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Lenders expect dip in mortgage demand despite easing credit conditions

Demand for mortgages for house purchases is expected to fall over the summer months,...

Nationwide raises LTV ceiling on new builds to 95%

Nationwide is set to increase the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) on new build houses to...

OneDome acquires Trussle to accelerate push for 10% share of UK housing market

OneDome, the UK’s fastest-growing property and fintech platform, has acquired online mortgage broker Trussle...

Surge in UK property transactions ahead of stamp duty deadline

UK property transactions soared in March 2025, as homebuyers and investors rushed to complete...

House price growth slows as stamp duty changes take effect

The pace of UK house price growth eased in April, as the property market...

UK property transactions surged in February ahead of stamp duty deadline

The number of UK residential property transactions saw a significant increase in February 2025,...

Majority of IFAs voice discontent over Labour budget

Just a month after Rachel Reeves’s debut budget as Labour Chancellor, dissatisfaction is running...

Clydesdale Bank announces mortgage rate hikes

Clydesdale Bank is increasing the rates on a number of different mortgage products on...

Barclays cuts residential purchase and remortgage rates

Barclays has announced that it is reducing rates on a selection of mortgage products...

Agility key to brokers meeting client need

Mortgage Brain has reported that brokers are becoming increasingly agile and creative in order...

New Precise limited edition range removes upfront mortgage costs

Precise has launched a five-year fixed limited edition residential range with valuation and assessment...

Hanley Economic BS expands shared ownership offering

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a fee-free two-year fixed rate shared ownership mortgage. ...

Sikoia partners with Bank of Ceylon for KYC and KYB

The UK-based subsidiary of the Bank of Ceylon (BOC UK) has announced a strategic...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

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...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

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...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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