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SimplyBiz Group introduces vulnerable clients support hub

The SimplyBiz Group has launched a range of online resources to help its member...

Equity release priorities follow size of borrowing

Analysis by advisory firm HUB Financial Solutions found that nearly two-thirds of the funds...

Research highlights changing working practices

56% of later life lending advisers think there will be a greater reliance on...

Promotions and appointments at Aspen Bridging

Aspen Bridging has promoted two and appointed two new members of staff. Harry Baker, who...

NatWest makes core range rate reductions

NatWest has introduced rate decreases of up to 30bps across its existing customer range. The...

Barclays unveils new Help to Buy offering amid widespread changes

Barclays is making changes to a number of its mortgages. The changes are across its...

Castle Trust granted full banking licence

Castle Trust Capital has been granted full authorisation as a bank by the Prudential...

The Mortgage Lender improves portfolio buy-to-let fees

The Mortgage Lender has abolished multiple application fees and reducing its completion fee on...

Foundation Home Loans unveils buy-to-let packager exclusives

Foundation Home Loans has launched new buy-to-let standard HMO, Large HMO, as well as...

Stonebridge boosts adviser numbers

Stonebridge has reported an increase in appointed representative (AR) adviser recruitment numbers during the...

FIBA expands professional partners panel

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has appointed Seddons to its panel of...

Major rise in interest-only criteria searches

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported a "significant" increase in advisers searching for...

The Buckinghamshire unveils new rates and LTVs

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new streamlined product range for physical valuations,...

The Nottingham resumes self-build lending

The Nottingham is reintroducing self-build mortgages as part of its phased product range return Two...

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

Bank of England holds rate at 3.75% as energy risks cloud outlook

The Bank of England has kept Bank Rate at 3.75% amid concern that higher...

TML and Bluestone cut selected residential mortgage rates

The Mortgage Lender and Bluestone Mortgages have reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up...

StrideUp raises property finance limit and expands HMO criteria

StrideUp has increased the maximum financing available through its buy-to-let purchase plan to £2.5...

OneDome shortlisted for three business awards

OneDome has been named a finalist in three categories at the Lloyds British Business...

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