Mortgages

Stonebridge Group recruit three major advisory firms

Stonebridge Group has announced the recruitment of three major advisory firms from the Legal...

TSB tweaks rates

TSB has made rate adjustments to three residential mortgages available through brokers.  TSB’s two-year fixed and...

MCI expands lender panel

On 7 December Accord Mortgages will become the latest lender to join MCI Mortgage...

North-South repossession gap closes

The divide between home repossessions in the North and South has closed by 80% since...

New FTB fix from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a limited edition three-year fixed rate mortgage for first-time buyers. The...

Average stamp duty saving of £1.5k post ‘slab’ abolition

My Home Move has calculated that UK home buyers have collectively saved £1.9 billion...

SBG appoints Mark Graves as sales director

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Mark Graves to the position of sales director. Graves takes...

LMS teams up with network

Conveyancing panel management firm LMS has partnered with The Right Mortgage and Protection Network.   The network launched...

Virgin Money makes fixed rate changes

Virgin Money has made changes to its mortgage range, cutting interest rates on higher LTV fixed rate...

Platform unveils 2.24% fix at 90% LTV

Platform has launched what it claims to be the lowest ever two-year fixed rate deal...

Brightstar reaches IIP gold standard

Brightstar has just achieved its Investors in People (IIP) Gold standard, one of only...

Charles Canning back at the helm at Accord

Accord Mortgages has announced the appointment of Charles Canning as managing director. He joined...

BoE ready to intervene in buy-to-let market

The Bank of England has expressed its concerns over the buy-to-let sector. The central bank...

Nationwide to chair green property project

Mortgage lenders, building industry 'experts', green energy groups and sustainability bodies have all joined...

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...

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...

Latest news

Nationwide completes first live digital mortgage deeds with Veyco technology

Nationwide Building Society has become the first UK lender to complete live mortgage transactions...

CIExpert adds Royal London to income protection insight zone

Royal London has become the latest insurer to join CIExpert’s Income Protection Insight Zone,...

First-time buyers ‘closer than they think’ to owning a home

Most wannabe first-time buyers may be far closer to homeownership than they realise according...

FTBs handed boost as high-LTV mortgage choice hits record

First-time buyers and borrowers with small deposits are entering 2026 with more mortgage choice...

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