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UTB promotes Rebwar Abdoullahi to bridging and buy-to-let sales role

United Trust Bank has promoted Rebwar Abdoullahi to business development manager within its bridging...

Santander UK names new head of mortgage trading

Santander UK has appointed Ben Merritt as head of mortgage trading. Merritt (pictured) will report...

NatWest and Rightmove strike three-year deal on digital mortgage access

NatWest and Rightmove have announced a new three-year strategic partnership that will see the...

LHV Bank secures PRA approval to offer consumer credit in the UK

LHV Bank has been granted consumer credit permission by the Prudential Regulation Authority, clearing...

Tandem promotes Ryan Heaps to finance chief role

Tandem Bank has promoted Ryan Heaps to chief financial officer, subject to regulatory approval. The...

Bank holds rates at 3.75% as split MPC signals cuts ahead

The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold at 3.75% today in a...

Clydesdale Bank raises selected residential mortgage rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a number of residential fixed mortgage rates across its core,...

Conveyancing costs ease as market slowdown bites at end of 2025

The average cost of conveyancing for home movers fell sharply in the final quarter...

Virgin Money launches new 80% LTV fixes alongside wider pricing increases

Virgin Money has confirmed a new round of mortgage product changes, including the launch...

Acre enables Halifax API submissions, taking direct residential case coverage beyond 50%

Acre has partnered with Halifax to allow brokers to run Decisions in Principle directly...

Autonomous AI is waiting for us

The UK rightly prides itself on having one of the most respected financial services...

Atom bank recognised with Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award for 2026

Newcastle based Atom bank has been awarded the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2026,...

Clydesdale Bank trims selected residential and buy-to-let fixed rates

Clydesdale Bank has confirmed a series of rate reductions across parts of its residential...

GB Bank completes £3.5m Bayswater refinance for Monaco-based expat

GB Bank has completed a £3.5 million refinance for a Monaco-based expatriate, secured on...

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....

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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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