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Central Bridging targets HNWs with asset backed loans

Central Bridging has recently launched a new class of asset backed bridging loans. The lender...

Royal London makes income protection more flexible

Royal London has introduced a new five year payment option to its income protection. The...

Majority of SMEs expect UK recession this year

57% of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) believe the UK economy will fall...

Catalyst Property Finance appoints head of real estate

Catalyst Property Finance has appointed Kevin Stephenson as its head of real estate within...

Shawbrook Commercial cuts minimum personal guarantee amount

The Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages team has revised its position on personal guarantees. The new minimum...

The Saffron unveils family support mortgage aimed at FTBs

The Saffron Building Society has launched a ‘Family Support’ mortgage with new options for...

L&G Mortgage Club gets Skipton exclusive

Legal & General Mortgage Club has unveiled an exclusive residential offering for its members...

New BDM team at Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has created a new business development team for the South West &...

Investec drops SVR from all new fixed rate mortgages

Investec Private Bank is removing the SVR on its current two, three, four, five...

Sesame in conveyancing partnership with Aventria

Sesame Network has launched a new conveyancing solution in partnership with panel manager Aventria. Founded...

FLA’s seconds data possibly too conservative: Fluent Money

Fluent Money Group believes that while the FLA’s latest second charge lending figures showing...

Castle Trust introduces new bridging loan

Castle Trust has unveiled a new bridging loan with flexible underwriting. Available for a flat...

Platform cuts selected five-year fixed rates

Platform has reduced interest rates on its five-year fixed rate mortgages at 60% LTV...

4% annual rise in mortgage approvals in March

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv has found that 66,174 mortgages were approved during...

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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