Wishing you a Soup-er Christmas and a prosperous 2026!
Between Christmas and the New Year and alongside occasional and breaking news we will also be publishing 2025 reviews and predictions for the year ahead from leading industry figures. Full...
After months of febrile speculation and doom-laden predictions ahead of the autumn Budget, featuring an ensemble cast of Wealth Taxes, Exit Taxes and eye-watering...
Brokers, businesses and sole traders who wrongly claimed Covid-era financial support have been warned they have until 31 December to come forward or face...
Two-thirds of landlords are planning some form of growth activity in the year ahead despite uncertainty following the Budget, latest research from Lendlord reveals.
The survey – Navigating Change: Landlord Sentiment in a post-Budget market – carried out in...
Barclays and NatWest Group have progressed to the second round of an auction for Evelyn Partners, the wealth management business that oversees close to £65 billion of client assets, Sky News has reported.
The broadcaster said the process values...
Homebuyers entering the market this Christmas are benefiting from improved mortgage choice and lower borrowing costs compared with a year ago, according to new analysis from Alexander Hall.
The research, carried out by the mortgage adviser, suggests that despite...
Cynergy Bank has completed its debut securitisation transaction, securing capital relief as it continues to expand its lending to professional landlords.
The bank has successfully closed a cash derecognition residential mortgage-backed securities transaction, Lovelace CBP 01, backed by buy-to-let...
When Graham McClelland, the youthful and quietly intense chief executive of Gen H, arrived at the City of London office of the fast-growing mortgage...
First-time buyers are fuelling the busiest year for the housing market since 2022 with sales rising sharply even as house price growth remains subdued.
Zoopla’s latest House Price Index reveals the UK is on track for around 1.2m property transactions in 2025 – up 9%...
Four senior figures at St. James’s Place outline themes, opportunities and concerns for 2026.
JUSTIN ONUEKWUSI, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Artificial intelligence is likely to remain a...
After months of fevered speculation before the Budget residential property transactions juddered to a halt.
I always suspected that as ‘confidence arrives on foot and leaves by horse’, the feel-bad factor’ generated by the 4-5 months mindless delays before the Budget, would have a detrimental...
Chetwood Bank is raising the maximum buy-to-let exposure limit to £10 million for both its ModaMortgages and CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries brands.
The digital challenger bank is doubling both lenders’ previous lending limits of £5 million to help support brokers with clients looking to grow...
