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Glenhawk unveils free client valuations 

Glenhawk has introduced a free valuation offering. This follows last September’s offer to pay for...

LendInvest secures £200m HSBC residential funding line

LendInvest has agreed funding of up to £200 million from HSBC UK. Th3 new funding...

HSBC joins Connect for Intermediaries’ mainstream panel

Connect for Intermediaries has appointed HSBC to its mainstream residential panel for its network. HSBC...

CLS Money appoints sales manager

CLS Money has made a new appointment to oversee its expanding advice team. Alec McCubbing...

15% rise for asset finance market during February

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new...

Precise Mortgages appoints pair of BDMs

Precise Mortgages has appointed two new business development managers (BDMs) to support brokers in...

Annual house price growth rises slightly

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to March were 2.6%...

Begbies Traynor acquires chartered surveyors

Begbies Traynor Group has acquired BSMH Limited, which trades as Barker Storey Matthews (BSM)....

Landbay adds to regional sales team

Landbay has appointed Helen McKinney joins as head of sales for the South region. In...

New BDMs at BM Solutions

BM Solutions has made new business development manager (BDM) appointments. Gareth Stockton has more than...

Sharp YOY rise in Q1 lending for bridging provider

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has reported a 60% increase in loan volumes at the...

Shift in broker criteria searches in March

Knowledge Bank's latest criteria activity tracker has shown a shift in broker searches regarding...

The Mansfield unveils 95% shared ownership deals

The Mansfield Building Society has introduced new two and five-year fixed rate shared ownership...

Five-day refurb bridge for Aspen Bridging

Aspen Bridging has recently completed a five-day refurbishment bridge, with each element of the...

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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