HSBC UK has announced a new series of CPD-approved mortgage fraud prevention webinars for 2026, aimed at helping mortgage intermediaries strengthen their approach to financial crime risk.
The lender said the sessions will focus on practical guidance around current...
New research from mortgage market specialist Pegasus Insight shows that non-HMO landlords spend around 25% of their average gross rental income on running costs,...
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has confirmed a full calendar of in-person and online events for member firms across 2026.
The programme includes a...
Iress has confirmed the return of Stephen Cowdell, who rejoins the business following three years at 360 Lifecycle.
Cowdell takes up the role of senior...
The Brightstar Group has appointed Clare Jupp as managing director of The School Fees Company, a new specialist business focused on helping families plan and fund independent school fees without undermining longer-term financial objectives.
Jupp (pictured) will take on...
The Market Harborough Building Society has reduced a range of mortgage and bridging finance rates at the start of the year, including a cut to its standard variable rate.
The complex case and bridging finance specialist has lowered its...
Suffolk Building Society has launched a new expat self-build proposition while also strengthening its wider expat and foreign national mortgage criteria.
The mutual has combined its experience in expat lending and self-build finance to support borrowers living overseas who...
Aspen has begun 2026 with a series of rate reductions across its entire product range, lowering pricing by 60bps on all facilities.
The specialist lender has published its new 2026 rate card, which includes heavy refurbishment pricing from 0.74%...
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...
The 2025 Budget will be remembered for many things, but the slip-up that ironically saw the Office for Budget Responsibility figures released minutes before...
The number of people buying their first home is expected to rise sharply this year, according to new analysis from Yorkshire Building Society.
The mutual forecasts 390,324 first-time buyer mortgage transactions in 2025, up 18% on 2024 and close to the post-Covid peak of 2022,...
Firstly, while technology is becoming an increasingly imposing presence across the mortgage market, this is not a landscape which is changing beyond recognition.
Advice will...
Why did you join Teachers Building Society?
It’s no secret that prior to joining Teachers Building society my career in banking had very much been about that – banks. I’ve worked for some big names both here in the UK and internationally but I’d never...
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...
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) Foundation has announced its most ambitious programme yet, committing to train over 100 accredited Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across the mortgage industry during 2026.
The fully funded, two-day MHFA training sessions will run regionally from February 2026,...
