Brokers

Foxtons mortgage arm lifts revenue as lettings offset weaker London sales

Foxtons’ financial services arm Alexander Hall reported a sharp rise in revenue in the...

Access FS launches specialist finance packaging division

Access Financial Services has launched a new internal division dedicated to specialist finance as...

House prices edge higher but momentum remains fragile

UK house prices rose by 0.8% in August, taking the average property value to...

UK house prices record second quarter of growth

UK house prices rose for a second consecutive quarter in 2025, underlining the housing...

How social media has transformed financial services

As SM Advice celebrates its first year it’s hard to ignore just how much...

The Newcastle expands 98% First Step mortgage to whole market

Newcastle for Intermediaries has widened access to its new low-deposit mortgage product, First Step,...

Government pledges ongoing support for MIMHC as Charity Ball raises £50,000

The UK Government has pledged to continue working closely with the Mortgage Industry Mental...

The Recruitment Franchise Group reports strongest September in years

Rayner Personnel, part of The Recruitment Franchise Group, has hailed September 2025 as the...

Public alarm sounds over Capital Gains Tax reform

A proposed reform that would apply Capital Gains Tax (CGT) to main residences has...

Stamp duty reform faces early pushback

Kemi Badenoch’s pledge to abolish stamp duty on home sales, which she described last...

Mortgage industry gears up for Take Me Home 25 Christmas Charity Concert

Support continues to build for what is shaping up to be the mortgage industry’s...

Best Insurance launches simplified life product with nine-question underwriting

Protection specialist Best Insurance has launched a new single-life policy designed to make life...

Mortgage industry legends back Take Me Home Christmas Charity Concert

Support continues to build for what’s shaping up to be the mortgage industry’s biggest...

Goldilocks and the three bear markets

Are you familiar with C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) or you might know it by its...

COMMENT

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an...

Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member...

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...

Conveyancing Association names Nick Chadbourne as new chair

The Conveyancing Association has appointed former LMS chief executive Nick Chadbourne as its new...

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