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InfoTrack marks 10 years with launch of smart Enquiries tool to tackle transaction delays

InfoTrack has unveiled a new Enquiries solution designed to streamline one of the most...

Afin Bank set to offer mortgages to diaspora communities in the UK

A new digital bank focused on the African diaspora and other under-served communities is...

The BBC’s exposé isn’t news to mortgage advisers – but it might be to the public

Let’s be honest, for mortgage advisers, the recent Panorama investigation into conditional selling by...

LMS improves its remortgage technology with DART update

LMS has announced an update to its Decisioning and Automated Remortgage Technology (DART), aimed...

Conveybuddy expands legal panel with Birchall Blackburn Law appointment

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has added Birchall Blackburn Law to its growing panel of legal...

ONP Solicitors appointed exclusively for the Coventry’s limited company BTL remortgage service

Coventry Building Society has appointed ONP Solicitors as the exclusive legal services provider in...

Taylor Rose strengthens leadership with senior appointments and promotions

Taylor Rose has announced a series of senior hires and internal promotions as it...

KSEYE introduces title insurance and refurbishment drawdown

Specialist bridging lender KSEYE has expanded its product range with the introduction of title...

Court of Appeal rules mortgage capital demands fall outside ‘arrears’ protections

A landmark Court of Appeal judgment has clarified the scope of protections available under...

Premier Property Lawyers moves to new hybrid hub in Manchester city centre

Premier Property Lawyers, part of the Simplify group, has relocated to a new hybrid...

Atom bank funds £2.7m purchase of Leicester pub conversion into student housing

Atom bank has provided a £2.7m commercial mortgage to support the purchase of a...

Keystone trims BTL rates and unveils AI-powered upgrade

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates across its buy-to-let range, with cuts of up...

The Darlington widens criteria for key workers with variable incomes

Darlington Building Society has broadened its mortgage criteria to better support professionals with complex...

The Exeter brings life product to UnderwriteMe’s platform

The Exeter has launched its life insurance product on UnderwriteMe’s Protection Platform, allowing advisers...

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First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

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Parental support for adult children is reshaping retirement plans

Three in five parents with children aged over 18 are providing financial support, with...

LISA payouts near £140m as industry warns against disrupting first-time buyer support

The Lifetime ISA delivered almost £140m in government bonuses last year, as industry figures...

Mortgage borrowing rises as approvals edge higher in February

Mortgage borrowing and approvals both increased in February, although activity remains close to recent...

Previously flooded homes face insurance premiums more than double UK average

Homeowners in properties that have previously flooded are paying 121% more for home insurance...

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