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The Skipton appoints director of business development

The Skipton Building Society has announced that Paul Fenn, its current director of branch...

Diversification behind brokers taking on bridging clients

New research has found that 65% of brokers say that the key reason they...

Investec Private Bank cuts variable and fixed rates

Investec Private Bank has cut rates within the 80%-85% LTV bracket for both fixed...

North East leads the way in homeowner generosity to children

76% of homeowners over the age of 55 are looking to help their children...

Buy-to-let mortgage market remains unsettled

Mortgage Brain has reported "mixed movement" in the cost of buy-to-let products over the...

Together’s loan book tops £3bn

Together has reported pre-tax profits of £30.4m and cash receipts of £414.7m for the quarter to...

Involve family members in equity release process

80% of equity release advisers think there is a need for family members, such...

Cancer costs economy £9.3bn

The four biggest critical illnesses in the UK take more than £15bn a year...

Nationwide hit by profit slump

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that statutory profit for the first six months...

£426m saved in first year of First Time Buyers Relief

More than 180,500 first time buyers have kept the money they would have spent...

TBMC joins Magellan’s packager panel

Magellan Homeloans has added TBMC to its packager panel. The move expands the availability of...

The Leeds unveils buy-to-let variable mortgages from 1.14% 

The Leeds Building Society has launched two new discounted buy-to-let mortgages. The new discount variable...

New lending up 11% at Paragon

Paragon’s Mortgages has reported an 8% increase in underlying profit before tax to £157...

Target Group signs up to the Women in Finance Charter

Target Group has become the latest financial service firm to sign up to the...
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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...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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Fleet Mortgages broadens buy-to-let criteria for foreign nationals and limited companies

Fleet Mortgages has widened its lending criteria for buy-to-let borrowers, introducing greater flexibility for...
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Six-times salary lending quadruples as lenders loosen affordability

The number of mortgage lenders willing to offer loans worth six times a borrower's...
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Buy-to-let lending remains ahead of last year despite slower start to year

Buy-to-let lending increased in the first quarter of 2026 compared with a year earlier,...
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Market Harborough reveals £120m Gen H mortgage portfolio acquisition

Market Harborough Building Society has acquired a £120m residential mortgage portfolio from Gen H...

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