Business

Mortgage lenders turn to AI to tackle delays

UK mortgage lenders are increasingly prioritising technology and process reform as economic pressures continue...

Scottish Widows joins iPipeline underwriting platform

Scottish Widows is set to add its life, critical illness and income protection products...

Barclays targets mortgage growth as it pivots to retail banking

Barclays is stepping up its focus on the UK mortgage market as part of...

Gen Z driving homeownership demand as deposits shrink

Confidence in the UK housing market is improving with Gen Z buyers driving demand...

TPFG expands intermediary footprint with Smart Advice deal

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has acquired an 85% stake in Smart Advice Financial...

Affordability gains lift first-time buyer activity

Improving affordability helped to support a rebound in first-time buyer activity during 2025 although...

Opus First Media launches Bridging Soup

Opus First Media has expanded its specialist publishing portfolio with the launch of Bridging...

Mortgage market bounce sparks adviser demand

The UK mortgage market is showing signs of renewed momentum as 2026 gets underway...

Mortgage activity stalls as buyers sit tight

Mortgage-led housing activity lost momentum at the end of last year as uncertainty around...

Foxtons financial services arm lifts revenues

Foxtons has reported double-digit growth in its financial services division in 2025 driven by...

Credit supply eases as mortgage margins narrow

Banks loosened the flow of credit to households at the end of last year...

Construction output posts sharpest fall in almost two years

UK construction activity suffered its steepest quarterly decline since early 2023 as economic uncertainty...

New guidance to help home buyers avoid conditional selling

The Property Ombudsman has published new guidance to help home buyers recognise and avoid...

Louisa Sedgwick on Paragon and the future of buy-to-let

Three decades into a career she never really planned, Louisa Sedgwick sits at the...
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COMMENT

Analysis

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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UK risks two-tier energy transition without home investment

The UK risks creating a "two-tier" energy transition unless cleaner and smarter technologies are...
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MSB solicitor recognised with Future Leader award at British LGBT Awards

MSB Solicitors is marking Pride Month after one of its solicitors was named Future...
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The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...
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HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

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