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Family BS expands mortgage range and eases JBSP criteria

Family Building Society has launched a refreshed range of mortgage products and made several...

Housing affordability returns to pre-pandemic levels

Housing affordability in England and Wales has returned to levels last seen before the...

Saffron Building Society joins LMS Panel Link

LMS, the provider of conveyancing services, has announced a new partnership with Saffron Building...

Tenant awareness wildly varied on Renters’ Rights Bill

New research from Pegasus Insight has revealed a wide disparity in tenant awareness of...

Loughborough BS unveils Universal Credit Calculator

Loughborough Building Society has launched its Universal Credit Calculator to help brokers assess affordability...

United Trust Bank appoints head of credit for asset finance

United Trust Bank has announced the appointment of Lisa Thomas as head of credit...

Acre enhances Nationwide integration

Acre has announced a significant upgrade to its integration with Nationwide for Intermediaries, expanding...

Law Society overhauls TA6 Property Forms: What mortgage brokers need to know

The Law Society of England and Wales has announced a major revision to the...

Access FS launches internal referral scheme

Access Financial Services is launching Access All Areas, a new internal referral programme. The brokerage is...

Spring Statement 2025: industry hopes and expectations

Ahead of the government's Spring Statement on Wednesday, industry figures have proffered their opinions...

Nationwide improves NFI Online processes

Nationwide Building Society has made improvements to several processes within NFI Online. These cover client...

Mortgage affordability continues to weaken

January saw a weakening in mortgage affordability weakened for the second month in a...

FCA to investigate effectiveness of pure protection market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is undertaking a market study to look into how...

New Skipton cashback mortgage to help those who miss stamp duty deadline

To support those who don’t manage to complete their house purchase before the stamp...

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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...

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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...