The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has confirmed its 2026 Walk and Talk event is now fully booked with 72 participants drawn from across the mortgage and specialist finance market.
The six-day initiative, which takes place along the Grand Union Canal, brings...
Knight Frank, the London-headquartered global property consultancy and estate agent, has downgraded its near-term UK house price forecast as rising mortgage rates and geopolitical uncertainty...
Swansea Building Society has reported growth in assets, mortgages, savings and capital reserves for the fourth successive year.
The mutual held its annual general meeting...
The Wealthy Advisers Club has held its latest flagship conference at Kensington Town Hall, bringing together more than 400 financial advisers for a full-day event focused on growth, performance and innovation.
The event was supported by 15 sponsors and...
CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges.
The specialist buy-to-let lender has cut rates by up to 25bps across short-term let products and by up to 10bps across its limited edition buy-to-let...
Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let, residential and specialist ranges.
The changes, which are effective immediately, include reductions across selected buy-to-let products, residential deals and specialist residential mortgages for borrowers with...
Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in Mitcham, south west London.
The deal, introduced by P10 Financial Group, will fund the delivery of eight residential units and two commercial units on a high...
Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership.
The market has seen a...
In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...
In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly.
One thing comes up time...
Homebuyers paid £15.2bn in Stamp Duty Land Tax in 2025-26, up 9.2% on the previous tax year, as the nil-rate threshold reverted to £125,000.
Analysis by Coventry Building Society of HMRC figures found buyers paid £1.3bn more in Stamp Duty Land Tax than in 2024-25,...
The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...
The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities of the 2026 mortgage market, it has become clear that the real winner isn’t a machine, it’s the Augmented Broker.
According...
Recognise Bank has appointed Luke Watson as director of intermediary sales and lending to drive its broker-facing proposition.
Watson (pictured) joins with more than 20 years’ experience across commercial real estate lending, underwriting and credit risk, and has worked across commercial investment, bridging and buy-to-let...
