Building Societies

Rising unemployment raises fresh arrears concerns for lenders

The UK labour market showed further signs of weakening this morning as unemployment rose...

FCA and Bank of England tokenisation push could reshape mortgage funding

The FCA and Bank of England have set out a joint long-term vision for...

Monmouthshire soft launches new origination platform

Monmouthshire Building Society has begun the soft launch of its loans origination platform with...

The Skipton cuts residential mortgage rates

Skipton Building Society will cut rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

The Cambridge backs care leavers fund

The Cambridge Building Society has committed £22,500 over three years to support a new...

West Brom BS cuts low-deposit mortgage rates

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year core and new build...

Mansfield launches fixed rates running to September 2031

Mansfield Building Society has launched three mortgage products fixed until 30 September 2031, aimed...

Yorkshire Building Society staff to climb Snowdon for charity

More than 200 Yorkshire Building Society colleagues are preparing to climb Snowdon overnight to...

Coventry cuts selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to...

The Dudley names Helen Smith as chief growth officer

Dudley Building Society has appointed Helen Smith as chief growth officer as it looks...

The Beverley joins Brilliant Solutions mortgage club panel

Beverley Building Society has joined the Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club lender panel in a...

Olympic medalist Fatima Whitbread backs MIMHC Walk and Talk

Olympic medallist and former world record holder Fatima Whitbread MBE has thrown her support...

Melton enters limited company buy-to-let market

Melton Building Society is entering the limited company buy-to-let sector as more landlords continue...

Jeremy Duncombe to retire as the Yorkshire reshapes homes division

Jeremy Duncombe is to retire from Yorkshire Building Society after supporting a transition that...

COMMENT

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

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AR market consolidates as revenues rise despite fewer principal firms

The UK's appointed representative market is becoming more concentrated, with fewer principal firms overseeing...

Hodge broadens property lending criteria across residential ranges

Hodge Bank has expanded its property lending criteria, widening access to mortgage finance for...

GCC searches for UK homes rise 16%

Searches for UK residential property from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investors increased by 16%...

Mortgage market still failing to understand freelancers

The mortgage market has yet to fully adapt to the growth of freelance and...

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