Mortgages

November transactional activity remained high

The latest UK monthly property transactions data from HMRC has revealed that the provisional...

Platform cuts rates and ups SVR

Platform has made interest rate reductions to a number of its mortgage products, with...

Self-employed struggle to access financial products

Research from the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) and specialist mortgage...

Industry charity football match raises £20,000

Enra Specialist Finance and MT Finance played a Christmas charity football match last week...

Industry requires government roadmap on improving energy efficiency

First up, when it comes to improving the energy efficiency of our homes, I...

Skipton strengthens Rightmove partnership with climate solution

Skipton Building Society has adopted Rightmove’s new climate solution, which is driven by data...

Brokers more satisfied with lenders’ speed to process applications

Broker satisfaction with the time mortgage lenders take to process applications through to offer...

BoE raises Bank Rate to 0.25%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to raise that Bank...

80% of consumers still confuse valuation and survey

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has reported that four out of five consumers still confuse...

Saffron for Intermediaries joins PRIMIS panel

Saffron for Intermediaries has joined the PRIMIS Mortgage Network lender panel. It means PRIMIS advisers...

Remortgaging now “could save homeowners over £5,000”

According to new analysis by Experian and L&C Mortgages, borrowers could save over £5,000...

Stamp Duty cost more than doubled in seven years

Coventry Building Society has reported that 'second steppers' are being hit by house price...

“Growing optimism” among people with adverse credit

18% of people who have experienced some form of adverse credit in the last...

Buckinghamshire BS introduces affordability calculator

Buckinghamshire Building Society has unveiled an affordability calculator on its website, utilising technology from...

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AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for protection advisers. But in today’s fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, navigating...

Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

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TRM launches tool to help advisers assess clients’ financial shortfalls

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has introduced a Shortfall Needs Analysis Calculator designed...

HTB completes £1.1m Midlands refinancing in four hours

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £1.1m residential investment refinancing in the Midlands...

Brookfield Surveyors joins BDLA as associate member

Brookfield Surveyors has become an associate member of the Bridging and Development Lenders Association...

Shawbrook backs 42-home London scheme with £13m development facility

Shawbrook has partnered with P10 Financial Group to provide a £13m development facility that...

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