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The Partnership rebrands to target next phase of growth

Conveyancing firm The Partnership has unveiled a major rebrand as it looks to accelerate...

Mansfield launches fixed rates running to September 2031

Mansfield Building Society has launched three mortgage products fixed until 30 September 2031, aimed...

OSB Group promotes Hollands to lead intermediary sales and distribution

OSB Group has promoted Emily Hollands to group head of intermediary sales and distribution...

First-time buyers overestimate deposit needed to buy

Many first-time buyers may be delaying home ownership because they misunderstand the deposit needed...

L&G protection claims top £1.38bn in 2025

L&G paid more than £1.388 billion across more than 26,000 retail protection and group...

Pepper Money posts record month as second charge lending continues to surge

Pepper Money recorded its strongest ever month for second charge mortgages in March, as...

Single-insurer protection deals risk damaging consumer trust, LifeSearch says

Single-tie life insurance arrangements risk undermining consumer trust and reducing protection take-up, according to...

Gatehouse Bank partners with Finvise to speed up valuations

Gatehouse Bank has partnered with Finvise to provide faster property valuations for UK home...

Landbay appoints buy-to-let BDM for Kent and South Coast

Landbay has appointed Richard McRoberts as business development manager for Kent and the South...

Foundation relaunches ERC3 buy-to-let products 

Foundation has relaunched a number of buy-to-let products withdrawn earlier this year while also...

Pivotal buys LendingScore to expand mortgage technology plans

Pivotal has acquired mortgage technology and data provider LendingScore as it looks to build...

Incept partners with Fortegra on title insurance launch

Insurtech platform Incept has partnered with global specialty insurer Fortegra to launch a new...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 12

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

Access Financial Services brings marketing function in-house to boost broker support

Access Financial Services has recruited three marketing specialists as it looks to strengthen adviser...

COMMENT

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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UK risks two-tier energy transition without home investment

The UK risks creating a "two-tier" energy transition unless cleaner and smarter technologies are...

MSB solicitor recognised with Future Leader award at British LGBT Awards

MSB Solicitors is marking Pride Month after one of its solicitors was named Future...

The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

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