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MPC maintains Bank Rate at 0.75%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again unanimously voted to...

FCA launches study into intergenerational finance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a discussion paper on Intergenerational Differences, exploring...

Barclays to make residential and Reward range revisions

Barclays is making changes to its residential and Reward ranges tomorrow, 3 May. Changes include reductions...

Modest rise in Scottish rents

Your Move Scotland has found that landlords in Scotland saw an average return of...

Internal promotion at Octane Capital

Octane Capital has promoted Oli Greenspan from his position of head of internal sales to head...

Mortgage industry urged to participate in home survey consultation

RICS has published a public consultation for a new mandatory RICS Home Survey Standard...

Rob Clifford to become Stonebridge Group chief executive

Stonebridge Group's managing director, Richard Adams, is to step back from his executive role...

HMOs still providing highest rental yields

The Leeds Building Society's latest study has found that landlords letting houses in multiple...

Hope Capital hires five new faces

Hope Capital has tripled the size of its business development team following new appointments. The...

M&S Bank appoints CEO

M&S Bank has appointed Paul Spencer as its CEO. This follows his appointment as interim CEO...

D’Ammassa to leave Aldermore for White Oak UK

Carl D’Ammassa, Aldermore's group managing director for business finance, is to leave the bank...

L&G Mortgage Club offers RIO exclusive from H&R

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage...

Mortgage borrowing up £4.1bn month-on-month

Mortgage market activity picked up in March, following a weak February, according to latest...

The Teacher’s BS joins TMA lender panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of the Teacher’s Building Society to its lender...
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A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

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Leeds launches 98% LTV mortgage aimed at widening access for first-time buyers

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