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HMRC: April transactions down 53% year-on-year

HMRC has revealed that its provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK property transactions in...

Mortgage Brain: weekly ESIS volumes up for three consecutive weeks

Mortgage Brain has seen both ESIS and product numbers reach their highest levels since...

New LendInvest buy-to-let rates from 2.99%

LendInvest has made a changes to its buy-to-let product range as valuations are permitted...

West One resumes physical valuations and relaunches 70% BTL

West One Loans has updated its buy-to-let product range and is resuming physical valuations. The...

More2Life introduces two-track valuation strategy

Equity release lender, More2Life, is now offering customers access to physical valuations as well...

The Ipswich restarts new purchase lending

The Ipswich Building Society has resumed lending for new purchases, including 90% LTV for...

VAS Panel launches project monitoring service

VAS Panel has unveiled Project Monitoring, a new service which uses its valuation panel...

AMI pleased by insurer changes following FCA guidance

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has welcomed the changes insurers have made following...

OSB lenders increase LTVs to 75%

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has unveiled a new product range across its three lending brands...

CII offers support to struggling members

At the end of April approximately 2% of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s (CII) membership...

Just Group returns to physical valuations

Just's surveyor partner has recommenced physical valuations in England as of Monday 18 May. Physical...

Platform to reintroduce buy-to-let and allow physical inspections

Platform has stated that its valuation partners are now able to carry out physical...

Mortgage enquiries down but remo applications up at Trussle

Online mortgage broker Trussle has revealed that mortgage enquiries fell by 37% from March...

Shawbrook restarts physical valuations

Shawbrook Bank  has stated that physical valuations will recommence with immediate effect, following the...

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Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Autonomous AI is waiting for us

The UK rightly prides itself on having one of the most respected financial services sectors in the world but even strong markets benefit from...

TOM BILL: Rate cut expectations fade amid mixed signals

Borrowing costs have risen in recent weeks for reasons that include stronger-than-expected UK economic data and tempering the outlook for cheaper mortgages. However, an uncertain...

Think you know CeMAP? Maybe it’s time to think again

Anyone who wants to work as a mortgage adviser in the UK needs to hold qualifications that are recognised by the FCA and, for...

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Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre...

Hinckley & Rugby trims mortgage rates to bolster broker support

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has reduced mortgage rates across its range, cutting selected...

OneFamily and Scottish Friendly set out plans for mutual merger

```htmlOneFamily and Scottish Friendly have announced proposals to merge, a move that would create...

Market Harborough Building Society simplifies DIP process

Market Harborough Building Society has streamlined its decision in principle (DIP) journey, reducing the...

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