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Two-thirds of older borrowers assume lenders impose age limits

Almost two-thirds of brokers believe older borrowers still assume all mortgage lenders impose age...

AI adoption raises stakes for trusted financial data

Financial services firms will need to balance greater use of AI with stronger human...

Almost half of Help to Buy borrowers could not have bought without scheme

Almost half of Help to Buy customers would not have been able to purchase...

Propertymark warns Scottish mansion tax could restrict housing market

Propertymark has warned plans for a Scottish “mansion tax” could make it harder for...

Triple lock or no triple lock? That is not the question

The debate over the State Pension triple lock has returned. But perhaps the more...

Rosemount renews adviser mental health partnership

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has renewed its partnership with SIX Mental Health Addiction (SIX...

TPFG mortgage lending jumps 17% to £2.7bn

The Property Franchise Group's mortgage advisers arranged £2.7bn of lending during the first half...

MAB cuts 2026 profit forecast as mortgage market recovery stalls

Mortgage Advice Bureau has cut its full-year profit expectations by £5.4m as the anticipated...

Your clients have already asked AI

The FCA published research on 27 August showing that 56% of 18- to 40-year-olds...

Record healthcare demand highlights protection opportunity

Demand for private healthcare remained close to record levels at the start of 2026,...

Nearly 900,000 borrowers lock in mortgage deals early

Nearly 900,000 mortgages were locked into a new deal up to six months before...

Mortgage advisers get new route to Chartered status

Experienced mortgage advisers will be able to become Chartered Members under a new pathway...

FCA explores rent payments as mortgage evidence

Rental payment histories could play a greater role in mortgage affordability assessments as the...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a...

COMMENT

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an...

Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member...

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...

Conveyancing Association names Nick Chadbourne as new chair

The Conveyancing Association has appointed former LMS chief executive Nick Chadbourne as its new...

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