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Dudley BS makes commercial appointment

The Dudley Building Society (DBS) has announced the appointment of Jenny Coffey as market...

Paula Purdy joins Together

Paula Purdy has taken up her new position of key accounts manager at specialist...

New chairman for asset finance provider

Arkle Finance has appointed Paul Bartley, the co-founder of Close Leasing, as its new...

Accord Mortgages’ revamp includes new offset deals

Accord Mortgages has revamped its mortgage range with changes that will help both borrowers...

1st Stop Group joins LSE’s ELITE

1st Stop Group has joined London Stock Exchange Group’s international business support and capital...

Foundation Home Loans unveils new Fix to Flex 5-year BTL product

Foundation Home Loans has introduced a new ‘Fix to Flex’ five-year, buy-to-let deal aimed...

Loan book high for Together

Together has reported average monthly loan originations of £171.7m for the final quarter of 2018, up...

Brightstar awarded Sunday Times accolade

Brightstar Financial has been named as the Best Small Company to work for in...

Two new NEDs for the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has appointed Iain Cornish and Annette Barnes as non-executive directors. Both...

Vitality extends its London Face-to-Face GP service

Vitality has added a new GP partner DocTap to its Greater London Face-to-Face GP...

A quarter of Brits would be prepared to contest a loved one’s will

Over 12.6 million (24%) people would seek to dispute the wishes of a loved...

The Leeds cuts first-time buyer rates

The Leeds Building Society is making a range of rate reductions on high loan...

Keystone appoints BDM for the Midlands

Keystone Property Finance has appointed Louise Roderick-Smith as a business development manager (BDM) covering...

Legal & General unveils “unique” adviser service

Legal & General has announced the launch of Track My Apps, a new tracking...

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...

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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...

Uinsure secures exclusive Lloyds Bank General Insurance panel deal for advisers

Uinsure has added Lloyds Bank General Insurance to its home insurance panel in an...

Clydesdale cuts selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale Bank is reducing a range of residential product transfer fixed mortgage rates from...

Foundation shows how revised Property Plus criteria unlock Scottish buy-to-let purchase

Foundation has highlighted how enhancements to its Property Plus proposition helped a broker secure...

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