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Glenhawk makes underwriting appointment

Glenhawk has appointed Amy Wareham as a junior underwriter. Wareham (pictured) joins the specialist property lender's 20-strong team...

MetLife in protection partnership with iPipeline

MetLife has announced a strategic partnership with iPipeline to grow the distribution of its...

Average bridging LTVs rose by 8 percentage points in 2018

Bridging loan volume transacted by contributors hit £766.9 million in 2018, an increase of...

West One Loans makes range of sales hires

West One Loans has made a number of strategic appointments to its sales team. Kevin...

The Dudley appoints head of commercial

The Dudley Building Society (DBS) has appointed Samantha Ward as its head of commercial. The...

Landlords looking to five-year rates

Mortgages for Business’ latest buy-to-let Index has reported that a growing number of landlords are...

Twenty7Tec adds to intermediary team

Twenty7Tec has made a number of new hires in its intermediary support and account...

Sainsbury’s Bank partners with Mortgage Intelligence

Mortgage Intelligence has become the latest mortgage partner for Sainsbury’s Bank. David Crooke, head of intermediary...

First fall in average annual rents for almost 10 years

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has reported that renting became more affordable in 2018...

Internal promotions at OneSavings Bank

OneSavings Bank has announced the internal promotions of key personnel at Kent Reliance and...

New 3.99% self-build deal from the Saffron

The Saffron Building Society has launched a new lower rate, self-build mortgage at 3.99%. The...

L&G Mortgage Club sees 1,000 registrations for SmartrCriteria after seven days

Legal & General Mortgage Club has passed 1,000 broker registrations in the first week...

Barclays makes 95% LTV and BTL rate cuts

Barclays is making changes to selected products within its 95% LTV (including cashback) purchase...

TFC partners with Zephyr Homeloans

TFC Homeloans has adding new buy-to-let lender Zephyr Homeloans to its lender panel. Recently launched by...

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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