Mortgages

The Cumberland sets sights on 2026 after expanding support for regional businesses

The Cumberland Building Society says it is well positioned to continue backing businesses across...

Gatehouse Bank launches refinance fee saver purchase plans for UK residents

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a limited edition range of refinance products for UK residents...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network reports strong Q3 performance

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has reported another quarter of growth, pointing to...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale to cut SVR to 6.74% after Bank rate move

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank are reducing selected variable and tracker rates following the...

INDUSTRY REACTION: Bank rate cut passes by narrow margin

At its meeting ending on 17 December 2025, the Monetary Policy Committee voted by...

Gen H widens credit criteria to support more first-time buyers

Residential mortgage lender Gen H has extended its internal credit criteria in a move...

FS25/6 and the execution-only irony brokers can’t ignore

Reading FCA FS25/6, it is difficult not to notice an uncomfortable irony in the...

Phoebus applies agile thinking to build people-first culture

Software specialist Phoebus is applying principles more commonly associated with software development to its...

Falling swap rates lift funding outlook for property market

Falling swap rates are improving funding conditions for property borrowers and point to a...

Stonebridge data points to resilient mortgage market as rates ease

Stonebridge, one of the UK’s largest mortgage networks, has published its latest Mortgage Market...

Scottish home energy efficiency market could unlock billions in private capital, report finds

A new report commissioned by the Green Finance Institute (GFI) and funded by the...

e4 Strategic deepens Caversham House partnership to build AI capability into VERSA

e4 Strategic has extended its partnership with Caversham House as it looks to embed...

Rosemount sets out plans for 2026 annual conference

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has confirmed the venue, format and agenda for its 2026...

Chetwood Bank names George Gee as mortgages chief

Chetwood Bank has appointed George Gee as managing director of its mortgages division, bringing...

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...

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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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