Analysis

OBR forecasts stamp duty burden to almost double by early 2030s

Stamp duty receipts on homes bought in England and Northern Ireland are projected to...

First-time buyer affordability improves as wages rise and mortgage rates ease

First-time buyers are seeing the most favourable affordability conditions in almost a decade, according...

Gareth Lewis on leading MT Finance through a changing landscape

Gareth Lewis has spent the past seven years at MT Finance, guiding the specialist...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Industry braces for impact

On Wednesday, the Chancellor is due to deliver the second highly anticipated Autumn Budget...

AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for...

50-year mortgages risk leaving borrowers with heavy long-term costs

Mortgage specialists at Mojo Mortgages have warned that proposals for 50-year terms, recently raised...

Mortgage applications rise as lenders drive competition, says Stonebridge

Mortgage applications rose 7% year-on-year in October as borrowers continued to respond to falling...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping...

Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

Thirteen years since the Liberal Democrats first proposed a Mansion Tax on properties over...

Chris Williams on being the architect of connection

For most of the last decade Chris Williams has been dissecting the machinery of...

TOM BILL: Lower borrowing costs offer Treasury respite

The length of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s observation window – the period when...

How social media has transformed financial services

As SM Advice celebrates its first year it’s hard to ignore just how much...

What the 2025 Party Conferences told us about property

Key housing and property policy developments from all four major UK political party conferences...

Momenti launches new research project into broker decision-making

Momenti Group has unveiled a new research initiative, titled WHY, which aims to shed...

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....

Latest news

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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