Mortgages

Optimus and L&C Mortgages agree partnership renewal

Optimus has announced the renewal of its long-term partnership with mortgage advisers, London &...

Barclays to cut selected residential purchase rates

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

Younger buyers expect green improvements to boost home value

74% of millennial and Gen Z buyers (18 to 34 year-olds) believe energy efficiency...

Leek Building Society now live on Iress MSO

Iress has announced that Leek Building Society is the latest lender to go live...

Perenna partners with Kuppa for retrofitting

Perenna has joined forces with energy intelligence provider, Kuppa, to create an interactive retrofit...

PEXA and NatWest Group aim for 48-hour remortgaging

PEXA Group is progressing a strategic partnership with NatWest that will see the lender...

More rate reductions from Hinckley & Rugby

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced rates on several products, including Income Flex...

Newcastle for Intermediaries improves large loan criteria

Newcastle for Intermediaries has made positive changes to its large loan criteria and launched...

Together now live on Xplan Mortgage and Trigold

Iress has announced that Together is live on its mortgage sourcing software, Xplan Mortgage...

Hanley Economic BS unveils 2-year interest-only self-build variable discount deal

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced a two-year interest-only self-build variable discount mortgage with...

Mutual cites five stats to justify Stamp Duty reform

Coventry Building Society has identified a handful of statistics which it argues highlight the...

West One Loans reveals major expansion plans

Specialist lender West One Loans is setting out on a major recruitment drive as...

Livemore’s Matching Engine provides borrowing boost

Intermediaries using LiveMore’s Matching Engine secure a 41% increase in the loan amounts they...

Virgin Money adds new Fix and Switch deals

Virgin Money is launching new mortgage products on 1 May. The new  products are as...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

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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