Mortgages

N. Ireland lending highest level since mid-2007

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has revealed that lending in Northern Ireland for house...

Affordability hit borrowers turning to bridging

86% of brokers surveyed saw an increase in bridging loan volume during the fourth...

Continued lending growth in Wales

Latest Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) data has shown that lending in Wales for...

8% rise in first-time buyers in Scotland

Annual home-owner house purchase lending in Scotland in 2015 totalled 64,800 loans, up 9%...

2015 fall in London house purchase lending

House purchase lending in London fell in 2015 in comparison with the previous year,...

Scottish Widows holds protection workshops

Scottish Widows, which recently returned to the intermediary protection market, has held a series...

BBA sees major year-on-year rise in lending

Gross mortgage borrowing of £13.6 billion in January was 38% higher than a year...

Packager to hold south coast buy-to-let event

Complete FS has announced the first of a series of seminars designed to help...

Transactions up 9.7% year-on-year

HMRC has revealed that its provisional seasonally adjusted UK property transaction count for January 2016 was 105,940 residential...

Distributor expands sales team

TFC Homeloans has added three new sales positions to its operation. Gary Barton has moved into...

Brokers changing how they communicate with lenders

Accord Mortgages says that intermediaries are opting to use its web chat service for...

Brokers finding age to be a remortgage barrier

Research for the Nottingham Building Society conducted among mortgage brokers found that 37% have seen a rise...

The Mansfield appoints national development manager

The Mansfield Building Society has hired Steve Walton as national development manager. He is tasked with leading...

Remortgage lending bounces back

Monthly gross remortgage lending rose to a seven-year high of £6.2bn in January 2016,...
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COMMENT

Cover

The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker. Flexibility, autonomy and...

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

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...

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Cover

The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes -...
Conveyancing

LMS deepens partnership with Gen H to support Scottish lending expansion

LMS has extended its relationship with Gen H as the lender moves into the...
arrears

Mortgage arrears and possessions fell again in Q4

Mortgage arrears and possessions both declined in the final three months of 2025, with...
Technology

PEXA joins BoE lab to test synchronised settlement in property completions

PEXA has been selected to participate in the Bank of England’s Synchronisation Lab, a...

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