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National Conversation Week to promote financial advice

This year's National Conversation Week, which takes place from 18-24 March, has a focus...

UTB appoints mortgage operations manager

United Trust Bank has appointed Avison Warren as mortgage operations manager. The newly created role will...

New BDM for Masthaven Bank

Masthaven Bank has announced the appointment of Jez Quinn as business development manager for...

Hinckley & Rugby expands bespoke mortgage availability

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has allowed more professions to access its bespoke...

TMA partners with When You Move

TMA Club has added digital conveyancing and quoting engine, When You Move, to its...

Landbay joins The Right Mortgage & Protection Network panel

Landbay is now available on The Right Mortgage & Protection Networks panel, providing brokers...

Responsible Lending appoints development director

Responsible Lending has appointed Tim Waterlow as its new development director. Waterlow (pictured) joins the equity...

Newcastle Intermediaries revamps product transfer offering

Newcastle Intermediaries has announced a refresh of its product transfer range, exclusive to existing...

OSB and Charter Court boards agree merger

The boards of OneSavings Bank plc (OSB) and Charter Court Financial Services Group plc have...

OSB’s loan book increases by 23%

OneSavings Bank has published its preliminary results for 2018.  Underlying profit before tax increased 15%...

PMS and Sesame unveil exclusive FHL buy-to-let fix

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have launched an exclusive new buy-to-let mortgage for...

MCI Club partners with Auxilium

MCI Club, part of the eKeeper Group, has appointed Auxilium Partnership as its protection...

MBE Leeds Expo to include FIBA forum

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) is to hold a panel-based forum at...

Magellan Homeloans closes to new business

Magellan Homeloans has taken the decision to close for new business. The lender said it...

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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