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Fleet Mortgages hires Midlands BDM

Fleet Mortgages has announced the appointment of a new business development manager (BDM) covering...

Foundation Home Loans adds to sales team

Foundation Home Loans has expanded its senior sales team with the appointment of Grant...

Alexander Hall to adopt 360 Lifecycle solution

Alexander Hall has signed a five-year deal to utilise the full 360 Lifecycle practice...

SIFA chairman to retire

SIFA, part of The SimplyBiz Group, has announced that its chairman, Ian Muirhead, will...

Healthy behaviour should inform premium calculations

53% of consumers want insurers to take their healthy behaviour such as diet or...

Collapse in home ownership amongst the young

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found that today’s young adults are significantly...

TMA introduces GDPR Knowledge Base

TMA Club has unveiled a new resource for advisers that useful guides, FAQs and...

Prudential Financial Planning to provide protection advice for the Cambridge

Prudential Financial Planning has started offering financial advice to members of the Cambridge Building...

AToM becomes strategic partner for Shawbrook

All Types of Mortgages (AToM) has become latest firm to join Shawbrook’s Strategic Panel. Vic Jannels,...

Positive Lending moves into unsecured business loans

Positive Lending has announced its launch into unsecured business loans with rates starting from...

Double digit lending growth for Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reported double digit growth in both its...

A third of property professionals set to expand portfolios

33% of investors are planning to increase their property portfolios, while 50% plan no...

60 adviser firms add online protection comparison service

60 intermediary businesses have now added a LifeQuote-powered protection comparison service to their website, allowing clients...

New intermediary range from Bank of Ireland UK

Bank of Ireland UK has made changes across its residential, First Start and buy-to-let...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

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Homebuying delays deter two thirds from moving again, OPDA says

Two thirds of recent home movers say the experience of buying or selling a...

Knight Frank cuts 2026 forecast as conflict hits sentiment and rates

Knight Frank, the London-headquartered global property consultancy and estate agent, has downgraded its near-term UK...

Mortgage mental health walk hits capacity as 72 sign up

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has confirmed its 2026 Walk and Talk event is now...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

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