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VPN loopholes could let fraudsters slip through mortgage checks

The UK’s new Online Safety Act has triggered a boom in VPN usage that...

Industry reaction as Bank drops rates 0.25%

The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4% following a finely balanced...

Chetwood hits £5bn milestone as it prepares for Manchester expansion

Chetwood Bank has surpassed £5 billion on its balance sheet, marking a fresh milestone...

Redwood Bank appoints new CITO to spearhead digital transformation

Redwood Bank has named Simon Goodyear as its new chief information and technology officer...

Cabinet Minister refuses to rule out wealth tax ahead of Autumn Budget

A senior cabinet minister has declined to rule out the introduction of a wealth...

First-time buyers borrow more but fall behind house price rises

An in-depth analysis of mortgage affordability by Acre has revealed widening regional disparities and...

Barclays cuts mortgage rates for second time in two days

Barclays has announced a second round of mortgage rate reductions in as many days,...

Allica Bank to reward brokers for current account referrals

Allica Bank is extending its broker proposition by offering commission to brokers who successfully...

FCA fines Monzo £21m over serious anti-financial crime failings

Monzo Bank has been fined £21,091,300 by the Financial Conduct Authority for systemic failings...

TSB’s mortgages arm could survive Santander takeover as boss hints at brand’s future

TSB’s mortgage business may survive under its own name following Santander’s £2.9 billion acquisition...

Mortgage and rental spending growth slows again as affordability pressures persist

Growth in consumer spending on rent and mortgages slowed for the fourth consecutive month...

Lenders expect dip in mortgage demand despite easing credit conditions

Demand for mortgages for house purchases is expected to fall over the summer months,...

TSB name at risk as Santander announces £2.65bn takeover

The TSB name, a fixture of British high streets for more than two centuries,...

MPC holds rates but dissent grows

The Bank of England has opted to keep interest rates on hold at 4.25%,...

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What the 2025 Party Conferences told us about property

Key housing and property policy developments from all four major UK political party conferences revealed a clear divide between those prioritising hard targets and...

Two lenders under one roof and a new-look team

The past 12 months or so have been anything but dull at Chetwood Bank. In May 2024, we announced that we’d acquired CHL Mortgages...

BREAKING NEWS: A triple Christmas bonus for brokers

In Kemi ‘Badenough’s’ closing speech at the Conservative Conference in Manchester this week she ‘set the hares running’ by talking about abolishing Stamp Duty...

How to get insights from your entire customer base

When was the last time you switched your bank or mortgage company without checking reviews first? For most people, the answer is never. Our April research showed...

The nightmare of UK homebuying needs reform

House sellers will be forced to disclose problems with their homes before sale under plans by the Government to cut costs for buyers and...

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Voters favour green belt protection over stamp duty cuts

Public confidence in the Government’s handling of the housing crisis has fallen sharply, with...

What the 2025 Party Conferences told us about property

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

European first as MQube tokenises mortgage debt on the blockchain

Guildford-based mortgage fintech MQube has become the first lender in Europe to tokenise mortgage...

New-build homes attracting wider range of buyers, says Alexander Hall

New research from mortgage adviser Alexander Hall suggests that new-build homes are no longer...