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MBE London 2020 postponed

The organisers of MBE London have postponed the event that was due to take...

Over 8m over-50s doubt they have enough for retirement

Research from over 50s finance provider SunLife suggests that more than seven million over-50s...

BFS: extend furlough scheme or risk SME jobs losses

There is still wide support among SMEs for an extension to the government's furlough...

Bridging completions down 56% in Q2 

Members of the Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL) saw bridging completions reach £470m in...

David Copland to leave LSL

LSL Group has confirmed that David Copland is to leave his role as LSL’s...

525 whole of market plan options now on equity release market

There has been a new equity release product launched every 28 hours so far...

NatWest cuts existing customer rates

NatWest is making rate changes across its Existing Customer range for both residential and...

Relatively small difference between two and five-year fixed rates

The difference between the average two-year and five-year fixed rate mortgage is at one...

Moving costs up 8% year-on-year

People are spending an additional £696 each time they move house, on top of...

The Ipswich reintroduces wide range of mortgages 

The Ipswich Building Society is reintroducing products within its standard residential, buy-to-let (including expat...

Twenty7Tec extends helpdesk hours

Twenty7Tec has made permanent changes to the way that the mortgage technology provider provides support...

Paymentshield to hold virtual conference

General Insurance (GI) provider Paymentshield is holding its first-ever live virtual conference that aims...

The Exeter extends PMI enhanced cash benefit

Health and protection insurer, the Exeter, has announced the extension of its enhanced cash benefit...

SmartSearch introduces three-strand AML solution

Anti-money-laundering (AML) specialist SmartSearch has launched TripleCheck, a new digital Know Your Customer (KYC)...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Equity release lending rises 4% as new customer numbers recover

Equity release lending rose to £597m in the second quarter of 2026 as new...

October Budget puts mortgage market on alert

Chancellor John Healey will deliver the first Budget of Andy Burnham’s premiership on Wednesday...

Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

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