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Majority of first-time buyers now face higher mortgage payments than rent

More than half of first-time buyers moving from rented accommodation into homeownership are taking on higher monthly housing costs, according to research from Hamptons. Analysis of Connells Group data found that 56% of former tenants who bought their first home in September 2026 had a...
Technology

Instamo and Fluxifi AI agree integration to simplify mortgage submissions

Mortgage advisers using Fluxifi AI will gain access to Instamo's FastSubmit technology through a new integration designed to reduce the time spent completing lender applications. The arrangement will allow brokers to transfer existing case information from Fluxifi directly into Instamo, avoiding the need to enter...

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Brokers

Access FS names members of new Equality Council

Access Financial Services, where nine in every 10 advisers come from minority backgrounds, has...
News

Bridging sector enters 2026 with rising confidence, research suggests

Four in every five intermediaries expect their confidence in the bridging market to increase...
Commercial

Asset finance demand expected to lead SME funding needs through 2026

Asset finance is set to dominate SME funding demand in the next 12 months,...
banks

Barclays cuts mortgage rates across remortgage and existing customer ranges

Barclays has reduced a wide selection of mortgage rates, with several products now dropping...
Appointments

Just Mortgages strengthens self-employed recruitment team with senior hire

Just Mortgages has expanded its self-employed recruitment operation with the appointment of Sascha Mason...
adverse credit

The Loughborough overhauls adverse lending range

Loughborough Building Society has reshaped its adverse lending proposition in an effort to give...
Building Societies

Newcastle cuts two-year residential rates amid demand for shorter fixes

Newcastle for Intermediaries has cut rates across its two-year residential range for both purchases...
News

Virgin Money cuts fixed rates and withdraws Retrofit Boost and Own New deals

Virgin Money is reducing selected fixed rates across purchase, remortgage and product transfer ranges...
results

LendInvest reports stronger profitability in H1

LendInvest has reported a rise in profitability and lending activity in its half-year results...
Asset finance

Geoff Worrall to drive new lending push at Time Finance

Time Finance has strengthened its asset finance leadership team with the appointment of Geoff...
MIMHC

MIMHC launches programme to train over 100 Mental Health First Aiders

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) Foundation has announced its most ambitious programme...
banks

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries to withdraw from new lending this month

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries will withdraw from new lending on 17 December, bringing an...
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Majority of first-time buyers now face higher mortgage payments than rent

More than half of first-time buyers moving from rented accommodation into homeownership are taking...
Technology

Instamo and Fluxifi AI agree integration to simplify mortgage submissions

Mortgage advisers using Fluxifi AI will gain access to Instamo's FastSubmit technology through a...
Comment

Growth can hide a lot – until it stops

Since getting involved with Rotherham United Women I've realised football and business have quite...
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Nobody wants your ‘market update’

You sent the same email on Monday that everyone else sent. Moneyfacts had just put...