“The Government will pay the mortgage” & “smoking is not bad for you”, are among the strangest reasons why borrowers have refused life cover.

Brokers share most bizarre reasons why borrowers refuse life cover - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Brokers have questioned how the government expects households to cope with increased mortgage costs if minsters themselves are struggling.

Govt cannot expect people to pay mortgage if ministers struggle

In the last six months, the individual protection market has lost Canda Life, Aegon, and now AIG Life UK, leaving advisers concerned about the future of innovation.

Your views: Could less competition strip support from customers that fall outside of the

Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionise mortgage advice, brokers have suggested, but that will come through supporting advisers rather than replacing them.

Koodoo can do a CeMAP but AI can’t replace brokers...or can it?

August is normally a quiet month for lead generation and activity in the mortgage industry and this year has proved no different for most brokers.

Brokers note lack of leads and activity in August

The media, the government and the Bank of England have all come under fire by mortgage brokers for their role in contributing to the ongoing difficulties in the mortgage market.

Press, government, Bank of England: who do brokers blame for mortgage crisis?

Brokers have not been impressed by receiving an email from TSB Intermediary today at 12:35pm, announcing rates would be increasing by as much as 0.20% at... 13:

TSB gives brokers 25 minutes’ notice of rate changes – reaction

A look at whether MoneySavingExpert’s Martin Lewis should have advice permissions - with views from the adviser community.

Your views: should personal finance commentators like Martin Lewis have advice permissions?

Earlier this week, IFA Magazine reported on the reactions of many mortgage brokers to comments made by the well-known financial journalist, Paul Lewis, in The

Paul Lewis responds to mortgage brokers about comments in The i Paper - brokers react

Average rates for two and five-year fixed rates remain above five per cent, but brokers expect that the range of mortgage pricing could come down to three to four per cent this year.

Mortgage pricing: where are we now and what can we expect?

Of adults who reported difficulty in affording rent or mortgage payments, 27% had moderate to severe depressive symptoms, according to the ONS.

Mortgage brokers undergo mental health training as rates rise

Newspage asked brokers what they’re doing to help support clients who may be struggling emotionally as well as financially.

Mortgage brokers undergoing mental health training ahead of recession

Yesterday, IFA Magazine highlighted the responses of a number of brokers to a report which linked depression to the cost of living crisis - including mortgage w

Mental Health training and mortgage advice: brokers going above and beyond to support clients’ needs

A report published by the ONS earlier this week revealed a clear link between depression and people struggling with mortgage and rent payments, energy bills, and increased personal debt.

Mental health training and mortgage advice: How are brokers supporting struggling clients?

The move has been widely welcomed by brokers who have seen the market fluctuate widely in the months since the ill-fated Prime Ministership of Liz Truss.

Bank of Ireland to cuts 5-year fixed mortgage rates to start at 4.65%

As lenders tighten their criteria due to rising rates, reduced affordability amid the cost of living crisis and the prospect of a long recession ahead, free PR

Brokers reveal which types of borrower will struggle to get mortgages in 2023

Brokers discuss the impact of a reduction in house prices moving into 2023.

What are the options for borrowers remortgaging in negative equity?

Homeowners are rightly concerned about the pace of rising interest rates and if you’re one of the two million households whose mortgage deal expires soon, here are seven options you can take.

Seven options if you’re coming to the end of your mortgage fix

Following Liz Truss’s energy price cap announcement last week, some brokers have suggested that property market activity may start to tick up again now that people know what’s happening with their utility bills for the next two years — and that they are already seeing signs of this.

Energy price cap could bolster housing demand, brokers predict

A number of lenders have paused new mortgage business due to overwhelming demand as interest rates rise. Will more follow?

Will more lenders pause mortgage applications amid ‘overwhelming demand’? - Your Money

Rocketing interest rates could double this year’s projections for repossessions to 24,000 by 2024 according to an economic consultancy’s analysis of latest Bank of England figures

Home owners face £5,000 a year mortgage hikes - with repossessions doubling

Rising interest rates has driven demand for mortgage products, but brokers say remortgage applications are taking longer than ever.

Managing expectations - and admin - could ease remortgage logjam

Borrowers are turning to bridging and equity release as they seek solutions to the challenge of ‘rightsizing’.

How the emergence of ‘rightsizers’ is driving some specialist brokers

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