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Mortgage deals vanish in days as rates surge

Mortgage deals are disappearing at record speed as lenders scramble to reprice in a...

Mortgage availability rises as lenders cut pricing

Mortgage availability increased in the first quarter of 2026 as lenders loosened supply and...

Income protection confusion leaves borrowers exposed

Widespread misunderstanding of income protection is leaving UK homeowners exposed to financial risk with...

Investec hires relationship manager to expand City Professionals team

Investec Bank has appointed Hannah Oades as relationship manager within its City Professionals team...

FCA sets out plans to widen access to simplified financial advice

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on proposals designed to make individual...

Targeted Support may encourage more savers to seek financial advice

Nearly half of independent financial advisers believe the Financial Conduct Authority’s new Targeted Support...

TPFG targets buy-to-let growth a regulation looms

The Property Franchise Group says tightening regulation in the rental sector is creating new...

TPFG hails record year as mortgage business hits 25,000 loans

The Property Franchise Group has put financial services firmly at the centre of a...

Duffy urges calm as market volatility hits mortgage pricing

Mortgageforce chief executive Kevin Duffy has urged brokers and borrowers to take a measured...

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Strength in different thinking

In an industry built on detail, judgement, resilience and relationships we often focus on...

St. James’s Place passes 1,000 female adviser milestone ahead of International Women’s Day

St. James’s Place has revealed that more than 1,000 women are now working as...

Skipton scraps 16 mortgage fees in simplification drive

Skipton Building Society has removed 16 mortgage administration fees in a move designed to...

Trust gap leaves many unsure where to turn for financial advice

More than a quarter of UK adults say they would not know how to...

ANALYSIS: Swaps surge and the market braces for impact

It’s been an interesting week so far. Sadly, we’ve had to cancel our BDM...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

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Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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