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The Mansfield adds Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor options

The Mansfield Building Society has introduced Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor across its prime residential...

Funding 365 introduces three-year deals

Funding 365 has launched two innovative three-year loan products, aimed at borrowers looking for...

NatWest IS to use actual letting agent costs

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is making changes to its buy-to-let calculator by using actual rather...

Shariah-compliant bridging lender launches

Offa, which claimed to be the UK’s first Shariah-compliant bridging lender, has launched today. The...

Landbay products now available to Mortgage Intelligence

Landbay has embarked upon a new partnership with the Next Intelligence mortgage club, Mortgage...

New board elected for ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced a new board of directors...

FIBA’s professional partners panel expands

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has appointed Blacks Connect to its panel...

The Leeds up maximum BTL LTV to 80%

The Leeds Building Society is increasing its maximum loan to value (LTV) on buy-to-let...

Hinckley & Rugby allows RIO discount for term with no ERCs

All intermediaries can now access a discount for term RIO mortgage from the Hinckley...

Laura Sneddon joins Masthaven

Laura Sneddon has been appointed as national account manager for Masthaven Bank's mortgage division. She...

Protection added to OMS platform

One Mortgage System (OMS), the processing platform for mortgage intermediaries, specialist distributors, networks and...

Fleet Mortgages secures new funding line

Fleet Mortgages has agreed a new funding partnership with asset manager, One William Street...

The Skipton unveils 95% LTV shared ownership deals

The Skipton Building Society has launched 95% LTV shared ownership products. The launch follows government changes to...

The Mansfield enters Scotland market

The Mansfield Building Society has expanded its lending north of the boarder, launching its...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Home insurance defies wider fall in customer satisfaction

Home insurance has bucked a wider decline in customer sentiment towards UK insurers, according...

Nova appoints Andrew Smith as commercial director

Conveyancing provider Nova has appointed Andrew Smith as commercial director as it seeks to...

Vida sharpens lending rules for borrowers approaching retirement

Vida has revised its later-life mortgage criteria to give brokers clearer guidance when arranging...

First-time buyer demand slips as shortage of suitable homes persists

First-time buyer demand weakened across Great Britain in the second quarter of 2026, although...

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