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Landlords report average tax increase of £3,039

Paragon has reported that 58% of landlords saw an increase in their 2017-18 tax...

Optimum Credit joins TFC Homeloans’ panel

TFC Homeloans has added Optimum Credit to its panel. Optimum Credit is second charge lender,...

Accord presents its 30,000th ‘welcome box’

Accord Mortgages has presented its 30,000th welcome box - the complimentary hamper sent on...

PMS and Sesame seek to expand new build adviser support

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network are aiming to boost their support for advisers...

London Money rebrands to The Money Group

London Money Group Holdings, the parent company of brands including Manchester Money and London...

SPF arranges £15m funding deal for first Bliss Hotel

SPF Private Clients has arranged funding for the rebranding and refurbishing of the 133-room...

Regulator moves to help mortgage prisoners

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed changes to how lenders assess whether or...

Fiduciam becomes FIBA lender partner

Short to medium term lender Fiduciam has become the latest lender partner of FIBA. Fiduciam...

HLP and MSN appoint new recruitment manager

Mortgage and insurance networks, HLP and MSN, have appointed Peter Rose as recruitment manager. Rose...

L&G unveils SmartQuote for Intermediaries

Legal & General has launched SmartQuote for Intermediaries, a way for advisers to obtain...

Head of sales for Key Direct appointed

Equity release adviser Key has appointed Kyle Lilford as head of sales for Key...

SimplyBiz Group providing SM&CR support programme for advisers

The SimplyBiz Group has published details of its programme of support designed to help...

Canada Life introduces new lifetime mortgage option

Canada Life Home Finance has unveiled Capital Select Lite, which provides homeowners with the...

Significant warehouse credit line increase for Kensington

Kensington Mortgages' existing warehouse facility has added an additional 30% of funding capacity. This will allow...

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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