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Brilliant Solutions moves to OMS platform in CRM partnership

One Mortgage System (OMS) has agreed a partnership with Brilliant Solutions following a review...

More2life unveils toolkit to help advisers build referral pipeline

More2life has launched a new Growth Toolkit aimed at helping later life advisers establish...

Sort Group puts tickets on sale for 2026 industry ball

Sort Group has opened ticket sales for the second staging of its end-of-year event...

Student loan repayments leave aspiring FTBs £2k a year behind on deposit savings

Barclays Property Insights suggests student loan repayments are continuing to weigh on first-time buyers,...

FCA to investigate Market Financial Solutions

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced an investigation into Market Financial Solutions Limited...

APRIL International launches pan-European health cover for expats

APRIL International has launched MyHealth International, a pan-European health insurance product for expatriates, combining...

Bristol leads LISA house purchase hotspots as activity spreads across UK

Bristol, Belfast and Sheffield were the most popular locations for Lifetime ISA-backed first-time buyer...

Conveyancers set out reform priorities in response to estate management consultations

The Conveyancing Association has outlined practical reforms to improve transparency and reduce delays in...

Twenty7tec adds two to marketing team

Twenty7tec has appointed Ellisha Jade and Sam Cane to its marketing team as it...

Stamp Duty receipts from homebuyers rise to £995m in February

Homebuyers paid £995m in Stamp Duty Land Tax in February, up from £899m in...

Targeted Support may encourage more savers to seek financial advice

Nearly half of independent financial advisers believe the Financial Conduct Authority’s new Targeted Support...

The Cambridge marks 175 years with £175k community donation

The Cambridge Building Society has set out the scale of its community investment during...

Smart Data homebuying reforms could add £2.06bn a year to GDP

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has said a new government report strengthens the...

Mortgage arm helps drive LSL to higher profits and record margin

LSL Property Services said growth in its mortgage business helped lift underlying operating profit...
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Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Help to Buy benefits skewed towards higher earners, IFS finds

Government-backed Help to Buy schemes delivered modest improvements in housing affordability, with the gains...
Homebuying

Buying still £500 cheaper than renting despite rates above 5%

Mortgage affordability continues to outperform renting despite rates pushing back above 5%, as lenders...
Property

Property auctions post strong March as sales and funds raised climb

Property auction activity gathered pace in March, with both sales volumes and money raised...
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Santander cuts higher loan-to-value rates for first-time buyers and movers

Santander is cutting rates across a wide range of higher loan-to-value mortgage products from...

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