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Glenhawk appoints CFO and finance director

Glenhawk has announced the appointments of Andrew Townsend as chief financial officer (CFO) and...

Criteria searches show effects of Covid-19

Knowledge Bank saw ‘Temporary Maximum LTV Restrictions’ as the leading broker search last month;...

Zephyr Homeloans joins IMLA

Zephyr Homeloans has become the latest lender to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association...

Second charge market “gradually recovering”

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed that second charge mortgage new business...

Guardian appoints two new directors

Protection provider Guardian has hired Hilary Banks, current divisional director at Vitality, to the...

Mortgage Brain sees busy August in ESIS volumes

Mortgage Brain has reported that August saw the second highest monthly volume of ESIS...

David Landen becomes new Hodge CEO

David Landen has been appointed as Hodge’s new chief executive oficer, with immediate effect. ...

United Trust Bank appoints chief commercial officer

Mark Stokes, formerly managing director for commercial banking at Metro Bank, has joined United...

Pure Retirement unveils September webinar series

Pure Retirement is launching a series of 'Pure Back to School' adviser webinars. They featuring...

Halifax: August house prices up 5.2% year-on-year

Halifax has reported that, on a monthly basis, house prices in August were 1.6%...

Medical Solutions partners with Cirencester Friendly

Medical Solutions has partnered with Cirencester Friendly to launch ‘GP24’, a 24/7 virtual GP...

Phoebus Software and Yabber Global agree new partnership

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has entered into an exclusive agreement with Yabber, the contact...

Conveyancing Association issues Code of Practice response

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the trade body for the conveyancing industry, has issued its...

Four developers hit by CMA leasehold action

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched enforcement action involving four leading housing...

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,...

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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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