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NatWest appoints PEXA to digitise remortgage process

NatWest has signed a formal agreement with PEXA Group to begin implementing the digital...

Cirencester Friendly appoints Andy Lucas as new chair

Income protection mutual Cirencester Friendly has named Andy Lucas as its new chair, succeeding...

Acre reports 200% growth in mortgage submissions

Acre, the intermediary platform, has reported a 200% year-on-year increase in mortgage submissions. The London-based...

More shock as buyers face pressure to use estate agents’ mortgage brokers

New research commissioned by Boon Brokers has revealed widespread concerns over pressure tactics used...

Landbay unveils Summer Special BTL range

Landbay has introduced a new suite of buy-to-let mortgage products under its Summer Special...

Half of UK children worried about money, new study finds

Children as young as seven are grappling with financial anxiety, according to a new...

Remortgage pipeline builds despite June slowdown in completions

The UK remortgage market remained steady in June, with new instructions and cancellations holding...

HREF cuts lending rates as it targets mid-sized bridging deals

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has announced a substantial cut in its lending rates. The...

Ortus supports £25m redevelopment of landmark Cotswolds hotel

Ortus Secured Finance has provided a structured senior debt facility to refinance and redevelop...

Buy-to-let lending sees strongest revival since mini-budget, says UK Finance

Buy-to-let mortgage lending surged in the first quarter of 2025, reaching levels not seen...

YBS Commercial raises BTL procuration fees and trims rates

YBS Commercial Mortgages has increased its buy-to-let procuration fee and made modest rate cuts...

Gen H the latest lender to lift loan-to-income caps

Gen H has announced a series of significant changes to its loan-to-income (LTI) policy...

Afin Bank officially enters UK mortgage market with underserved borrower focus

Afin Bank has launched a range of residential and buy-to-let products aimed at some...

HTB backs later-living community with £13.3m refinance deal

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £13.3 million facility to support the refinance and...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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