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LendInvest saves development with £7.35m bridging loan

LendInvest has facilitated a £7.35 million bridging finance loan in seven days for a developer. The...

The Leeds launches 10-year RIO mortgages

The Leeds Building Society has introduced new 10-year Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgages and...

“A year of solid growth” for rents: Your Move

On an annual basis, rents rose faster in the South West than any other...

Smartr365 appoints commercial director

Fintech mortgage platform Smartr365 has appointed Mark McKenna to the position of commercial director....

Scottish Widows unveils new life and critical illness range

Scottish Widows has created a new life and critical illness product range designed to...

Barclays’ Green Home Mortgage adds eight house-builders

Barclays Mortgages has made changes to a number of products within its 95% LTV (including...

CODE Investing makes board appointments

SME debt finance platform, CODE Investing, has appointed Borro chairman, John Allbrook, as a...

Central Bridging completes £1.2m re-bridge

Central Bridging has recently completed a £1.2 million first charge loan to re-bridge an...

The Ipswich appoints new mortgage sales manager

The Ipswich Building Society has promoted Kevin Davis from senior mortgage underwriter to mortgage...

Canada Life offers workshops for equity release-qualified advisers

Canada Life Home Finance is to hold a number of events for equity release-qualified...

Two new hires for Target Group

Target Group, the business process outsourcing (BPO) and operational transformation provider, has today announced...

TMA Club adds Central Trust to lender panel

TMA Club has has added Central Trust to its lender panel, so its members...

508 advisers joined Openwork last year

Openwork has revealed that it experienced its most successful year for a decade in...

Fluent Money Group appoints head of compliance

Fluent Money Group has appointed John Lewis to take on the newly created role...

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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HLPartnership sets out leadership transition as Chris Tanner steps back

HLPartnership has announced plans for a leadership transition that will see BetterHome Group chief...

NatWest joins lenders increasing mortgage rates as market uncertainty grows

NatWest has become the latest major lender to announce increases to its fixed mortgage...

Lloyds highlights mortgage support as fixed-rate deals come to an end

Lloyds is reminding homeowners approaching the end of their fixed-rate mortgage deals that a...

Together raises £563m through latest residential mortgage securitisation

Together has completed the pricing of a £562.9 million residential mortgage-backed securitisation, marking its...

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