Building Societies

Green with envy: Cammy Amaira swaps mortgage mastering for fairways

Industry veteran Cammy Amaira is set to retire next month, finally closing the chapter...

Newcastle Building Society adds pair to board

Newcastle Building Society has announced the appointments of Amanda Shepherd and Professor Moorad Choudhry...

The value of building societies: 250 years of mutual success

A key anniversary reflects how far the building society movement has come — and...

Five Foxes to return to the road

The ‘Five Foxes’, a collaboration between The Loughborough Building Society, Hinckley & Rugby Building...

Suffolk BS extends charitable partnerships until 2026

Suffolk Building Society's charitable programme, offering support to four Suffolk charities, has been extended...

Coventry BS completes Co-operative Bank acquisition

Coventry Building Society has confirmed that it has finalised its acquisition of the Co-operative...

Enhancing our broker communication in 2024

As we close another impactful year, technology has been pivotal in strengthening our broker...

Swansea Building Society supports local foodbanks

Swansea Building Society has donated £3,000 to foodbanks across South Wales this Christmas. The mutual...

Cyber security is a strategic imperative

You might well have seen the recent news of a major data breach within...

Broker satisfaction with lenders remains high

Smart Money People, the financial services review site, has released its Mortgage Lender Benchmark...

Leeds BS reveals new chair

Leeds Building Society has announced that Brendan McCafferty will become its next chair from...

Time is everything for brokers trying to get a deal over the line

When I was appointed to lead the Cumberland's intermediary team in March 2023, one...

Record takes Market Harborough NED role

Market Harborough Building Society has appointed Mark Record as a new non-executive director (NED). Record...

Former Skipton risk chief to chair Leek Building Society

John Gibson is to replace Rachel Court as chair of Leek Building Society in...

COMMENT

There’s no room for complacency, it’s time for collaboration

Last month, the government announced a proposal to reform the home-buying system in a bid to speed up the property transaction process, cut costs...

Lenders that adapt to customer and broker needs will be the winners

For UK mortgage brokers, the choice of lender partner has never been more important. In a market shaped by fluctuating rates, evolving regulation and increasing...

First-time landlords and first-time buyers are still entering the market

Despite the upheaval, new entrants have not vanished. First-time landlords are still active and, according to Hamptons, millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) are...

36 more pay cheques before you’re made redundant

Imagine getting that email in your inbox first thing this morning! I tell you what: for the sake of another thought-provoking, rib-jabbing article, let's pretend...

What could shape buy-to-let in 2026 and the impact for advisers

As we move slowly into 2026, the buy-to-let market feels more settled than it has for some time. That does not mean it is...

Latest news

NatWest launches 6 x income and broker WhatsApp support

NatWest is giving buyers and remortgagers a major lift increasing loan-to-income (LTI) limits for...

Primis brokers in Wales and South confident for 2026

Almost eight out of 10 Primis brokers in Wales and the South expect to...

Remortgaging set to rebound, says IMLA

Remortgaging is set to regain ground as the main refinancing route over the next...

Saffron launches Large HMO BTL product with no bedroom cap

Saffron for Intermediaries has launched a Large HMO buy-to-let product designed to give brokers...

PROFILES