UK house prices fell by 0.4% in the year to August, the first annual decline since November 2023, as economic uncertainty and borrowing costs weighed on activity.
Prices slipped by 0.2% over the month, following a 0.1% fall in...
Bath Building Society has appointed Annelie Grey as chief finance officer, recruiting her from Principality Building Society.
Grey (pictured) was previously head of planning and...
L&G has extended access to its Ignite mortgage sourcing platform to brokers across the market, regardless of their mortgage club, network, firm or CRM...
Afin Bank has appointed Simon McClean as head of treasury and regulatory reporting as the specialist lender expands its loan book and savings deposits.
McClean...
Certua Life has partnered with employee benefits platform Heka to offer individual life insurance through its Surely brand, with premiums starting at £5 a...
LifeSearch has partnered with money management app Snoop to give users access to life insurance quotes and protection advice.
Users can obtain quotes through the app and buy a policy online through a LifeSearch-powered service. Those who need advice...
Twenty7tec has developed Steppl to bring client information, communications and documents into one digital environment and help advice firms maintain relationships beyond individual transactions.
The platform, discussed in the latest episode of the company's ELEVATE podcast, is designed to...
The number of housebuilding companies being established in the UK has fallen by 34% since 2022, according to Connells Group analysis of Companies House data.
There were 6,815 new housebuilding companies set up in the first seven months of...
HSBC UK will increase rates across a range of two-year and five-year fixed mortgages from 7 September, affecting residential borrowers, landlords and international customers.
The lender’s notice to intermediaries covers purchase and remortgage products, including its energy-efficient home ranges....
After nearly four decades in financial services, Sesame Network distribution director Toni Smith still believes technology should make advisers stronger, not replace them.
When Toni...
Stamp duty is deterring millions of people from moving home and restricting opportunities for first-time buyers, according to research from Yorkshire Building Society.
Nearly one in three adults, or 29%, seriously considered moving during the past year, rising to 49% among renters hoping to buy...
According to Mortgage Advice Bureau, approximately 90% of all mortgages are secured through an adviser, and 80% of protection are sold via the same channel. Consumers trust us to guide them through the biggest financial commitment of their lives.
Yet, when we look at how...
TMA Club has added Monmouthshire Building Society to its lender panel as the mutual makes a measured return to the broker market.
The agreement gives TMA’s directly authorised partners access to the Newport-based society’s residential, buy-to-let and commercial mortgage ranges.
Monmouthshire paused lending last year while...
