Brilliant Solutions has joined the Equity Release Council as the mortgage club and specialist distributor looks to strengthen its involvement in the later life lending market.
The firm works with mortgage advisers across the UK, providing access to a...
High energy costs are increasing demand for more efficient homes, but the cost of major improvements and difficulties across the housebuilding supply chain remain...
Nick Chadbourne, the former chief executive of LMS, has joined mortgage and homebuying consultancy Novus Strategy as non-executive chair.
Chadbourne (pictured), who announced his departure...
Vernon Building Society has appointed former Nottingham Building Society finance chief Anthony Murphy as an independent non-executive director.
Murphy joined the Vernon's board in September...
The number of residential buildings being monitored under government cladding remediation programmes has risen by more than 12% since January, according to analysis by...
The conveyancing workforce in England and Wales has contracted by 15% in little more than three years, prompting calls for firms and the wider property industry to address the pressures facing the profession.
Law Society figures cited by RG...
Lendlord has introduced a free tool designed to help landlords prepare the Form 4A notice required when increasing rents on assured periodic tenancies in England.
The property management and finance platform said its Rent Increase Notice tool takes landlords...
LendInvest and MDA Consulting have published guidance for property lenders and developers ahead of the introduction of the Building Safety Levy, warning that the charge will need to be factored into scheme viability and funding requirements.
The levy applies...
Family Building Society has launched an interest roll-up mortgage allowing high net worth borrowers to access loans of up to £12.5m without mandatory monthly mortgage payments.
The product is aimed at borrowers with substantial assets but complex income structures,...
John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...
Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...
Helping relatives onto the property ladder is a significant factor in later life mortgage borrowing, with Suffolk Building Society research showing that 63% of clients borrow to provide financial support to family members.
The findings suggest this support is being provided despite widespread concern among...
Buy-to-let turned 30 last week, and it's a good moment for some much-needed positivity around this market.
Whatever the narrative around buy-to-let has been at...
Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond the extra products now sitting on sourcing systems.
There simply aren’t that many lenders targeting the expat segment. So, when another...
PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five years after recording higher lending, mortgage completion and protection volumes during the first half of 2026.
The Sesame Bankhall Group business completed more than 100,000 mortgages between January and June, an...
