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Pepper Money’s 2026 broker wellbeing retreat gains MIMHC backing

Pepper Money will stage two broker wellbeing events this spring, with its Retreat series...

Mortgage Brain begins phased rollout of new broker platform to Primis network

Mortgage Brain has started rolling out its 'next-generation' broker technology to the 2,500 advisers...

UTB grows income and loan book as profits ease amid higher provisions

United Trust Bank reported operating income of £176m for the year to 31 December...

Family BS unveils two-year limited company BTL fix at 4.69%

The Family Building Society has introduced a new two-year fixed rate for limited company...

Spring Statement: Stability welcome but housing reform still missing

The Chancellor’s Spring Statement delivered few surprises for the mortgage and housing sectors prompting...

Luxury asset lending soars 260%

Demand from high-net-worth buyers to finance property purchases using luxury assets has surged by...

MIMHC rolls out free mental health first aid training nationwide

A programme of fully funded Mental Health First Aid training is being delivered across...

Prenups move into the mainstream as younger couples seek financial clarity

Prenuptial agreements — long associated with celebrities and high net worth families — are...

Limited company landlords pull away from individual investors, research finds

The private rented sector is becoming increasingly divided along structural lines, with landlords operating...

Only one in five Britons adequately protected against financial shocks

Just 19% of Britons are adequately protected against unexpected health or financial shocks, according...

Allianz UK strengthens intermediary focus with senior hire

Allianz UK has named Scott McLoughlin as head of intermediary, a move that underlines...

LRG elevates four long-serving women to director roles ahead of International Women’s Day

LRG has promoted four female colleagues to director-level positions, marking the appointments ahead of...

Access FS hires Reena Vadhia as group financial controller

Access Financial Services has appointed Reena Vadhia as its new group financial controller, with...

Hope Capital renews Brickflow tie-up as digital distribution gains ground

Hope Capital Property Finance has extended its partnership with broker platform Brickflow as part...
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Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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