Building Societies

Rugby World Cup legend to host MIMHC Charity Ball 2025

Rugby World Cup winner and sporting icon Will Greenwood MBE has been confirmed as...

Bath Building Society adopts OMS mortgage platform to accelerate growth

Bath Building Society is to roll out One Mortgage System’s (OMS) cloud-based lending origination...

Market Harborough cuts rates on larger residential loans

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced rates on its larger loan products by as...

First-time buyers put at the heart of Treasury mortgage talks

The government will urge lenders to put first-time buyers at the top of their...

The Newcastle launches 98% mortgage to support first-time buyers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has unveiled a new mortgage product designed to help first-time buyers...

Skipton teams up with Age UK to support older people through cost of living crisis

Skipton Building Society has partnered with Age UK to deliver a national programme aimed...

The Coventry remains one of the UK’s best workplaces in financial services

Coventry Building Society has been named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Financial...

The Leeds cuts mortgage rates and lowers barriers for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has announced a raft of mortgage rate reductions of up to...

The Darlington relaunches foreign currency mortgages

Darlington Building Society has reintroduced foreign currency mortgages to its intermediary range, to support...

The Swansea renews sponsorship of Swansea RFC for 2025/26

Swansea Building Society has renewed its sponsorship of Swansea RFC for the 2025/26 season,...

The Beverley joins TMA Mortgage Club panel

Beverley Building Society has joined the lender panel of TMA Mortgage Club. The partnership brings...

House prices post strongest rise in over a year as rental growth cools

UK house prices recorded their fastest annual growth in more than a year in...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries expands broker support team

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has expanded its broker support with the appointment of...

Housing stock grows as solar panels and EV chargers take root

England’s housing stock has grown by more than two million homes in the past...

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Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

Thirteen years since the Liberal Democrats first proposed a Mansion Tax on properties over £2 million the Treasury is reportedly considering the same plan. Even...

Chris Williams on being the architect of connection

For most of the last decade Chris Williams has been dissecting the machinery of the UK property market and helping industry understand how it...

Collaboration, not quick fixes, must drive the next phase of reform

As we edge closer to the autumn Budget, the housing market finds itself in a familiar state of anticipation and uncertainty. Inflation remains stubbornly high,...

Goodbye Piccadilly; farewell Leicester Square!

It is indeed a long way to Tipperary, even longer if you take one of those dodgy rickshaws that proliferate the London’s West End....

Navigating the end of ‘Covid mortgages’: strategic insights for brokers

This year marks a significant turning point in the UK mortgage market as many homeowners reach the end of their covid mortgage, where many...

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Mortgage market slows pre-Budget but product choice hits record high

The mortgage market lost momentum in October as buyers adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead...

Keystone boosts efficiency with criteria overhaul

Keystone Property Finance has introduced a raft of criteria enhancements designed to speed up...

Clydesdale Bank to cut fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.30%

Clydesdale Bank is set to reduce rates across several of its mortgage ranges from...

HSBC raises income multiple for Premier borrowers to 6.5 times salary

HSBC UK has increased the maximum loan-to-income (LTI) ratio available to its Premier customers...

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