UK house prices fell in March and annual growth slowed, with Halifax saying geopolitical uncertainty and higher mortgage pricing have taken some of the heat out of the market at the start of spring.
Halifax said average house prices...
The UK’s house in multiple occupation (HMO) market has expanded significantly in recent years, with licensing applications rising by 40% since 2018, according to...
Investec Bank has appointed Hannah Oades as relationship manager within its City Professionals team as it looks to strengthen support for high-net-worth clients in...
Redwood Bank has completed an £847,500 refinancing deal for a Birmingham landlord, releasing equity to help expand housing for vulnerable young people.
The specialist lender...
Cambridge Building Society has reported a record year as mortgage lending rose sharply during its 175th anniversary.
The mutual said total mortgage lending reached £434 million in 2025, marking its highest level on record and a 42% increase on...
StreamBank has appointed Paula Purdy and Gary Lomax to senior sales roles covering the North and Scotland as it continues to expand its national broker-facing team.
Purdy (pictured, right) joins as national account director for the North, while Lomax...
First-time buyer demand increased in the first quarter of 2026, according to research from Yopa, with a higher proportion of suitable homes securing buyers compared to the previous quarter.
The analysis found that 34.8% of homes deemed suitable for...
The number of borrowers switching to a new lender using modified affordability assessments more than doubled in the second half of 2025, according to data obtained by Stonebridge from the Financial Conduct Authority.
Between July, when the revised rules...
20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...
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...
New data from Moneyfacts shows the impact of the Iran conflict has been both immediate and widespread, with borrowing costs rising sharply and lenders withdrawing a significant number of products.
Average 2-year fixed rates increased by 100 basis points over the past month, climbing from...
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...
There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of economic direction.
Whatever one’s political persuasion, it is hard to ignore that many of the key indicators - growth, productivity, business...
West Brom Building Society has launched a regional spring campaign after new research suggested a sizeable share of first-time buyers feel daunted by the mortgage process before they even begin.
The mutual said its findings point to a confidence problem among prospective borrowers, with many...
