As all sorts of Christmas events envelop us, it’s astonishing how the year has flown past. Maybe it’s my age now but, man, that was only a blink of an eye. Whenever I write this piece at this time of year, I tend to feel… The post Market Watch: Such a supportive profession appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Even as the use of AI grows in scale, the role of brokers remains indispensable, with two thirds (65%) of borrowers claiming they couldn’t go through the homebuying process without the support of a broker, Santander data reveals. The lender’s new quarterly Broker Perception Barometer… The post Brokers remain ‘indispensable’ as use of AI continues to rise: Santander appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Mortgage Strategy was delighted to announce the winners of the Mortgage Innovation & Technology Awards (MITAs) at the inaugural MIT Live event in central London. The MITAs celebrate the visionaries, disruptors, and digital pioneers who are reshaping the future of the mortgage industry. A huge… The post Revealed: The MITAs winners 2026 appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Brokers were certainly engaged at the Regulation v Tech round table at MIT Live. Asked whether AI (and Chat GPT) is and will continue to change the way consumers engage, the consensus around the table was ‘yes’ and not usually in a good way. One… The post MIT Live: Is it AI or advice; or AI with advice? appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The mortgage market should be doing much more to keep itself and customers safe from cyber risks, according to a panel of top industry experts. Speaking at an information security and cyber risk event at the Mortgage Strategy 2025 MIT Live event in London, one… The post MIT Live: Mortgage market must get tougher on security appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Investec Bank has made a range of reductions across its high-net-worth mortgage products. Residential and buy-to-let (BTL) two-year fixed rates have been cut by 20 basis points, now starting from 4.25% for residential products and 4.65% for buy-to-let (BTL). Fixed rates on three- and four-year… The post Investec Bank lowers HNW rates, Halifax for Intermediaries makes price changes appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Traditional management models need to be flipped upside down in order to deal with the pace of change and technology, mortgage leaders have warned. Speaking on a panel at MIT Live this morning, Lloyds Banking Group head of intermediaries Esther Dijkstra said that in order… The post MIT Live: ‘Management models need to be flipped upside down’ appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Virgin Money is cutting purchase, remortgage and product transfer fixed rates by up to 26bps. Purchase loans being cut include the lender’s five-year fixed rate fee-savers, by up to 26bps, with rates to start from 4.07%. Virgin Money is also making cuts of up to… The post Virgin Money pares back fixed rates appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Loans Warehouse has added Charles Street Finance to its specialist bridging lender panel. Charles Street is one of the longest-established independent property lenders in the UK market. Loans Warehouse says the addition of Charles Street further enhances its bridging proposition. In recent years, the business… The post Charles Street Finance joins Loans Warehouse’s specialist bridging lender panel appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Don’t miss the mortgage innovation event everyone is talking about! Mortgage Strategy’s Mortgage Innovation & Technology Live (MIT Live) event takes place tomorrow at Convene in central London. It has been uniquely designed to empower forward-thinking mortgage and protection business leaders to meet today’s challenges… The post MIT Live is tomorrow appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
