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BMPAN introduces industry framework to tackle barriers to career progression

The Black Mortgage Professionals and Allies Network (BMPAN) has launched a new framework aimed...

Westmarq challenges surveying ‘duopoly’ as it targets lender business

Westmarq has challenged mortgage lenders to move more of their valuation business away from...

Trade bodies welcome first-time buyer scheme but call for careful design

Mortgage trade bodies have welcomed the government's proposed Your First Home scheme, while warning...

Government plans 2.5% deposit scheme for first-time buyers

First-time buyers in England could be able to purchase new-build homes with deposits of...

Alternative Bridging moves into term lending with commercial launch

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its proposition into longer-term property finance with the launch...

Mortgage’s Got Talent launches for 2026

Mortgageforce is bringing the mortgage industry together this November for Mortgage's Got Talent –...

Loan.co.uk launches specialist lending webinar series for advisers

Loan.co.uk is to run a series of four webinars designed to help mortgage advisers...

ClearPath AI launches with £1m backing for mortgage and property platform

ClearPath AI has raised £1 million in pre-seed funding to launch an artificial intelligence...

Gable Group targets £250m of high-LTV mortgage lending

Gable Group has secured a long-term funding line from an unnamed European bank to...

JammJar refreshes brand as AI mortgage platform prepares for September launch

JammJar has unveiled a new website and refreshed brand identity as it expands its...

Equity Release Group launches adviser network

Equity Release Group has launched a specialist adviser network aimed at helping firms expand...

Gatehouse Capital targets residential bridging gap with Shariah-compliant launch

Gatehouse Capital has launched into the UK bridging sector with a Shariah-compliant residential proposition...

Fintel Services launches Omni Mortgage Club

Fintel Services has launched Omni Mortgage Club, a whole-of-market mortgage club intended to expand...

AI-led conveyancing firm Farringdon to take instructions from May

Farringdon has launched as a new residential conveyancing firm, with JLL and Streets Ahead...
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The two-year fix isn’t advice. It’s a diary entry

5.98%. That was the average two-year fix on 5 October, according to Moneyfacts, the highest since mid-December 2023. The average five-year fix: 6.00%. On those...

Alternative strategies for buying in high-growth property areas

For first-time buyers a Lifetime ISA can be a useful way to build a house deposit, with a 25% government bonus on eligible savings...

Buy-to-let and the next generation of landlords

There has been plenty of discussion recently about the future of buy-to-let, whether landlords can continue to make their investments work, and what the...

Growth can hide a lot – until it stops

Since getting involved with Rotherham United Women I've realised football and business have quite a lot in common. One thing in particular: growth can hide...

Nobody wants your ‘market update’

You sent the same email on Monday that everyone else sent. Moneyfacts had just put the average five-year fix at 6%, the first time in...

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Employers struggle to engage staff with financial wellbeing support

Only 12% of employees have used financial wellbeing support provided by their employer, despite...
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Defaqto extends Matrix 360 to protection and wealth providers

Defaqto has broadened its Matrix 360 market intelligence platform to cover wealth management and...
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Marshall and Cooke join Mortgage’s Got Talent judging panel

Mortgage’s Got Talent has added two more industry names to its judging panel, with...

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