Simon Bridgland's Media Coverage

Daily Mirror

New ‘fantasy number’ warning to anyone selling their home

Published: 11/6/2026, 7:31 am

Daily Express

New home sellers ‘fantasy number’ warning with problem worse in one UK area

Published: 11/6/2026, 7:18 am

Sky News

What do high gilt yields mean for your pension?

Published: 18/3/2026, 12:50 pm

Daily Mirror

Some Santander customers to be worse off after announcement

Published: 16/3/2026, 4:28 pm

Express.co.uk

Santander customers may be worse off each month

Published: 16/3/2026, 3:37 pm

Sky

Pound plunges to lowest level in months | Money blog

Published: 13/3/2026, 10:20 pm

Daily Mirror

Nationwide brings in ‘new £360 charge’ for customers from today

Published: 13/3/2026, 12:04 pm

Express.co.uk

Nationwide and Virgin Money customers ‘hit with new £360 charge’

Published: 12/3/2026, 8:14 pm

Express.co.uk

UK households issued mortgage warning over Iran war

Published: 11/3/2026, 8:50 am

Thisismoney

More lenders hike mortgage rates on Middle East conflict: What to do if you need a new home loan

Published: 10/3/2026, 12:52 pm

Devon Live

Virgin Money changes mortgage rates as Brits urged to act fast

Published: 10/3/2026, 9:29 am

Daily Mirror

Mortgage hikes from Virgin Money bring ‘act quickly’ warning

Published: 10/3/2026, 8:01 am

Chronicle Live

Virgin Money changes mortgage rates as Brits urged to act fast

Published: 10/3/2026, 7:53 am

Thisismoney

Boost for first-time buyers as new 0% deposit mortgage launched - is it a good way to get onto the property ladder?

Published: 25/2/2026, 5:11 pm

This Is Money

First-time buyers offered interest-only mortgages: Is it a bad idea?

Published: 24/6/2025, 6:22 am

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Interest-only mortgage launched: What are the pros and cons? - what MORTGAGE

Published: 23/6/2025, 2:16 pm

FTAdviser

HSBC to cut rates amid ‘volatile week’

Published: 24/2/2025, 8:46 am

Daily Mail

Santander are ‘playing a dangerous game’ over its threat to leave UK

Published: 20/1/2025, 12:41 pm

The i Paper

What will happen to mortgage rates in 2025, according to experts

Published: 2/1/2025, 12:17 pm

Express.co.uk

Warning as civil servants to strike over demand for three days in the office

Published: 30/12/2024, 1:37 pm

Bristol Live

Mortgage price war heats up as prices slashed ahead of Christmas

Published: 13/12/2024, 7:39 am

Express.co.uk

Barclays and TSB customers given Christmas mortgage boost

Published: 11/12/2024, 10:27 am

Manchester Evening News

Mortgage rates cut as price war heats up ahead of Christmas

Published: 11/12/2024, 10:24 am

Wales Online

Barclays and TSB announce mortgage rate cuts as lenders gear up for price war

Published: 11/12/2024, 10:21 am

Express.co.uk

Homebuyers issued urgent warning as looming tax nightmare awaits

Published: 8/12/2024, 6:14 pm

Mortgage Soup

NatWest cuts rates by up to 39bps “bringing some much-needed festive cheer to the mortgage market” | News

Published: 5/12/2024, 4:23 pm

Express.co.uk

Rachel Reeves tax raid blamed for higher mortgage rates

Published: 19/11/2024, 4:10 pm

Express.co.uk

Rachel Reeves’s pension ‘megafund’ reforms savaged as ‘high risk, low return’

Published: 14/11/2024, 12:10 pm

Daily Mail

Homeowners hoping for mortgage rate cuts should ‘think again’

Published: 2/11/2024, 7:15 am

Freelance Informer

Giving up on the dream: Is the UK mortgage market killing self-employment?

Published: 26/10/2024, 5:05 pm

GB News

Mortgage alert as NatWest interest rates see 'huge drop' in boon for Britons

Published: 25/10/2024, 1:35 pm

Express.co.uk

NatWest announces ’highly aggressive” mortgage cuts

Published: 24/10/2024, 11:11 am

Newspage News

Coventry raises mortgage rates in “a symbolic turning point for the mortgage market”

Published: 19/10/2024, 10:21 am

FTAdviser

More2life launches first lifetime mortgage with no ERCs

Published: 15/10/2024, 5:39 pm

FTAdviser

Hopes of rate war ‘killed off’ as lender announces increases

Published: 9/10/2024, 11:02 am

Introducer Today

To buy or to rent? That is the question! - Introducer Today

Published: 25/9/2024, 12:59 pm

Manchester Evening News

Strange mortgage application question that probes homebuyers on narcotics usage

Published: 25/9/2024, 7:25 am

Liverpool Echo

Bank asks mortgage applicants how much they spend on ‘narcotics’

Published: 25/9/2024, 7:23 am

Daily Star

Bank asks mortgage borrowers for amount they spend on narcotics

Published: 24/9/2024, 3:04 pm

Express.co.uk

Bank stuns mortgage borrowers by checking how much they spend on narcotics

Published: 24/9/2024, 10:56 am

Grimsby Live

Mortgage rates ‘set to increase’ as Bank of England holds base rate

Published: 24/9/2024, 9:39 am

Express.co.uk

Bank of England blamed for new risk of home loan rate rises

Published: 24/9/2024, 9:23 am

The Sun

Is it cheaper to buy a house or rent? Property experts give their verdict

Published: 22/9/2024, 8:32 am

The Mirror

Mortgage rates may fall to below 3% - heralding ‘big savings’ for some borrowers

Published: 20/9/2024, 4:04 am

Express.co.uk

Halifax announces change to home loans ‘effective tomorrow’

Published: 11/9/2024, 11:46 am

Birmingham Live

Halifax issues message to mortgage customers and says ‘effective tomorow’

Published: 11/9/2024, 11:46 am

Express.co.uk

Barclays slashes mortgage rates although reductions come with a catch

Published: 9/9/2024, 8:53 pm

Express.co.uk

New twist in mortgage price war as TSB makes “aggressive” cuts on new rates

Published: 9/9/2024, 12:14 pm

The Telegraph

NatWest accused of ‘ripping off’ existing customers with higher mortgage rates

Published: 8/9/2024, 11:32 am

Birmingham Live

Santander rule change for both ‘new and existing customers’

Published: 5/9/2024, 2:53 pm

Express.co.uk

Warnings that a ‘slash and pillage Budget’ would threaten property market

Published: 30/8/2024, 1:13 pm

Daily Mail

‘Panic’ over threat of Labour’s capital gains tax raid

Published: 28/8/2024, 6:23 pm

Birmingham Live

Barclays issues urgent message to customers and says ‘effective tomorrow’

Published: 8/8/2024, 8:53 am

The Mirror

Barclays launches UK’s cheapest mortgage at 3.84% as banks battle

Published: 7/8/2024, 11:39 am

Express.co.uk

Mortgage price war – Barclays, HSBC and NatWest launch home loans at under 4%

Published: 7/8/2024, 11:17 am

The Telegraph

Homeowners only given four months to ‘ditch and switch’ mortgage deals

Published: 7/8/2024, 6:34 am

FTAdviser

Brokers: hardship tests will ‘force out good landlords’

Published: 6/8/2024, 8:02 am

The Sunday Times

Are cheaper mortgage rates making a comeback?

Published: 28/7/2024, 6:12 am

The Sun

Four more mortgage lenders slash rates as new home loan price war heats up

Published: 18/7/2024, 10:10 am

Express.co.uk

Bank slashes mortgage rates ahead of ‘big week for borrowers’

Published: 15/7/2024, 3:46 pm

The Sun

Five more mortgage lenders SLASH rates by up to 0.4% - as ‘price war’ continues

Published: 11/7/2024, 6:57 am

Moneyweek

Virgin Money offers mortgage borrowers up to £15,000 to go green – is the deal worth it?

Published: 10/7/2024, 7:46 pm

Birmingham Live

HSBC announces ‘new mortgage criteria rules’ for customers

Published: 10/7/2024, 5:08 pm

Express.co.uk

HSBC announces ‘big’ change to mortgage criteria to help ‘boost’ property market

Published: 10/7/2024, 5:03 pm

Express.co.uk

Property market experts issue stark warning to Labour over housing plan

Published: 8/7/2024, 10:17 pm

Sky News

Santander becomes latest lender to announce mortgage cuts

Published: 3/7/2024, 10:50 am

Birmingham Live

Santander announces ‘small but important’ new rules for customers

Published: 3/7/2024, 10:02 am

Express.co.uk

Santander sparks mortgage price war hopes as lender slashes interest rates

Published: 3/7/2024, 9:29 am

Introducer Today

Big banks drop rates and likely to trigger copycat cuts

Published: 27/6/2024, 4:44 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

“Exciting developments are on the horizon,” brokers react to recent rate cuts - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Published: 26/6/2024, 3:51 pm

Express.co.uk

Win for home buyers as NatWest boosts the amount it will lend on new properties

Published: 26/6/2024, 12:20 pm

This Is Money

Barclays, HSBC and NatWest cut mortgage rates

Published: 25/6/2024, 3:57 pm

Buytolet Insider

Corporates entering the PRS deemed ‘bad news’ for renters and first-time buyers

Published: 25/6/2024, 2:31 pm

Protection Reporter

Breaking: DeadHappy enters administration

Published: 25/6/2024, 2:29 pm

Protection Reporter

Breaking: DeadHappy enters administration

Published: 25/6/2024, 2:28 pm

This Is Money

Barclays, HSBC and NatWest cut mortgage rates

Published: 25/6/2024, 2:28 pm

Birmingham Live

Barclays announces new rules for customers in ‘huge relief’ for account holders

Published: 24/6/2024, 3:05 pm

Express.co.uk

Barclays cuts mortgage rates sparking hopes others will follow

Published: 24/6/2024, 3:00 pm

Sky News

Barclays reducing fixed rate deals - and more lenders could follow

Published: 24/6/2024, 12:21 pm

Sky

Money blog: Inside Princess Diana’s family home as it goes on sale for £10.95m

Published: 24/6/2024, 12:20 pm

FTAdviser

NatWest has ‘broken the mould’ with latest rate cut

Published: 19/6/2024, 1:53 pm

Landlord Today

Reform UK policies dismissed as return to Liz Truss disaster

Published: 18/6/2024, 5:59 am

Moneyweek

Hundreds of thousands of fixed-rate mortgages to expire by the general election – how to cope with rising costs

Published: 17/6/2024, 7:52 pm

Bristol Live

Expert shares 4 jobs ‘least likely’ to qualify for 40-year mortgage

Published: 15/6/2024, 1:47 pm

The Telegraph

The jobs that could stop you getting a mortgage

Published: 15/6/2024, 10:37 am

Express.co.uk

Mortgage mayhem as Barclays and TSB hike interest rates on home loans

Published: 13/6/2024, 1:52 pm

FTAdviser

Lenders need to adopt ‘more pragmatic’ long-term view to lending

Published: 13/6/2024, 11:11 am

Letting Agent Today

‘No Interest Rate Cut This Summer’ after bad news from government

Published: 12/6/2024, 6:19 am

The Negotiator

Mortgage brokers slam Labour’s ‘Freedom to Buy’ as sham

Published: 10/6/2024, 11:37 am

FTAdviser

Gen H credit search tool ‘mortgage market game-changer’

Published: 5/6/2024, 10:14 am

Sky News

Money blog: HSBC announces mortgage rate increases

Published: 3/6/2024, 3:57 pm

Express.co.uk

Debt warning as firms accused of dishing out loans to Britons ‘willy nilly’

Published: 28/5/2024, 6:32 am

Express.co.uk

What General Election could mean for housing market from landlords to tenants

Published: 26/5/2024, 9:13 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Outstanding credit card balances grow by 9.5% - UK Finance - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Published: 23/5/2024, 3:01 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Insolvency data for April provides “more grim reading”, say brokers - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Published: 23/5/2024, 3:00 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

House prices see 1.8% annual rise in March - HM Land Registry - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Published: 23/5/2024, 2:59 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

UK inflation drops to 2.3%, increasing pressure on Bank of England to cut rates - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Published: 23/5/2024, 2:58 pm

inews.co.uk

How to navigate mortgage ‘confusion’ as some rates rise and others are cut

Published: 23/5/2024, 1:42 pm

FTAdviser

What could the general election mean for pensions, mortgages and investments?

Published: 23/5/2024, 8:22 am

Express.co.uk

Credit card spending spirals with surge in use for essentials across UK

Published: 19/5/2024, 8:45 pm

Protection Reporter

Your views: How many times have you heard “the Government will pay my mortgage” as a broker?

Published: 14/5/2024, 3:30 pm

FTAdviser

Psychic mediums, Sky TV and cats: why clients reject protection cover

Published: 14/5/2024, 10:57 am

The Intermediary

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

Published: 14/5/2024, 6:50 am

Express.co.uk

Mortgage payments forecast for retirement could be red herring, experts say

Published: 13/5/2024, 10:36 am

The Intermediary

Ultra long mortgages FOI “highlights the bind many borrowers are in at present” - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Published: 13/5/2024, 9:06 am

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

“We need confidence to return” - brokers share predictions for future base rate cut - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage...

Published: 2/5/2024, 3:29 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Brokers react as lenders increase mortgage fixed rates as SWAPS worsen - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Published: 2/5/2024, 3:29 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Lloyds Banking Group’s profits plunged by 28% in early 2024 - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Published: 2/5/2024, 3:29 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

TSB increases selected mortgage rates and withdraws products - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Published: 2/5/2024, 3:28 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Net mortgage approvals see modest rise in March - Bank of England - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Published: 2/5/2024, 3:28 pm

The Intermediary

Has underwriting become overwriting?

Published: 19/3/2024, 6:29 pm

Money Marketing

DeadHappy shuts doors to new customers after ad campaign fallout

Published: 18/3/2024, 1:38 pm

Cover magazine

DeadHappy closes doors to new life insurance customers

Published: 18/3/2024, 11:48 am

FTAdviser

DeadHappy unable to accept new life insurance customers

Published: 18/3/2024, 9:00 am

The Intermediary

DeadHappy “can’t accept new life insurance customers at the moment”

Published: 18/3/2024, 8:17 am

FTAdviser

Blow to borrowers as major lenders hike mortgage rates

Published: 12/3/2024, 10:28 am

The Observer

How to survive UK mortgage turmoil as rates go up and deals are pulled

Published: 11/3/2024, 7:57 pm

The Intermediary

Plans for 99% mortgages apparently scrapped - reaction from brokers

Published: 1/3/2024, 9:10 am

This Is Money

Should I fix my mortgage or take a tracker? A dozen brokers reply

Published: 27/2/2024, 8:35 am

Mortgage Professional

How is the equity release market performing?

Published: 22/2/2024, 7:15 am

Mortgage Professional

What educational support do brokers need?

Published: 21/2/2024, 2:35 pm

FTAdviser

Closure of Amazon’s UK insurance business ‘not surprising’, say brokers

Published: 20/2/2024, 6:37 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Conservative Minister resigns amid increasing mortgage costs

Published: 20/2/2024, 6:36 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

HSBC updates its lending into retirement policy

Published: 20/2/2024, 6:35 pm

Mortgage Solutions

Collaboration with specialists crucial option on later life clients ‒ analysis - Mortgage Solutions

Published: 20/2/2024, 6:34 pm

Mortgage Professional

What educational support do brokers need?

Published: 20/2/2024, 6:28 pm

Yahoo News

HSBC latest lender to cut mortgage rates as experts predict ‘others bound to follow suit’

Published: 20/2/2024, 6:25 pm

The Guardian

HSBC joins mortgage rate-cutting drive with deals below 4% | Mortgage rates | The Guardian

Published: 20/2/2024, 6:15 pm

FTAdviser

Govt cannot expect people to pay mortgage if ministers struggle

Published: 31/1/2024, 7:27 am

Mortgage Solutions

Brokers bemoan borrower budgets for protection ‒ analysis - Mortgage Solutions

Published: 19/1/2024, 8:18 am

The Intermediary

Santander and Skipton “shrug off” inflation data with further mortgage rate cuts

Published: 18/1/2024, 7:48 am

Daily Mail

New Year mortgage price war breaks out as Halifax cuts fixed rates

Published: 3/1/2024, 11:28 pm

The Times

Mortgage rates relief as lenders cut fixed deals

Published: 3/1/2024, 8:05 am

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Halifax reduces fixed remortgage rates

Published: 2/1/2024, 5:10 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Mortgage brokers call on Chancellor to be bold on housing in the Spring Budget

Published: 2/1/2024, 5:10 pm

FTAdviser

Clock is ticking on sub-4% mortgages after fall in Swap rates

Published: 21/12/2023, 2:32 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

A bit of optimism about the later life sector in 2024

Published: 20/12/2023, 11:05 am

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Debate: Three-month Product Transfer windows

Published: 18/12/2023, 9:40 am

The Intermediary

Company insolvencies see annual rise of 21%

Published: 15/12/2023, 10:59 am

Introducer Today

Nationwide’s slashed rates means price war goes on to end of year

Published: 27/11/2023, 7:22 am

FTAdviser

‘Madness’ that FCA allows firms to solely offer equity release advice

Published: 24/11/2023, 8:33 am

Mortgage Introducer

Why networks need to take a step forward with tech

Published: 22/11/2023, 10:38 am

The Intermediary

“Great news for homeowners” as HSBC and TSB make further rate cuts

Published: 21/11/2023, 7:00 pm

Mortgage Solutions

Brokers lament lack of stability after housing minister sacking ‒ analysis - Mortgage Solutions

Published: 15/11/2023, 10:20 pm

inews.co.uk

9 out of 10 equity release enquiries driven by cost of living pressures

Published: 15/11/2023, 10:12 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

House prices rise by 1.1% in October – Halifax

Published: 7/11/2023, 8:54 am

The Intermediary

“The devil is in the detail” – Brokers warn of potentially misleading mortgage advice published by BBC

Published: 6/11/2023, 9:35 am

Mortgage Solutions

Equity release being driven by necessity, not aspiration, as cost of living crisis continues to bite

Published: 29/10/2023, 10:23 am

This Is Money

Borrowers warned against being ‘hypnotised’ by lower mortgage rates

Published: 27/10/2023, 1:29 pm

Mortgage Professional

What are brokers advising their clients ahead of Christmas?

Published: 26/10/2023, 7:42 am

Mortgage Professional

“If the client is James Bond then their broker is Q”

Published: 26/10/2023, 7:29 am

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

“Hugely unpredictable” – brokers share thoughts ahead of inflation announcement

Published: 17/10/2023, 10:32 am

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Protection experts: ditch acronyms and change Direct Debit mandates to prevent policy cancellations

Published: 16/10/2023, 10:21 am

Mortgage Professional

Can you help your clients overcome the mindset of being unable to buy?

Published: 14/10/2023, 7:41 am

The Intermediary

Brokers give their verdict on Nationwide rebrand

Published: 9/10/2023, 9:40 am

Protection Reporter

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

Published: 6/10/2023, 11:52 am

The Intermediary

EXCLUSIVE: Borrowers in Consett more likely to have protection than those in Chelsea

Published: 6/10/2023, 9:43 am

Simon Bridgland on LinkedIn: Halifax makes further mortgage rate reductions - The Intermediary - Latest…

Published: 4/10/2023, 3:35 pm

The Intermediary

Halifax makes further mortgage rate reductions

Published: 4/10/2023, 2:37 pm

FTAdviser

Rising mortgage costs lead to protection policy cancellations

Published: 4/10/2023, 7:08 am

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

UK house prices remain stagnant in September with South West hit hardest

Published: 3/10/2023, 9:46 am

The Negotiator

FCA moves to make leaseholder block insurance fairer

Published: 3/10/2023, 7:50 am

The Telegraph

House prices fall for eighth month in a row amid high mortgage rates - latest updates

Published: 2/10/2023, 8:29 am

Protection Reporter

Your views: Advisers blame ‘Britishness’, Superman Syndrome, and comparison sites for protection gap in the UK

Published: 1/10/2023, 9:04 am

Financial Reporter

Halifax announces mortgage rate reductions

Published: 29/9/2023, 12:12 pm

BirminghamLive

Halifax issues four-day warning to any customer who has a mortgage

Published: 28/9/2023, 3:37 pm

Financial Reporter

Santander launches sub-5% fixed rate in new round of rate cuts

Published: 25/9/2023, 6:30 pm

Mortgage Professional

Santander to launch sub-5% residential fixed rate

Published: 25/9/2023, 6:25 pm

BirminghamLive

Santander sends five-year warning to any customer with a mortgage

Published: 25/9/2023, 12:20 pm

Mortgage Professional

What is the outlook of the equity release market?

Published: 20/9/2023, 3:35 pm

Financial Reporter

NatWest increases overpayment allowance to 20%

Published: 13/3/2023, 12:59 pm

Mortgage Strategy

NatWest increases overpayment allowance to 20%

Published: 13/3/2023, 11:58 am