News

PDG welcomes FCA market study on pure protection products

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has responded positively to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)...

Precise launches its highest ever LTV products and slashes residential rates

Precise has made a range of improvements to its residential proposition with cheaper pricing...

L&C and Winston’s Wish mark 10-year partnership and £100k raised

L&C Mortgages as reached another significant milestone in its long-standing partnership with Winston’s Wish,...

Sorting it out! Big law firm celebrates five years of growth in Cardiff

Sort Legal, part of the Sort Group, is celebrating its fifth year in Cardiff. Sort...

Mortgage campaigner and Labour MP Taiwo Owatemi faces backlash over ‘Pet Rent’ expense claims

Labour MP and mortgage campaigner Taiwo Owatemi is under fire after revelations surfaced that...

HLPartnership adds trio of providers to GI panel

HLPartnership (HLP) is expanding its general insurance (GI) panel. Following feedback from its brokers, the...

Santander cuts affordability rates following FCA guidance

Santander UK has become the first major lender to reduce its residential mortgage affordability...

Over-60s own almost £3 trillion in property

Those in the UK aged over 65 own outright £2.944 trillion in property wealth,...

Swansea BS celebrates longest-serving employee’s 35-year milestone

Swansea Building Society is celebrating a significant moment in its history as Julie Keane,...

Four out of 10 first-time buyers face stamp duty bill

Thousands of first-time buyers in England will face higher upfront costs when purchasing a...

UK property transactions surged in February ahead of stamp duty deadline

The number of UK residential property transactions saw a significant increase in February 2025,...

Atom bank simplifies commercial mortgage stressed interest rate

Atom bank has improved its variable stressed interest rate calculation for commercial mortgages. This move,...

TRM network makes key promotions

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network (TRM) has made a series of important leadership...

HTB provides £3.2m York development exit facility

Hampshire Trust Bank’s bridging finance team has delivered a £3.2m development exit loan for...

Latest POLL

COMMENT

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Latest news

Market Harborough cuts rates on larger residential loans

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced rates on its larger loan products by as...

Shawbrook promotes Apollonio to lead retail mortgage sales

Shawbrook has promoted Louise Apollonio to sales and distribution director for retail mortgages, as...

Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...