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12 January 2021
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

Twenty7Tec provides another rundown on the mortgage market two weeks after lockdown 2.0 ended. Following its analysis of the mortgage market in...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Twenty7Tec, a mortgage technology platform, has released the latest figures on the state of the mortgage market one week after Lockdown...
17 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Newly-launched brokerage Lloyd Wells Mortgages is aiming to make the homebuying process hassle-free for first-time buyers, buy-to-let investors and remortgagers. The Bristol-based...
18 March 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

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

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

Interest-only mortgages comprised 20% of new business introduced in Q2 2019, down from 28% is Q2 2007 but significantly higher than...
09 August 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

Knight Frank Finance has launched a later life finance team, making it the first major player in the property sector to...
10 July 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

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

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

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

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

New figures released from Mortgage Brain show that the buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage market remains ‘unsettled’ with mixed movement seen in the...
28 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

The number of landlords looking to remortgage has now reached an all-time high, according to a survey by Paragon. Its Financial Adviser...
26 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

First-time buyers and others with small deposits took a greater share of the market last month than in August, according to...
17 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

Intelenet Global Services has launched a new ‘Lending Suite’ to help banks generate mortgage offers in as little as 30 minutes. The...
20 September 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

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

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

The UK’s first digital mortgage settlement has been carried out by Premier Property Lawyers and Shieldpay, bringing transformation to the £245...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A round of crowdfunding by digital start-up Property Master that started in January has already beaten its £250,000 target. The start-up uses...
04 April 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

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

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

The cost of mortgages is on the rise with the price of the majority of mainstream residential mortgages increasing during the...
06 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

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

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

Nationwide is the latest building society to join the Equity Release Council (The Council) following its introduction to the lifetime mortgage...
28 November 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

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

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

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

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

The Mortgage Hut has seen a year on year rise of 30% in mortgage applications in August despite the traditional seasonal...
05 September 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

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

Fresh statistics suggest the UK’s mortgage market has been boosted again, with approvals for home lending up month on month and...
04 August 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

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

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

Research carried out by Equifax Touchstone, analysing the intermediary marketplace, has revealed that Northern Ireland had the highest regional mortgage sales...
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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The headline speakers for Mortgage Vision 2016 have been announced. The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) and Nationwide/The Mortgage Works will...
11 August 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

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

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 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

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

Skipton Building Society has unveiled its new product ranges for both the Help to Buy London and Help to Buy Scotland...
08 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

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 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

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

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
From: Sponsored Content

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

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

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 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

Life is getting easier for first-time buyers as barriers to homeownership fall and government schemes help more climb on the property...
10 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The mortgage market is enjoying a buoyant end to 2015 as two new sets of figures published yesterday show continuing strong...
09 December 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

October saw a sharp seasonal fall in remortgaging with a 21% drop compared to September. But remortgaging activity still soared 53% in...
18 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let lending continued to race ahead of the mortgage market in September as investors ignore Chancellor George Osborne's forthcoming tax crackdown. Investors drove large quarterly and...
12 November 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 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

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

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

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

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

New research suggests that now is the perfect time to remortgage as more products hit the market and rates fall significantly. As...
22 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

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

Two thirds of potential homebuyers have been left in the dark by new mortgage affordability rules, research reveals. Some 35% of potential...
10 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Record low fixed rate mortgages may already be a thing of the past as lenders start pulling rates. New research from Moneyfacts.co.uk suggests...
08 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Nearly one million homeowners with interest-only mortgages are a "ticking timebomb" because they have made no plans for paying off their debt. The...
07 September 2015
From: Breaking News

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

The mortgage market enjoyed a buoyant June with a resurgence in new lending and remortgaging, with buy-to-let leading the charge. House purchase...
12 August 2015
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers are £2,000 better off thanks to a sharp drop in rates on 95% LTV mortgages over the past two...
12 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Banks are set to launch a new clampdown on buy-to-let in a bid to stop the boom getting out of control. They are looking...
10 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

More than 100 mortgages are available for landlords who buy properties through a limited company, allowing them to retain current levels...
03 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage regulators have given buy-to-let investors an unfair advantage over residential buyers and the balance needs to be redressed, a broker has claimed. Independent...
30 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The salary of the average homebuyer fell 16% year-on-year in June to £34,584, as improved mortgage affordability boosted lower income borrowers. The...
24 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The mortgage market could go into a sharp long-term decline as elderly people pay off their home loans while younger people...
23 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

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
From: Breaking News

The number of remortgages grew strongly in May as homeowners took advantage of rising house prices and the lender price war...
30 June 2015
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

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
From: 60 Second Interview

Excellent buying conditions have lured Britons back into the overseas property market this year, with bargain property prices and historically low...
25 June 2015
From: 60 Second Interview
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
From: Breaking News

The number of buy-to-let mortgages increased sharply in the first month following Chancellor George Osborne's pension freedom revolution. The choice of deals has...
24 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Bridging lending has seen rapid growth while the mainstream mortgage market has contracted, new figures suggest. Annual gross bridging grew 35% in year...
23 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Legal & General has announced ambitious plans to become a leading provider of lifetime mortgages. The insurer has launched its own-branded Lifetime...
23 June 2015
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Young borrowers increasingly expect to be paying their mortgage into retirement as they stretch themselves to get on the housing ladder. Around half of...
17 June 2015
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

The value of remortgage lending slumped to a two-year low in March after falling 8% over the last 12 months. Total gross...