Mortgages

Helen Walsh promoted to marketing director at Afin Bank

Afin Bank has promoted Helen Walsh to marketing director little more than a year...

Rents rise twice as fast as house prices

Private rents are continuing to rise at nearly double the pace of house prices...

Advice ‘critical’ as 95% of clients say it keeps them on track

Professional financial advice is playing an increasingly important role in helping households meet long-term...

Mortgage chiefs warn MPs on affordability squeeze

Senior mortgage industry figures have warned MPs that Britain’s worsening home-affordability challenge will not...

L&G Mortgage Club adds Ecology Building Society to panel

L&G’s Mortgage Club has strengthened its green lending offering by adding Ecology Building Society...

Hanley Economic appoints new head of sales to develop its proposition

Hanley Economic Building Society has appointed Vanessa Hunt as its new head of sales...

Millions of UK adults at risk of financial hardship

Millions of UK adults are at risk of financial hardship in the event of...

Equity release borrowers turn to property wealth to clear mortgages

New data from Key Advice suggests a marked shift in how older homeowners are...

OneFamily renews call for lifetime ISA reforms to help first-time buyers

OneFamily has renewed its call for reforms to the lifetime ISA, urging the government...

Access FS adds 3mc to mortgage panel to support complex cases

Access Financial Services has added 3mc to its mortgage panel in a move aimed...

Barclays cuts five-year fixes again as lender pushes for market-leading position

Barclays is making further reductions across its residential mortgage range, with five-year fixed rates...

The Leeds launches green additional borrowing for home energy upgrades

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new stream of green additional borrowing aimed at...

Pivotal adopts AI-driven suitability checks in bid to raise compliance standards

Pivotal Group is rolling out an AI-powered compliance system across its mortgage services arm...

Primis expands sales team with four senior appointments

Primis has strengthened its national sales operation with the appointment of three new regional...

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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