The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (Imla) has elected its new management committee for 2026, with Coventry Building Society head of intermediary relationships Jonathan Stinton appointed as chair. Stinton succeeds HSBC UK’s Richard Beardshaw, who has completed his two-year term after overseeing a period of significant… The post Imla elects Coventry’s Stinton as new chair for 2026 appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has launched an industry-wide coalition to accelerate the digitisation of the home buying process. The Open Property Coalition will be backed by the smart data team at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and bring together… The post Fully digital home-buying process takes step forward as new coalition launches appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Three people have been arrested in the West Midlands as part of a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigation into suspected unauthorised debt activities. The regulator said these activities are believed to have targeted vulnerable people facing repossession proceedings. With help from the National Crime Agency,… The post Three arrested on suspicion of targeting vulnerable people facing repossession appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The total raised from residential property auctions increased by 7.2% to £522 million in October, from £487m the same month last year, according to national data. The figures, compiled by Essential Information Group, show that the number of residential lots put up for auction increased… The post Sum raised through residential auctions climbs 7% appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
PM Data Services has launched a mortgage sourcing platform exclusively for individual mortgage advisers and small brokerages. Genie combines product pricing, lender criteria and lender-specific affordability rules into one search. The new platform provides an ‘Insights’ tab that explains exactly why every lender and product… The post PM Data Services launches BTL mortgage sourcing platform for individual brokers appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The housing select committee chair has pressured housing secretary Steve Reed on when the government will unveil its long-term housing and homelessness strategies. Florence Eshalomi, chair of the housing, communities and local government committee, has written to Reed to get a firm answer. Both strategies… The post MPs pressure housing secretary on long-term housing strategy appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Source Insurance and ActiveQuote have partnered to deliver a new private medical insurance (PMI) referral opportunity for directly authorised advisers. Advisers using the Source platform can refer clients for PMI either immediately after submitting a home or landlord insurance quote or directly via the platform… The post Source Insurance partners with ActiveQuote appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Mortgage Brain has signed up new buy-to-let lender Rely to its Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain modules. Rely was launched by OSB Group on 12 November after a pilot involving 50 brokers. The lender targets all landlords from first-time right through to large-scale professional investors.… The post Mortgage Brain signs up new buy-to-let lender Rely appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
In a challenging economic environment, the need to ensure lives and income are protected has never been more important — so protection conversations are vital. We all know that protecting consumers is at the heart of good advice, yet getting that message to truly land… The post Comment: Protection is not an impossible mission appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
TSB, Principality and Leek Building Society are the latest lenders to cut mortgage rates this week. The biggest reductions are from Leek which is slashing a number of buy-to-let rates by 30 basis points tomorrow, as well as making smaller reductions to residential deals. In… The post TSB, Principality and Leek to chop rates tomorrow appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
