Mortimer Street Capital and Visionary Finance has hired Tom Madden as director of both businesses. Madden joins from LendInvest, where, for over 10 years, he held a variety of senior leadership positions latterly holding the role of director of structured finance and syndication. Prior to… The post Mortimer Street Capital and Visionary Finance hire Madden as director appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Canada Life today has appointed Kris Black as head of annuities and Alice Watson as head of home finance within its retirement business. In the newly created roles, Black and Watson will each take responsibility for the end-to-end product and proposition life cycle and strategy… The post Canada Life appoints new head of annuities and head of home finance appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Advise Wise has launched its new Referral Hub to offer advisers a catalogue of partners to signpost their clients to for services outside of the traditional financial advice remit. The hub launches with Later Life Estate Planning (LLEP), which offers a signposting opportunity towards specialist… The post Advise Wise launches Referral Hub appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Buy-to-let (BTL) lenders continued to find their footing in 2025, notably in a market that was less forgiving than in previous years. As interest rates eased and demand for BTL properties held steady, the sector rebounded, with brokers working with lenders to find ways… The post MFG Rated for Service 2026: Championing buy-to-let appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
This week’s top headlines: Catalyst launches development finance product and Mortgage prices may rise as Iran conflict bumps up gilt rates. Explore these and other major industry updates below: Catalyst launches development finance product Catalyst Property Finance has launched a new development finance product… The post Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 02 Mar to 06 Mar appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Average fixed-rate mortgage prices rose this week on the back of conflict in the Middle East, according to the latest Moneyfacts rate watch. The average two-year fixed residential mortgage has risen 2bps to 4.84% this week, while the typical five-year fix is up 2bps on… The post Fixed-rate mortgage rates rise this week due to Iran war: Moneyfacts appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
PKD Mortgage Network has been told it can no longer have any appointed representatives (ARs) by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). On 13 February the FCA told PKD to immediately stop all new regulated activities, “offboard” all ARs within 28 days and not sign up… The post FCA says PKD Mortgage Network can no longer have ARs appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Fleet Mortgages has announced a series of criteria enhancements across its buy-to-let range, designed to improve landlord borrower affordability, and reflect real-world circumstances and broadened property appetite. The specialist lender said the changes focus on removing unnecessary barriers for advisers’ landlord borrower clients while maintaining… The post Fleet widens BTL criteria to support landlord affordability appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Coventry for Intermediaries, Nationwide, Nottingham Building Society and Virgin Money will all raise fixed-rate mortgage prices by up to 25bps over the coming days. Virgin Money is increasing its fixed-rate mortgage prices by up to 25bps from 6 March. The changes include purchase two-year fixed… The post Coventry, Nationwide, Nottingham and Virgin Money raise fixed rate prices appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Twenty7tec has announced the launch of ADAPT, an upgrade to its RESEARCH platform designed to help advisers stay ahead of product withdrawals, rate changes and criteria shifts in a dynamic mortgage market. Built as a proactive monitoring solution, ADAPT continuously tracks advisers’ recommended products from… The post Twenty7tec introduces ADAPT upgrade to RESEARCH platform appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
