Specialist lender Together has appointed Legal and General Surveying Services as a key valuation partner for its network and club distribution.
The agreement will see Legal and General Surveying Services (LGSS) handle qualifying residential valuation instructions across Together’s intermediary...
Around 1.3 million additional UK households are now exposed to higher mortgage costs following the economic “shock” linked to conflict in the Middle East,...
Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it looks to grow its broker presence across England and Wales.
The...
Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company buy-to-let borrowers, with the changes applying to products for new...
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision & development manager.
The network said the appointment forms part of its broader push to grow its presence in the PMI market, where it believes there...
Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first quarter of 2026, although Fleet Mortgages has warned that sharper funding pressures at the end of the period are likely to weigh on buy-to-let...
Pure Retirement has launched a suite of introducer-focused resources aimed at helping advisers expand their reach within the later life lending market.
The lifetime mortgage lender has added a series of white label materials to its Marketing Toolkit, available...
United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced further changes to its residential and second charge lending criteria, widening affordability assessments and easing requirements for older borrowers.
The lender said the latest updates are designed to improve flexibility for brokers placing...
The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...
For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency.
If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...
According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...
The Lifetime ISA delivered almost £140m in government bonuses last year, as industry figures caution against replacing the scheme without clear improvements.
More than 50,000 first-time buyers used a Lifetime ISA (LISA) from Moneybox to purchase their first home in 2025, according to new data,...
Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...
Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are, in various ways, building what comes next.
The former CEO of Google was there. So was the CEO of Uber, the...
The Property Franchise Group says tightening regulation in the rental sector is creating new opportunities for buy-to-let advice as the firm looks to expand mortgage and protection activity across its landlord client base.
In its final results for 2025, the AIM-listed group said its Financial...
