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Newcastle BS reports record mortgage lending

Newcastle Building Society has published its financial results for 2024. Gross mortgage lending for 2024...

Berkeley Alexander sees softening in home insurance premiums

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has published data that shows household buildings and contents...

Heron Financial attains B Corp status

Heron Financial, part of Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), has become a B Corp mortgage...

Funding 365 unveils new rate for Stepped Rate Bridge

Funding 365 has introduced new rates for its Stepped Rate Bridge product. Pricing starts at...

Jamie Jolly joins Hilco Real Estate Finance

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has appointed Jamie Jolly as managing director for the...

Market sees mixed signals as borrowing and approvals shift

The latest data from the Bank of England's Money and Credit report reveals a...

Will Hale adds Air CEO role to responsibilities

Will Hale, CEO of Key Later Life Finance, has been given additional leadership responsibilities...

Loughborough Building Society partners with Finance Advice Club

Loughborough Building Society is expanding its intermediary distribution with its new partnership with Finance...

Hampshire Trust Bank makes BDE hire

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has bolstered its specialist mortgages business development team with the...

Afin Bank appoints senior underwriter

Afin Bank has appointed Simrat Gill as senior underwriter, as it continues to build...

Suffolk Building Society joins IMLA

Suffolk Building Society has become the latest lender to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...

Hope Capital records best volumes for 18 months

Hope Capital has reported a record month for business following the introduction of its...

MPowered reduces pricing on two & three-year fixes

MPowered Mortgages has cut its two and three-year fixed-rate mortgages. The changes are applicable to...

Coventry for intermediaries reduces rates on select fixed rate deals

Coventry for intermediaries has lowered selected fixed rates for both residential and buy-to-let applications. Rates...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

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South drives first annual asking house price fall since 2024

Asking prices for homes in Great Britain have slipped into annual decline for the...

Rents fall as inflationary pressures mount

Tenants are beginning to feel some respite as rents across Great Britain fall at...

Bank of England set to hold rates as inflation proves sticky

The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at 4% this week...

Mortgage pros stride for mental health on Thames Bridges Trek

Mortgage industry pros from Crystal Specialist Finance, Market Financial Solutions, Movin Legal, MT Finance, United...