Matthew Sellers

Matthew Sellers

Matthew Sellers is a financial journalist at Key Media, bringing an Economics degree and a sharp analytical instinct to his coverage of the UK mortgage and lending market for Mortgage Introducer. His work cuts through the data to find the stories that matter — from shifting mortgage market share among the big banks, to investor lending trends, housing affordability pressures, and the strategic decisions shaping the broker channel.

Matthew is a close reader of regulatory developments, translating complex financial indicators into clear, accessible analysis for brokers, lenders, and mortgage professionals who need to understand where the market is heading — and why.

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More than 1.5 million UK homes are unmortgageable on the high street, lender finds

New survey shows importance of specialist lenders

More than 1.5 million UK homes are unmortgageable on the high street, lender finds

Burnham weighs replacing council tax and stamp duty, as petition forces Commons debate

Decision being mulled as new PM hints at more tax for the South

Burnham weighs replacing council tax and stamp duty, as petition forces Commons debate

HSBC closes in on £15bn sale of Australian mortgage book to Blackstone

Talks reportedly in closing stages as Elhedery continues to focus giant lender

HSBC closes in on £15bn sale of Australian mortgage book to Blackstone

Did AI kill Halifax as a mortgage lender?

Charlie Nunn has just gone public to explain just why Lloyds dumped the 173 year old brand

Did AI kill Halifax as a mortgage lender?

Starling to cut jobs as AI reshapes operations

The neobank that owns buy-to-let lender Fleet Mortgages is automating its way through a profit dip

Starling to cut jobs as AI reshapes operations

Lender in £1.5bn win against Google over comparison site bias

A Swedish court has ruled Google spent 15 years tilting search results in favour of its own price comparison service. Mortgage brokers know exactly what distorted search results look like in practice

Lender in £1.5bn win against Google over comparison site bias

Streeting's CGT plan could freeze Britain's housing market and lose tax revenue

New analysis suggests aligning capital gains tax with income tax would cost the Treasury nearly £8bn and severely disrupt property

Streeting's CGT plan could freeze Britain's housing market and lose tax revenue

Starmer resigns: what it means for your clients' mortgages

Andy Burnham is now the frontrunner to become Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade - and the mortgage market is already reacting

Starmer resigns: what it means for your clients' mortgages

Burnham in. Reeves and Starmer out. What does that mean for UK property?

The political ground shifted dramatically this weekend. Starmer is drawing up a timetable for departure, Reeves is facing the sack, and Andy Burnham walks into Westminster on Monday. Here’s what it means in practice — for mortgage rates, property taxation, buy-to-let and your clients

Burnham in. Reeves and Starmer out. What does that mean for UK property?

The watchdog's watchdog has just been defanged – mortgage brokers should care

In a regulatory environment that is already reshaping how brokers operate, the question of who oversees the overseer matters more than it might appear

The watchdog's watchdog has just been defanged – mortgage brokers should care