News

The Saffron expands buy-to-let offering

The Saffron Building Society’ has added a Limited Company buy-to-let mortgage to its range. Recent tax...

Extent of interest-only mortgage crisis revealed

New research by Kensington Mortgages has revealed that by January 2024, approximately 250,000 Britons...

L&G to continue Heath Assured partnership

Legal & General has renewed its partnership with EAP provider, Health Assured. As part of...

AIR Group to hold second later life adviser conference

AIR Group's second annual National Later Life Adviser Conference, in association with the Equity...

Object or lose whole of market advice role, brokers told

A mortgage broker wants all brokers to register their concerns about the potential for...

Masthaven completes £60m Värde investment

Masthaven has announced the completion of the strategic £60 million equity investment by Värde Partners,...

2.4 million households have no home insurance

The latest AA Insurance Consumer Index (ICI) has reported that housing association tenants are...

New BDM at More 2 Life

Equity release lender More 2 Life has appointed Sanjay Gadhia as a business development manager (BDM)...

Seven firms selected for Nationwide’s Open Banking challenge

The Nationwide Building Society has chosen seven fintech companies to take part in its...

Shawbrook restructures property division following Eastgate’s arrival

John Eastgate has joined Shawbrook Bank as managing director of its newly created property...

The Hinckley & Rugby ups LTI multiplier

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has increased its Loan to Income (LTI) multiplier...

FCA publishes duty of care discussion feedback

The FCA has published a Feedback Statement summarising the responses received to its Discussion...

United Trust Bank to support Refuge

Staff at United Trust Bank have chosen national charity Refuge to be the Bank’s...

The Buy to Let Business becomes Dynamo

The Buy to Let Business has rebranded as Dynamo. Ying Tan, founder and chief executive,...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

Second charge mortgage lending volumes dip for first time in more than a year

New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May,...

Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

The Building Societies Association has become the latest organisation to sign the Mortgage Industry...

Sprive urges first-time buyers to plan ahead as Leeds launches 2% deposit mortgage

Sprive has welcomed Leeds Building Society's new 98% loan-to-value mortgage but says borrowers should...

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

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new 98% loan-to-value mortgage designed to help more...

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