Sian McIntyre, head of acquisition and engagement at Barclays UK Life Moments, takes a look back at mortgage market sentiment in Q4 and explores the outlook for 2025 which she says...

January 2025 was the sixth busiest month ever for mortgage search activity by first-time buyers.

Among the new roles are CFO, product and delivery director, and commercial director.

2024 was the busiest ever year for purchase and remortgage searches.

The integration has now been rolled out to all Velocity users. 

December activity slowed in line with seasonal trends, as the Bank of England held interest rates in its 19th December meeting. 

Twenty7tec has launched a 2025 'Adviser Playbook' to support smarter 2025 planning.

Advisers will now have access to expanded customer types and increased flexibility.

2024 has seen the busiest ever October and November for mortgage searches.

In the Q3 Remortgage Market Review, Sidney Wager, head of intermediary market development at Barclays, says the level of mortgage maturities remained a critical driver of remortgage...