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Phoebus team lends volunteering support to Solihull social enterprise

Employees from Solihull-based Phoebus Software have spent a day volunteering at Newlands Bishop Farm,...

MIMHC launches fifth annual mental health and wellbeing survey

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has launched its fifth annual Mental Health...

Mortgage industry unites to raise over £15,000 in MIMHC Walk and Talk 2025

This year’s Walk and Talk, organised by the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC),...

Mortgage mental health champions complete challenge and smash £10k target

There were cheers, tears and tired feet in equal measure as two of the...

MT Finance hosts third annual charity football festival at Spurs’ stadium

Specialist lender MT Finance brought together professionals from across the lending industry this week...

Market Harborough Building Society reduces fixed mortgage rates

Complex case specialist Market Harborough Building Society has today reduced its residential and let...

Mortgage marathon mania sweeps the Capital

The 2025 London Marathon made history yesterday - setting a new world record for...

Howden staff take to the skies for Maggie’s Cancer Care

Employees from Howden’s Corporate & Commercial offices across the UK are preparing to defy...

Inaugural mental health charity ball to be alcohol-free

More than 300 members of the mortgage industry are expected to gather this autumn...

Conveybuddy makes first round of donations to UK charities through new initiative

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has made its first quarterly donations to three UK charities, marking...

Building society boxes clever with programme to support young people and £250,000 community donation

Market Harborough Building Society has made a landmark donation of £250,000 to its community...

Time Finance holds charity football tournament

Time Finance invited its peers in the SME finance industry peers as well as...

Skipton Group pledges £25k to Myanmar earthquake appeal and facilitates public donations

The Skipton Group has responded swiftly to the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Myanmar with...

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We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an...

Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member...

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...

Conveyancing Association names Nick Chadbourne as new chair

The Conveyancing Association has appointed former LMS chief executive Nick Chadbourne as its new...

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