James Murray

James Murray

Mortgage Introducer

James Murray

Editor

7 years experience

James's specialty topics

UK mortgage rate movements First-time buyer affordability Buy-to-let lending Specialist mortgage market Remortgage market trends

James Murray is the Editor of Mortgage Introducer, one of the United Kingdom's leading trade publication for mortgage brokers, intermediaries, and lending professionals. He covers Bank of England monetary policy, UK mortgage rate movements, swap rate volatility, remortgage market trends, buy-to-let lending, first-time buyer affordability, bridging finance, and the regulatory and economic developments shaping the UK residential and specialist mortgage market.

James brings a decade of financial and business journalism experience to the role, including his time as a senior finance correspondent at Football Insider — Breaking Media's flagship sports business site — where he developed expertise in financial deal-making, contract structures, and the commercial forces driving major institutions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from London South Bank University and a Master's degree in Journalism and Communications from the Real Madrid Graduate School in Madrid, Spain.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I cover an industry that never stands still. There's always a rate shift, a policy change, or a borrower story that reframes how you think about the market. I enjoy taking that complexity and turning it into writing that actually means something to the people reading it.”

Also published by

Sunday Mirror · Scunthorpe Telegraph · Grimsby Telegraph · Brighton Argus · Ronnie Dog Media · NS Energy · Gi Media · Football Insider

Featured content from James

The Big Interview: From City trading floors to TAB's growth frontier How brokers can embrace AI without losing the human edge Why high-value borrowers need more than a standard mortgage deal

Previous experience

  • New Statesman Media Group — Reporter
  • Real Madrid TV — Reporter
  • Gi Media Group — Sports Reporter
  • Breaking Media Limited — Senior Finance Correspondent
  • Key Media — Editor - Mortgage Introducer

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, London South Bank University
  • Master's in Sports Journalism and Communications, Real Madrid Graduate School

Read the latest stories by James

Later-life lending advice gap leaves older borrowers short of options

Too many brokers and equity release specialists are missing products older homeowners need, as the case for whole-of-life mortgage advice grows

Later-life lending advice gap leaves older borrowers short of options

How specialist lending can close Scotland's homeownership gap

Nearly half of Scottish non-homeowners believe they will never purchase, but Pepper Money's Rob Barnard says the solutions exist

How specialist lending can close Scotland's homeownership gap

Why scrapping stamp duty could unlock the stalled housing market

Stamp duty is set to stay off the table at the Budget, but Tembo’s CEO argues scrapping it would free up family homes for buyers

Why scrapping stamp duty could unlock the stalled housing market

Protection gap won't close without better sales skills, says Terry Blackburn

The Wealthy Advisers Club founder argues the industry's protection problem is a sales confidence issue, not a regulatory one

Protection gap won't close without better sales skills, says Terry Blackburn

'Residential will disappear in five years, brokers must move into complex'

Nouran Moustafa warns mounting pressure on high-street lending is driving advisers towards buy-to-let and complex markets

'Residential will disappear in five years, brokers must move into complex'

The Big Interview: Dawid Kotur on why AI compliance has to be built narrow

Curvestone AI's CEO on the shadow IT threat, why spot-checking is a failed strategy, and how 100% compliance became affordable

The Big Interview: Dawid Kotur on why AI compliance has to be built narrow

Mansion tax threshold shift could trap asset-rich, cash-poor homeowners

Proposed threshold cut raises valuation disputes and retirement planning concerns for longstanding property owners

Mansion tax threshold shift could trap asset-rich, cash-poor homeowners

Funding 365 completes £930,000 bridge in 48 hours to save landlord from default

A social housing landlord avoids a 5% penalty as Funding 365 and Aureum Finance deliver under genuine time pressure

Funding 365 completes £930,000 bridge in 48 hours to save landlord from default

Burnham's Your First Home: the wrong answer to the right question?

Charlie Lamdin warns the scheme could trap first-time buyers in negative equity for years

Burnham's Your First Home: the wrong answer to the right question?

Why the later-life lending market still has an education problem

Tim Spencer on stigma, terminology, and why the industry must do more to reach clients

Why the later-life lending market still has an education problem