Commercial finance brokers are seeing a significant rise in client requests to support more complex projects, a new survey from from Asset Advantage reveals. financialreporter.co.uk/commercial-fin…

BLOG: How AI adoption can work in the mortgage market - Alexis Rog, Sikoia financialreporter.co.uk/blogs/how-ai-a…

One in eight UK women who held a joint mortgage in the last two years experienced joint mortgage economic abuse from a current or former partner – equivalent to over 750,000 people, according to a new report by the charity Surviving Economic Abuse financialreporter.co.uk/new-report-rev…

Fleet Mortgages has cut rates on both two and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products at 75% LTV for standard and limited company borrowers. Fleet Mortgages financialreporter.co.uk/fleet-cuts-sta…

Standard fixed rates have reduced by 10 basis points, with rates now starting at 4.04%, while specialist rates are down by up to 20 basis points to start from 4.09%. Keystone Property Finance financialreporter.co.uk/keystone-cuts-…

First-time buyers in England have just two months left to benefit from reduced stamp duty rates, with the average property sale taking 25 weeks from listing through to completion, new research from Zoopla shows. financialreporter.co.uk/ftbs-have-just…

Pepper Money has reduced rates across its range by as much as 1.00% to provide more options for brokers whose clients fall just outside of the criteria for high street lenders. Pepper Money UK financialreporter.co.uk/pepper-cuts-re…

More sellers have been coming to market since the Bank Rate cut, but previously this trend was being driven by the smaller homes sector of two-bedrooms or fewer coming to the market for sale. @Rightmove financialreporter.co.uk/falling-mortga…

Foundation Home Loans has executed its first residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS) backed by a mixed portfolio of both buy-to-let and owner-occupied mortgage loans. Foundation Home Loans financialreporter.co.uk/foundation-hom…

The updates to the LSB's Standards include new requirements for lenders as well as improvements to existing protections and guidance. Lending Standards Board financialreporter.co.uk/lending-standa…

Later life sourcing platform Advise Wise has introduced affordability tags to its platform, designed to help advisers identify which products require an affordability calculation, ensuring they meet Consumer Duty requirements. financialreporter.co.uk/advise-wise-in…

Yorkshire Building Society has announced further reductions across its residential purchase and remortgage ranges by up to 0.55%. Yorkshire Building Society financialreporter.co.uk/yorkshire-bs-l…

The latest RICS Residential Survey for August reports a positive shift in the UK housing market, spurred on by the recent decrease in mortgage interest rates. RICS financialreporter.co.uk/uk-housing-mar…

Rates on near prime products are being cut by up to 0.25% and 95% LTV prime products will see their rates reduced by up to 0.15%. financialreporter.co.uk/atom-cuts-near…

BLOG: Why the conveyancing panel management model is ripe for change - Harpal Singh, CEO of conveybuddy financialreporter.co.uk/blogs/why-the-…

MPowered Mortgages has made further rate cuts across its mortgage range, which see rates for three and five-year mortgages fall below 4%. MPowered Mortgages financialreporter.co.uk/mpowered-launc…

The full seminar line-up has been announced for the National Buy-to-Let Adviser Event, a new one-day event designed specifically for advisers working with landlords and professional property investors. financialreporter.co.uk/seminar-line-u…

Paragon Bank has enhanced its range of five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with new 3% fee options and £750 cashback added to all purchase and remortgage products. Paragon Bank financialreporter.co.uk/paragon-adds-c…

Together has appointed Richard Rowntree as its new CEO and executive director, effective from early 2025. Together financialreporter.co.uk/together-appoi…

Nationwide Building Society is reducing selected rates across its higher-LTV mortgage products by up to 0.25%. financialreporter.co.uk/nationwide-cut…