More women are planning to step onto the property ladder alone rather than with a partner according to new research from Skipton Building Society.
The lender’s nationwide study of aspiring female first-time buyers found that 37% intend to purchase...
Melton Building Society is launching a dedicated foreign nationals mortgage range, aimed at borrowers living and working in the UK without permanent residency.
From Monday...
Countrywide Surveying Services has promoted Sarah Chalmers-Stevens to associate director of learning and development with immediate effect.
Chalmers-Stevens (pictured) joined the firm as a graduate...
Smart Money People has named Peer Jelendorf as its new chief executive, succeeding Jacqueline Dewey, who will step down at the end of February after nearly six years in the role.
Jelendorf (pictured) joins from savings and investment platform...
ModaMortgages has cut selected two-year fixed rate limited edition products by up to 20 basis points (bps), lowering pricing across its core buy-to-let range.
The specialist lender, part of Chetwood Bank, said rates for 75% LTV single dwelling products...
Legal & General’s Retail Protection arm has overhauled its life and critical illness policy documentation in a move designed to make cover easier for clients to understand and simpler for advisers to explain.
Following adviser and customer feedback, clients...
Nine in 10 homeowners would be prepared to pay around £300 upfront to help guarantee a smoother and faster property transaction according to new research that signals support for long-awaited reforms to England and Wales’ homebuying process.
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Conditional selling remains one of the most persistent and contentious issues facing the UK housing and mortgage markets with brokers continuing to report pressure...
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...
Mortgage arrears are forecast to fall further over the next two years even as borrowers continue to refinance off ultra-low pandemic-era deals, according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).
In its New Normal 2026/27 report, the trade body projects that the proportion of mortgage...
A few weeks into 2026, the direction of travel for the second charge mortgage market is already clear. Momentum has carried over from last year, with growth in both lending volumes and broker usage now well established.
The latest figures from the Finance & Leasing...
Marsden Building Society has joined the Brilliant Solutions lender panel, expanding the range of specialist options available to intermediaries.
The partnership brings the Society’s later life and expat lending products onto the Brilliant Solutions panel, broadening support for cases that fall outside mainstream criteria.
Intermediaries working...
