News

Economic confidence rises amongst bridging lenders

Bridging lenders have become more confident about the long-term economic prospects for the UK,...

Stonebridge Group hires new head of recruitment

Stonebridge Group has appointed a new head of recruitment. Hayley Stansfield (pictured) takes up the...

LLA to hold ‘Training in Care’ events in April

The Later Life Academy (LLA) is to host a series of events called ‘Training in...

Secure Trust Bank confirms decision to end new mortgage lending

Secure Trust Bank (STB) has confirmed that it will cease origination of new Mortgage...

PRIMIS adds Holloway Friendly to protection panel

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has added income protection specialist Holloway Friendly to its protection panel. The...

Mortgage Advice Bureau wins at learning awards

Dave Bedlow, Mortgage Advice Bureau’s head of learning & development, was recognised at the...

RBS sees profits rise to £1.6bn

Royal Bank of Scotland has reported profit of £1.622 billion. In the in a quarter...

West One Loans provides £5.5m development finance facility

West One Loans has teamed up with venture capital group ME Developments for a...

Precise Mortgages appoints new key account manager

Precise Mortgages has appointed Jonathan Mann as a new key account manager. Mann will work...

Aldermore passes £1bn development lending milestone

Aldermore has surpassed £1bn in property development loans following a surge in demand from...

Property bosses to pay £182k following abuse of company accounts

A pair of married property directors have been ordered by the courts to pay...

Octane Capital appoints finance manager

Jonathan Chai has joined Octane Capital's finance team as finance manager. Chai (pictured) is a fully...

New RIO mortgages from the Ipswich

The Ipswich Building Society has introduced three new Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage deals. The...

The Mansfield cuts Versatility discount rates

The Mansfield Building Society has cut rates across its Versatility discounted mortgage product range...

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

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...

PROFILES