The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves against targeting the housing market for tax rises in next month’s Budget, arguing that such measures would do little to plug the Treasury’s fiscal gap while damaging...
The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has found that the UK’s economic climate is taking a clear emotional toll on consumers, particularly younger adults,...
Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added April Mortgages to its lender panel, giving network members access to the lender’s range of long-term fixed rate...
Guardian has relaxed its eligibility criteria for life and critical illness policies in a move designed to make its protection products more inclusive and accessible.
The insurer has reduced the residency and GP registration requirements for applicants across its...
Aspen Bridging has completed its first transactions under a new dual representation legal service combined with its No Valuation product, cutting completion times dramatically.
The lender’s debut case using the process was a £700,000 bridge for a foreign national...
The majority of UK businesses are increasingly anxious about the impact of sickness absence on their operations, with new research showing that long-term sick leave now costs employers more than £20,000 per employee each year.
According to a new...
Home moving brand Movera has expanded its human resources leadership team with two new appointments aimed at supporting the company’s continued growth.
Nichola Dixon has joined as head of business partnering (people and culture) and Neil Martin has been...
When Mark Bogard, Chief Executive of Family Building Society, talks about Britain’s housing policy, he is unsparing in his assessment: short-termism, revolving-door ministers and...
The number of first-time buyers entering the housing market has risen sharply this year but new data from Yorkshire Building Society suggests that growth is now losing momentum – a sign that affordability pressures are once again weighing on aspiring homeowners.
Analysis of CACI data...
UK house prices may have cooled from their peak, but affordability pressures remain acute.
Even with recent adjustments to interest rates, rising property values have left many borrowers stretching further to achieve their homeownership goals. Policymakers have responded by easing affordability rules, including raising Loan-to-Income...
Rob Jupp, chief executive of Brightstar Group, closed the company’s Specialist Lending Expo today with an upbeat assessment of the mortgage industry’s future, urging delegates to “never stop learning, never stop asking questions, never stop being inquisitive.”
Reflecting on a day of panels and debate,...
