Leading figures from the UK mortgage lending community gathered last night at the exclusive Century Club on Shaftesbury Avenue for a targeted networking and strategy event hosted by Mortgage Advice Bureau.
The invitation-only evening brought together senior executives from...
Market Harborough Building Society has secured B Corp certification, marking a significant endorsement of its purpose-led approach to specialist mortgage and bridging lending.
The accreditation...
Homebuyers handed over £899m in Stamp Duty Land Tax in January, despite the traditionally quieter start to the year for transactions.
Analysis of the latest...
Advisory firm The Right Loan, part of The Right Mortgage & Protection Network, said 2025 delivered record commission levels into the business alongside sustained...
LiveMore has integrated its affordability assessment into Twenty7tec’s RESEARCH tool in a move designed to help advisers more easily identify suitable borrowing options for older clients.
Twenty7tec’s technology platform is used by more than 17,000 advisers for product sourcing,...
Melton Building Society has confirmed that its no deposit mortgage, powered by Gable Sure, will no longer be restricted to L&G Mortgage Club members or to properties in the East Midlands.
From Monday 23 February 2026, the 100% loan-to-value...
Ecology Building Society has introduced new branding designed to sharpen its environmental credentials and support a wider digital transformation programme.
The lender, founded in 1981 to support sustainable building projects and renovations, said the refreshed identity reflects its long-standing...
Professional Office, Sanction Search and ValidID have been brought together under a single brand as their parent business looks to present a more unified compliance and identity proposition to regulated firms.
The new name, Simplified.ID, marks the formal consolidation...
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 Government’s commitment to doubling the size of the mutual sector has been welcomed across financial services. Building societies continue to play a critical...
There is lots of talk about technology with cloud-native and artificial intelligence just some of the buzzwords of today’s dinner parties and conferences.
There is...
The latest figures from the ABI show insurers processed a record £4 billion in individual and workplace private medical insurance (PMI) claims in 2024,...
There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker.
Flexibility, autonomy and...
Skipton Group increased its mortgage balances to £33.3bn in 2025, with a record 50% of new lending supporting first-time-buyers, as it reported lower headline profits but maintained strong capital ratios.
The mutual group, which comprises Skipton Building Society and property services arm Connells, posted statutory...
The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for the tea, do not get me started.
As I paw through the cardboard boxes and glass jars of herb, spice, and...
Royal London has become the latest insurer to join CIExpert’s Income Protection Insight Zone, widening adviser access to detailed product information across the protection market.
The mutual is the eighth provider to be included in the zone, extending CIExpert’s coverage beyond life and critical illness...
