News

Pension-led funding offers business growth to older entrepreneurs: report

The two million small business owners in the UK aged over 50 could access...

Cost of five-year buy-to-let fixed rates fall

Online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of many popular five-year...

Kensington makes buy-to-let rate reductions

Kensington Mortgages has made rate changes across its buy-to-let mortgage range. Rates have decreased...

Asset finance facility boosts printing firm’s productivity

Aldermore has agreed a new asset finance facility worth over half a million pounds...

Target significantly reduces its gender pay gap

Target Group has closed its mean gender pay gap by 4.8 percentage points to...

TDS introduces fee suite of tools in advance of Tenant Fees Act

TDS has become the first Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme to introduce a range of...

New buy-to-let incentives from TSB

TSB has launched new buy-to-let products with a £300 cashback offer or free legal...

Paradigm to hold DA transition workshop in Belfast

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed that its second Direct Authorisation (DA) Transition workshop will take...

Precise Mortgages expands its Help to Buy proposition

Precise Mortgages has extended its Help to Buy range to include Help to Buy Scotland...

The Skipton appoints head of mortgage products

The Skipton Building Society has announced the appointment of a new head of mortgage products. Alex...

31% tax burden for retired households

New research has established that retired households pay out the equivalent of 31% of...

West One completes £20m bridge

West One Loans has provided a £20m first charge bridging facility against a high...

Paymentshield adds new Adviser Hub feature

Paymentshield has introduced a new self-service tool on its Adviser Hub designed to help...

Roma Finance unveils bridge to term product

Roma Finance is utilising institutional funding for a medium-term mortgage product that customers can...

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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