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New five-year fixes from the Leeds
The Leeds Building Society has launched new fees assisted five-year fixed rate mortgages across...
17 February 2016
New five-year fixes from Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages has launched a new five-year fixed rate residential range, which includes the option...
16 February 2016
Thameside Associates wins top L&G award
Stonebridge Group has announced that one of its appointed representative (AR) firms, Thameside Associates,...
16 February 2016
“Mismatch” within the UK housing market
House prices in the UK increased by 6.7% in the year to December 2015,...
16 February 2016
CML: gross lending to steadily increase over next 24 months
In December 2015 first-time buyers borrowed £4.5bn for home-owner house purchase, up 7% on...
16 February 2016
SMS grows team
Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has made two new appointments. Ross Burnett joins SMS as its new...
16 February 2016
SMP welcomes FCA exam review
The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) decision to review examination standards across a broad range...
16 February 2016
L&G launches 4.99% lifetime mortgage
Legal & General is introducing a Premier Flexible lifetime mortgage at 4.99% AER. The deal is a drawdown...
15 February 2016
The Mansfield offers new home mover deals
The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled four new products exclusively for existing borrowers moving home and...
15 February 2016
V Loans adopts MCD changes
V Loans has decided to implement Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) changes ahead of the deadline. The second...
15 February 2016
New 10-year fix from TSB
TSB Intermediary has unveiled a new 10-year fixed rate mortgage. The deal is priced at 2.89% for...
15 February 2016
PMS and Sesame outlines Mortgage Extra Live schedule
PMS and Sesame are holding a series of seminars at 12 UK venues for clients...
12 February 2016
Record year for L&G Mortgage Club
Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported growth of 15% in sales for 2015...
12 February 2016
Lending up at the Nationwide
In the nine months to 31 December 2015, gross and net residential mortgage lending...
12 February 2016
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COMMENT
Comment
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...
10 February 2026
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...
6 February 2026
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...
5 February 2026
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...
4 February 2026
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...
4 February 2026
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Brightstar Group marks 15 years with £10bn in specialist lending and plans for 20% annual growth
Brightstar Group has marked its 15th year of trading by reporting more than £10bn...
12 February 2026
House prices
Green shoots for housing market as confidence rebounds
Surveyors are reporting the clearest signs yet that the housing slowdown may be bottoming...
12 February 2026
AML
AML regime ‘costing billions with little return’
Global anti-money laundering rules are imposing vast costs on banks while recovering less than...
12 February 2026
News
HSBC UK to host Spring Budget economy webinars for intermediaries
HSBC UK is inviting brokers to join a series of economy update webinars focused...
12 February 2026
PROFILES
Michael Day on why conditional selling remains an industry flashpoint
Louisa Sedgwick on Paragon and the future of buy-to-let
Graham McClelland on Britain’s broken mortgage market