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First-time buyer surge fades as market adjusts to SDLT rules

A surge in first-time buyers opting for cheaper homes in the wake of April’s...

Gatehouse Bank makes criteria changes on buy-to-let plans

Gatehouse Bank has announced a series of criteria updates and reduced documentation requirements across...

Allica Bank acquires fintech Kriya in £1bn SME lending push

Allica Bank has acquired Kriya, the SME credit and payments fintech formerly known as...

Santander launches digital tool to help homeowners cut energy costs

Santander UK has introduced a new online Home Energy Saving Tool designed to help...

Smart Money People launches latest broker feedback survey

Smart Money People has opened its latest Mortgage Lender Benchmark survey, with brokers already...

Atom bank expands mortgage team after Newcastle office move

Atom bank is adding new roles to its mortgage division following its relocation from...

Chetwood Bank appoints Rajan Kapoor as NED and audit chair

Chetwood Bank has appointed Rajan Kapoor as non-executive director and chair of its audit...

FCA calls on banks to ‘break the spell’ of romance scams

Banks and payment firms must do more to identify and intervene in cases of...

Paragon unveils limited edition 75% LTV buy-to-let offering

Paragon Bank has introduced a new range of limited edition buy-to-let mortgages at 75%...

Roland McCormack on driving transformation in the mortgage market

The Teams window flickers into life and then Roland McCormack appears in the bottom...

Vida profits surge as new banking licence powers record lending growth

Vida Group Holdings, the specialist mortgage lender which secured its full banking licence late...

Barclays broadens income criteria to boost mortgage affordability

Barclays has announced a major overhaul of its mortgage affordability criteria, increasing the proportion...

Housebuilders launch new equity loan scheme to boost homeownership

A group of UK housebuilders have joined forces with lenders and asset managers to...

Police warn of rising conveyancing fraud as property buyers lose £11.7m

The City of London Police has issued a fresh warning to estate agents, conveyancers...

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Starting well is easy… staying well is the work

January often arrives with good intentions. Fresh starts. New habits. A quiet promise to ourselves that this year will be different. And for many people,...

From one-off deal to lifetime client: why protection reviews keep you connected

When I first started out in the mortgage industry, I used to think the relationship naturally tapered off once a customer completed on their...

2026 forecasts: why advice will matter even more this year

As we move into 2026, mortgage rules are changing and the aim is clear to make it easier for borrowers to speak to lenders,...

Limited company buy-to-let moves centre stage

The 2025 Budget will be remembered for many things, but the slip-up that ironically saw the Office for Budget Responsibility figures released minutes before...

2026 forecasts: More pessimism or will the housing market strengthen?

Throughout 2025 many in the housing industry, both lenders and builders cast serious doubt on the government’s ability to reach its target of building...

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Scottish Budget puts £1m homes in the tax spotlight

Scotland’s latest Budget has confirmed the creation of additional upper council tax bands for...

VAS names Sean Welham as MD as founders step back from day-to-day leadership

Valuation panel management firm VAS has appointed Sean Welham as managing director, tasking him...

Advice Guru launches AI business planning tool aimed at advisers without formal strategies

Advice Guru has launched a new AI-driven business planning tool designed to support financial...

Taylor Rose appoints firm stalwart as head of remortgage

Taylor Rose has promoted long-standing team member Vicki Maflin to head of remortgage as...

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