Building Societies

Swansea Building Society expands West Wales leadership remit

Swansea Building Society has promoted Sioned Jones to area manager, West Wales, with effect...

Nationwide slapped with £44m fine over prolonged financial crime control failures

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Nationwide Building Society £44m after finding widespread...

Hanley Economic widens lending criteria to reflect modern working patterns

Hanley Economic Building Society has refreshed its residential lending criteria, aiming to accommodate a...

The Cambridge raises stress limits to widen borrowing capacity

The Cambridge Building Society has moved to strengthen support for residential borrowers by increasing...

The Yorkshire integrates Cotality platform to support faster, data-driven lending

Yorkshire Building Society has adopted Cotality’s Lender Hub platform, incorporating automated valuation model technology...

The Loughborough overhauls adverse lending range

Loughborough Building Society has reshaped its adverse lending proposition in an effort to give...

Newcastle cuts two-year residential rates amid demand for shorter fixes

Newcastle for Intermediaries has cut rates across its two-year residential range for both purchases...

MIMHC launches programme to train over 100 Mental Health First Aiders

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) Foundation has announced its most ambitious programme...

Coventry for intermediaries reduces selected residential rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected residential rates, with reduced options available for new...

Regulators outline new measures to accelerate growth of the mutuals sector

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published a joint...

Nationwide cuts mortgage rates again as sub-4% pricing spreads

Nationwide has made further cuts across its fixed rate mortgage range, lowering prices by...

Penrith BS joins LMS Panel Link network

LMS has added Penrith Building Society to its Panel Link platform as the Cumbrian...

Accord makes top slicing available to first-time landlords

Accord Mortgages has enhanced its top slicing criteria to accept first-time landlords subject to...

The Dudley broadens proposition with new Skilled Worker Visa range

Dudley Building Society has launched a full Skilled Worker Visa lending proposition following a...
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COMMENT

Conveyancing

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...

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Mortgages

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...
networks

Primis brokers in Wales and South confident for 2026

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

Remortgaging set to rebound, says IMLA

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

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...

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