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SmartrFit adds Gen H affordability calculator

Legal & General has announced the addition of Gen H (Generation Home)’s affordability calculator...

GEN H joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm has added Gen H to its lender panel. Paradigm member firms can now access...

Budget childcare offer could benefit mortgage affordability

In today's Budget the chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced an offer of 30 hours of...

Monthly cost of owning a home £42 cheaper than renting it

The monthly cost of owning a home for first-time buyers is now £971 -...

Gen H introduces first-time buyer bundle

Gen H announced the launch of a new product range that offers first-time buyers...

Own New and Darlington BS launch 95% mortgages for new homes

Own New and Darlington Building Society have launched their 95% mortgage product for new...

Deficit of at least 600,000 new homes in England

England built up a shortfall of at least 600,000 homes from 2011-2021 after population...

Significant dates for the broker diary

There are a few notable dates to be aware of this month – first...

Criteria searches for Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme up by 10%

First-time buyers are persisting with Help to Buy purchases, with the 31st March cut-off-point...

Phoebus partners with MIAC Analytics

Phoebus Software has partnered with MIAC Analytics, a firm which provides a range of...

Market Harborough BS unveils multi-generation mortgage solutions

Specialist lender, Market Harborough Building Society (MHBS), has introduced a range of multi-generation mortgages...

Reliance Bank revamps mortgage offering and improves broker registration process

Reliance Bank is now able to accept gifted deposits from family and friends where...

MPowered Mortgages updates affordability assessment

MPowered Mortgages has revised its affordability assessment in order to better support those looking...

Hanley Economic BS unveils new fixed rates

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a three fixed rate products up to 95%...

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The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

Why UPRNs and data standards are central to the next generation NLIS

In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) has awarded Land Data a grant...

AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

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Later life lending must become ‘mainstream priority’, following FCA reform speech

Will Hale, chief executive of Key Advice & Air, has urged the mortgage industry...

FRP expands with acquisition of Arc & Co

FRP has strengthened its presence in the real-estate finance market with the acquisition of...

Metro Bank cuts rates and returns to 80% buy-to-let lending

Metro Bank has made further cuts across its residential, near-prime and buy-to-let product ranges,...

Conveybuddy appoints new business development executive

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has appointed Connor Nixon as its new business development executive, strengthening...

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