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Complexity is making mortgage advice more valuable, not less
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (432+ words) Jason Berry of Crystal Specialist Finance explores why growing borrower complexity is making specialist advice increasingly valuable. There is an interesting contradiction developing in the UK mortgage market. Technology is making it easier to search for products, lenders are becoming…...
Knowledge Bank records more than 6,800 lender criteria changes in August
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (397+ words) Knowledge Bank recorded more than 6,800 changes to lender criteria during August, the highest monthly total so far in 2026. Almost 6,000 new criteria areas were also added to the platform during the month as lenders continued to develop their propositions. The increase…...
Scottish Building Society expands mortgage lending to across England and Wales
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (241+ words) Brokers in England and Wales now have access to its standard and specialist products. Scottish Building Society has expanded its mortgage lending, giving brokers in England and Wales access to its standard and specialist products. The move extends its existing…...
Buckinghamshire Building Society launches 3-year discounted mortgages
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (189+ words) Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched three 3-year discounted mortgage products across its Retirement and Credit Restore ranges. The Retirement 3-year discount is available up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV) at 5.09%, with a £999 product fee. The Credit Restore products are available up to…...
Mortgage Intelligence adds Swansea Building Society to lender panel
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (151+ words) Mortgage Intelligence has added Swansea Building Society to its lender panel. The partnership gives advisers at the mortgage broker network access to the building society’s mortgage range. Graham Wood (pictured), head of products and partnerships at Mortgage Intelligence, said: “We’re…...
88% of brokers report rise in holiday let enquiries
6+ day, 59+ min ago (438+ words) Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers have seen an increase in holiday let enquiries over the past 12 months, according to The Cumberland Building Society’s inaugural Holiday Let Index. Some 88% of mortgage brokers have seen an increase in holiday let mortgage enquiries…...
OMS integrates with Scroll Finance for second charge buy-to-let cases
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (181+ words) One Mortgage System has integrated with Scroll Finance to allow brokers to move from sourcing and fact-find through to DIP within a single workflow for second charge buy-to-let cases. One Mortgage System has announced a new API integration with Scroll…...
LIBF and LFBF open chartered pathway for mortgage advisers
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (315+ words) The London Foundation for Banking and Finance (LFBF) and LIBF have opened a pathway for experienced mortgage advisers to become chartered members. Qualified mortgage advisers on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) register will be able to apply for the designation....
LV= launches interest reward lifetime mortgage - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (348+ words) Its Lifetime Mortgage Lump Sum Lifestyle Interest Reward product is available to homeowners aged 55 and over as a lump sum lifetime mortgage. LV= has launched Lifetime Mortgage Lump Sum Lifestyle Interest Reward as part of its Lifestyle equity release range....
Afin Bank appoints Simon McClean to lead treasury and regulatory reporting
1+ week, 32+ min ago (371+ words) Afin Bank has appointed Simon McClean as head of treasury and regulatory reporting, bringing more than 35 years of financial services experience to the specialist lender. Afin Bank has appointed Simon McClean as head of treasury and regulatory reporting. McClean joins…...