declined in the second quarter (Q2) of this year, being the lowest level since...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Hut has added new partners including Century 21, Taylor Hill & Bond, Aspire Estate Agents, Property Bee, Home Agency...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

TMA has launched a website to support advisers ahead of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) changes coming into action on September...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Castle Trust Capital has announced the implementation of its PRA Phase 2 changes, which require a specialist approach to underwriting for...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau Swindon has found that it is cheaper for Swindon tenants to purchase a new property than...
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

L&G Mortgage Club will be hosting another live conference in London this autumn following the success of last year’s event. Attendees will...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has become the latest network to be added to the Mortgage Lender’s distribution panel. Brian Murphy, head of...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Bank customers are at risk of paying an extra £400 if they chose not to remortgage after their fixed term deal...
01 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

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

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 commercial and private client practice, JPC Law, has now joined the ranks as an associate member of the Association of...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

According to the latest data from mortgage technology provider, Mortgage Brain, the majority of mainstream mortgages have steadily decreased over the...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender, Foundation Home Loans, has reformed its buy-to-let range with new first-time landlord products. New five-year fixed rate options will...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News

As I settle into my new role, my commute from Liverpool St Station to Hamilton House takes me right past Bucklersbury...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The mortgage market will reach its highest level of gross lending since the financial crisis during 2017, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...
02 May 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

Gearing amongst landlords remained low in the first quarter of the year, according to Paragon Mortgages, with the average loan-to-value (LTV)...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay has announced that it has refreshed its product range aimed at both amateur and professional landlords, reducing...
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

HSBC has signed a one-year contract extension with property analytics business Hometrack, securing the delivery of valuation and risk services for...
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

Equity release lender more 2 life has received accreditation from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) for its adviser webinar programme. The programme...
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

Tenet, a Leeds-based mortgage adviser support group, has announced a new partnership with specialist lender Vida Homeloans, the latest in a...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender Vida Homeloans has announced the launch of its new online Residential Max Loan Calculator (‘Max’), which aims to...
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

Small deposit buyers were given a New Year boost, with their share of the mortgage market increasing in January 2017. Small deposit...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender Magellan Homeloans has announced it will distribute its full range of mortgage products through the specialist distributor and...
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

Accord Mortgages has launched a new tracker mortgage with no early repayment charges. The lender says this new product will give borrowers...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Overseas buyers and British expats are finding it increasingly difficult to purchase property in the UK without correct advice, according to deVere...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A significant rise in people re-mortgaging to improve their existing homes could hit the new-build property market during 2017, mortgage broker...
22 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

Specialist mortgage lender Vida Homeloans has this week announced a fresh wave of updates to its buy-to-let mortgage range. The firm has...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK's first bank built exclusively for mobile has extended its Digital Mortgage Range. Atom Bank has launched a two year...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced an exclusive deal with Leeds Building Society to help expand its shared ownership and...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Vida Homeloans and Mortgage Intelligence have announced a new tie-up, allowing Mortgage Intelligence members access to Vida’s specialist residential mortgage range. Vida,...
17 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

High-street bank HSBC has appointed Jackie Uhi as its new head of mortgage distribution. Uhi has spent the last six years working...
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 average pricing of two and three-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages is at an all-time low. This is according to the latest Index...
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

Conveyancing firm My Home Move's latest research has revealed that the appeal of shared ownership schemes has risen by over 130%...
08 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

The Furness Building Society has confirmed that its full product range will now be made available to Brilliant Solutions' direct to...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Precise Mortgages has announced the appointment of Dan Watson to its sales team. Watson will work predominantly in the South...
03 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

Accord Mortgages used the beginning of February to launch five new options to its offset range. The intermediary-only lender’s new measures...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Mortgage affordability is increasing for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgagors, according to the latest index from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). The...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Financial mutual OneFamily has extended its lifetime mortgage range, increasing its number of products from four to six. The two new additions...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has announced that it is expanding its roadshow this year from 10 to 12 regional...
27 January 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

Average buy-to-let loans and deposits increased in 2016, new research from The Mortgage Broker Ltd has revealed. This came as a result...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A leading buy-to-let broker has partnered with a new lender to improve its selection of offerings. Commercial Trust has added Vida Homeloans...
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

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

Digital mortgage broker habito has raised £5.5 million in investment funding. The firm says it will use the money to enhance the...
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

Bridging finance lender Roma Finance is launching a special 0.75% bridging rate until Valentine's Day. The firm has announced a special time-bound...
25 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 latest product data analysis from Mortgage Brain has revealed that recent predictions about potential increases in mortgage costs are starting...
18 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

Paragon Mortgages has entered the residential mortgage market after announcing the launch of a new range of products for owner-occupiers. The lender,...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Poor credit scores are denying prospective property buyers from being granted mortgages, a new study has revealed. The research into the nation's...
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

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

Just over two months since the Bank of England cut the base interest rate to 0.25%, an array of lenders are...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Two lenders have launched new mortgage products with LTVs of over 90%. Furness Building Society has introduced a range of five-year fixed...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Trust has launched a series of products catering for buy-to-let property purchases and remortgages. The lender says that the products, which...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The latest quarterly data analysis from Mortgage Brain shows that the cost of mortgages continued to fall over the past three...
19 October 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

First Complete, which is part of the LSL Property Services Group, is this month holding fifteen mortgage forums across the UK. The...
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

The one area in which a proper affordability assessment is ignored is lending to older borrowers, according to findings from The...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A new report from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has shown that more mortgages were handed to first-time buyers in...
11 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

Data published this week by the Resolution Foundation confirms the continuation of the downward trend in home ownership in the UK. Since 2003...
04 August 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 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

Santander and Legal & General have announced a new five year agreement to offer lifetime mortgages to Santander customers. The arrangement aims...
14 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

Two new consumer buy-to-let products have been launched by Furness Building Society. This follows an announcement by the firm that it...
17 June 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

A green mortgage research project called LENDERS is asking all householders in the UK for their help in completing a survey...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Homemovers have just registered the highest success rate for turning mortgage applications into completions. Some 80% of homemover applications led to an...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Skipton Building Society has removed its maximum loan size cap for first-time buyers. It said this follows a 20% increase in UK house...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Lenders remain positive about prospects for the buy-to-let market despite the Chancellor's tax crackdown. This is despite the fact that most expect the market to...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Fraudsters attacking the conveyancing sector, successfully stealing large sums of money from homebuyers, are making national headlines at a depressing rate....
27 May 2016
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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

Newcastle Intermediaries has become the latest lender to announce it is raising its stress test levels for buy-to-let mortgages. It is increasing...
24 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending fell 29% in April following the rush to beat the new stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-lets and second...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Family Building Society and National Counties Building Society have re-affirmed their longstanding commitment to lending to older borrowers. While many lenders have...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Increases in buy-to-let lenders’ stress test levels should not be viewed as an ‘Armageddon moment’ for the sector, an industry expert...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage sales surged by 163% in the year to March as landlords raced to beat the new stamp duty surcharge...
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

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) is counting down the last month before throwing open the doors to its...
13 May 2016
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Brightstar has announced that its specialist sourcing system and case management tool EasySource will launch for intermediaries shortly. The system, sponsored by...
12 May 2016
From: Breaking News

New data showing a sharp decline in property affordability in the UK capital will put pressure on the new London mayor...
04 May 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

SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists, has partnered with Decision First to offer an unrivalled service to protect conveyancers and homebuyers from the...
26 April 2016
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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

Gross mortgage lending surged in March due to the buy-to-let let boom but transactions now look set to drop by 10,000 a...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The Legal & General Mortgage Club delivered a record month in March with completions up 33% year-on-year. Total lending of £4.7bn was...
22 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

Lending to both residential buyers and property investors soared over the last year but experts warn there is a slowdown in...
14 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let lenders continue to slash their mortgage rates helping landlords offset Chancellor George Osborne's tax crackdown on property investing. The average two-year...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched two new competitive products to meet continued growth in the self-employed market. It said this will help meet the...
07 April 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been a surge in three-year fixed rate mortgages with number of deals on the market rising 16% in the last...
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

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

Lloyds Bank has launched an online remortgage service in a bid to make it easier to switch to a better deal. More...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has warned against further intervention in the buy-to-let market as the forthcoming tax crackdown looks...
22 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

Gross mortgage lending in February hit its highest level for eight years after leaping 30% year-on-year. Lending totalled £17.6 billion which marks a fall from £18.5...
18 March 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in "mortgage freebies" as lenders increasingly compete on incentive packages rather than just price. New research...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD), could bar accidental landlords from switching to cheaper mortgage deals on affordability grounds. Many could be told they...
11 March 2016
From: Breaking News

House purchase values rose 20% in the final quarter of 2015 yet there was also a worrying drop in higher-LTV lending. The...
09 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Gross bridging lending burst through the £3.5 billion barrier in 2015, against £2.42 billion last year. This means the sector grew almost 44%...
07 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Rates on market-leading mortgages are set to fall below 1% as competition between lenders intensifies. Chris Pilling, chief executive of Yorkshire Building...
03 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Kent Reliance has launched a new mortgage proposition for one-year self-employed professionals. The specialist mortgage lender for intermediaries bolstered its proposition for...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending surged 38% in the past year to hit £13.6 billion last month, the highest figure for nearly eight...
25 February 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

The number of high-LTV deals aimed at first-time buyers is almost back at pre-financial crisis levels. Mortgages at 90% and 95% LTV...
24 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The mortgage market has started 2016 "with a bang" as gross mortgage lending rose 21% year-on-year. Lending hit £17.9 billion in January,...
19 February 2016
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers returned in force in December to borrow £4.5 billion, a rise of 18% on one year ago. This also marked a rise of...
17 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of offset mortgage deals on the market has fallen to a five-year low, new research suggests. And the decline is...
16 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

Access to the mortgage market is widening as lenders rediscover their appetite for higher-LTV lending. Lenders have partly been encouraged by Government...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Headline mortgage rates have hit an all-time low but rising arrangement fees mean that deals aren't always as cheap as they...
09 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England voted to hold interest rates by 9-0 yesterday which means they will stay at 0.5% for a full seven...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Interest rates on buy-to-let mortgages continue to drop as lenders tempt landlords rushing to beat the stamp duty surcharge deadline. New figures from...
04 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

Leeds Building Society will launch its first Help to Buy London mortgages from on Monday 1 February. The society is among the first...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Lenders shrugged off rumours of a base rate hike and continued to cut mortgage rates at the end of last year. Fixed...
26 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending jumped 8% in 2015 to hit a better-than-forecast total of £220.3 billion. Lending in December totalled £19.9 billion, up 23% on...
22 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Market confidence among intermediaries is at a record high due to rising prices, strong remortgage demand and healthy lender funding. The only...
21 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors are being charged more for limited company mortgages even though the lending risk is the same. Bracknell based specialist lender...
20 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of investors purchasing buy-to-let properties through a limited company rose sharply in the final quarter of 2015, new figures...
08 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The besieged buy-to-let sector has enjoyed a rare piece of good news as a new study says landlords are displaying "considerable financial...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News

2015 will be remembered as the year time mortgage price war reached "boiling point", as lenders battled for borrowers. The result was...
24 December 2015
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

The Treasury has launched a consultation on giving the Bank of England more powers to control buy-to-let and could introduce new lending...
18 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

Buy-to-let enjoyed another strong month in October with a 7% jump in lending and 5% rise in remortgages. But property experts warn...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The property market is set for a strong finish to 2015 after a healthy 8% rise in house purchase lending in...
16 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

Buy-to-let is in the line of fire again with reports that officials at the Basel Committee are looking to get tough on...
11 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Lenders rejected one in seven homeowners who tried to remortgage in the past two years. One in four of those who could...
09 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

Leading lenders Halifax and Nationwide have announced how much interest they will be paying on their Help to Buy Isas. The new...
30 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

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

UK house prices increased by 6.1% in the year to September 2015 with London and the South once again leading the...
18 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage lenders are increasingly using freebies to attract customers as it gets harder to compete on price. The number of mortgage products...
04 November 2015
From: Breaking News

A dip in the number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in September was offset by a sharp rise in remortgaging. The Bank...
30 October 2015
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let investors taking out two-year fixed rates. Two-year fixed rates made up...
29 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals leapt 24% in the year to September driven by a resurgence in remortgaging. Remortgages jumped 40% over the year, against...
27 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 lending is enjoying its best spell for seven years after surging 12% year-on-year to £61.4 billion in the third quarter. The...
22 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The property market continued to tick over in September with activity up 5.4% on the same month last year. There were 106,030...
22 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let mortgage market is on course for a busy end to a successful year as lenders jostle to bring more...
21 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of people using an independent adviser to help with a remortgage has dropped by 28% this year, new figures...
21 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Loss of higher rate tax relief and tighter regulation on buy-to-let could harm tenants more than landlords by constraining the supply of rented...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News

A businessman who masterminded one of the UK’s biggest mortgage scams has been jailed for five-and-a-half years. David Purdie, 57, appeared to...
19 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Specialist lenders Paragon Mortgages and 3mc have announced new exclusive buy-to-let product ranges. This follows the recent launch from intermediary-only lender Accord,...
15 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Latest figures show UK house prices slowed in the year to August with annual growth of 5.2%. That is unchanged from July,...
14 October 2015
From: Breaking News

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has reduced its loan-to-income (LTI) maximums for mortgage applications up to 85% LTV. It has reduced its maximum LTI...
13 October 2015
From: Breaking News

More lenders have unveiled mortgage rate cuts as they look to boost business levels in the final months of 2015. Chelsea Building...
12 October 2015
From: Breaking News

More lenders are announced cut-price mortgage deals just days after predictions that the market was heading for a new price war. Tesco...
09 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Nationwide has announced a string of cuts to its fixed-rate range just one day after analysts warned of yet another mortgage price...
08 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The cost of fixed rate mortgages is set to plummet as lenders rush to meet 2015 lending targets. London estate agent Portico.com...
07 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Three lenders have launched new residential mortgages aimed at buyers needing higher loan-to-value (LTV) deals. Yorkshire, Leeds and Teachers building societies have...
07 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Property letting is becoming a "legal minefield" as new legislation tips the balance of power against landlords, lenders have warned. New legislation has come...
05 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The government-backed Help to Buy home-loan scheme continues to offer vital support to the mortgage market two years after its launch,...
01 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

The Bank of England has ruled out intervention in the UK buy-to-let market despite fears that its growth could pose a...
28 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

Forthcoming tax and regulatory changes are set to inflict "unintended and perhaps damaging consequences" on the buy-to-let boom. A new report from...
23 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

Jerrold Holdings has launched itself as a new financial services group offering niche mortgages under the brand Together. The specialist lender will...
22 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The current mortgage price war will not last forever, mortgage lenders have warned. Lenders taking part in a panel debate at the...
21 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

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

New figures confirm that buy-to-let continues to outperform the mortgage market but industry experts warn that the forthcoming tax crackdown may...
16 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Nationwide and The Co-operative Bank are the latest lenders to join in the recent bout of mortgage rate cutting. This follows a flurry...
16 September 2015
From: Breaking News

UK house prices rose by 5.2% over the last year helped by the return of the first-time buyer. The annual pace of...
15 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

Santander has announced that it will lend at 95% loan-to-value outside of the Government’s Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. The scheme...
14 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Lenders have launched another round of "best ever" mortgage rates as the prospect of a Bank of England base rate hike recedes further...
11 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Two thirds of potential homebuyers have been left in the dark by new mortgage affordability rules, research reveals. Some 35% of potential...