ESG

The Brightstar Group marks mental health awareness week with community action

The Brightstar Group is throwing its full support behind Mental Health Awareness Week 2025,...

Pigeon secures multi-million-pound green loan for eco-friendly industrial development

Developer and property investor Pigeon has secured a multi-million-pound green loan from Virgin Money...

Brightstar Group sets ESG benchmark with first annual report

The Brightstar Group has published its inaugural ESG Report, coinciding with World Earth Day,...

Phoebus renews focus on community engagement and social responsibility

Phoebus Software has underscored its commitment to social responsibility with a renewed programme of...

Phoebus highlights DE&I commitment in new ESG report

Phoebus Software, the mortgages and savings account servicing technology provider, has demonstrated its commitment...

Equifax UK supports lender sustainability reporting

Equifax UK has unveiled its Financed Emissions Calculator, a cloud-based tool designed to help...

The future of bridging: what 2025 has in store

The bridging finance industry is a vital component of the property market, offering flexible...

Phoebus reduces its carbon footprint by almost 70%

Phoebus Software has cut its carbon footprint by 69% since 2021. The mortgages and savings...

Homeowners’ EPC ignorance costing them thousands

New research from Atom bank has shown a major knowledge gap among UK homeowners...

Brightstar maintains carbon neutral status

The Brightstar Group has been re-certified as a carbon neutral business. The group, which includes...

Atom bank to cover all emissions with woodland purchase

Atom bank has bought 25 acres of newly planted broadleaf woodland in Northumberland to...

InterBay provides £54.5m refinance on ESG-accredited offices

InterBay has completed a commercial refinance totalling £54.5m in two locations in central London. The...

Bridging finance boss: Giving back feels good

The boss of bridging and buy-to-let lender MT Finance reckons there’s a lot that...

Gateway Surveyors to hold climate change conference

Gateway Surveyors will be hosting its inaugural ‘Climate Change Conference’ on 14 November at...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

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

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