Mortgage

Lloyds and Octopus partner on greener homes initiative

Lloyds Banking Group and Octopus Energy have formed a partnership to provide energy-efficient home improvements to the group’s customers. The...

Virgin Money hires Calder as head of secured lending 

Virgin Money has appointed Craig Calder as its new head of secured lending. The lender says that industry veteran Calder...

One in six ‘too embarrassed’ to seek financial support: Bluestone

One in six people (16%) would be too embarrassed to seek financial support should they need it, Bluestone Mortgages reveals....

Transactions fall by a quarter over six months: House Buyer Bureau

The UK property market “is grinding to a halt”, as the level of monthly transactions fell by almost a quarter...

Two-thirds of lenders not ready for Consumer Duty: Moneyhub  

Two-thirds of senior figures at banks and building societies say they are not ready for the new Consumer Duty rules,...

Gen H trims 2-year resi rates by 8bps  

Gen H has cut rates on two-year fixed-rate residential loans on 60%, 70% and 75% loan-to-value bands as well as...

Mortgage Strategy Awards 2023 self-nominations open

Self-nominations for the Mortgage Strategy Awards 2023 are now open and will run until Wednesday 30 November. The Mortgage Strategy...

Blog: Where next for digital mortgage broking?

Over the last seven years, digital mortgage broking has gone from an idealistic vision to being part of the business-as-usual...

UTB hires Sivanesan as broker property finance director   

United Trust Bank has hired real estate Piragash Sivanesan as director – intermediaries, property finance to develop relationships with brokers...

So You’ve Applied for the PSLF Waiver – Here’s What Comes Next

The Limited PSLF Waiver — a temporary initiative that expands relief under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program —...

Day in the Life of – Stuart Brampton, BDM, Santander for Intermediaries

Illustration by Simeon ElsonMy alarm goes off at… …I can’t remember the last time I used an alarm. Probably pre-Covid...

Over-50s feel shut out from mortgage market: LiveMore  

Just 4% of people aged over 50 believe they would be able to take out a new mortgage, according to...