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Magellan Homeloans appoints regional sales manager

Magellan Homeloans has appointed Nigel Robbins as regional sales manager with responsibility for the...

Precise outlines portfolio landlord strategy

Precise Mortgages has announced its approach to portfolio landlords ahead of the implementation of...

Number of properties sold to first-time buyers fell in July

NAEA Propertymark (National Association of Estate Agents) has reported that the number of properties...

BFS extends mid-market business funding capabilities

Invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has increased its funding for mid-market businesses...

Openwork passes 3,500 adviser mark

Openwork Group has revealed that its adviser headcount now stands at 3,521, up from...

More 2 Life achieves lending milestone

More 2 Life has announced that it has surpassed £1bn of lending, along with a...

Reward Finance sets new lending record

Reward Finance Group has advanced £8m across 20 deals in just 10 working days, beating...

Landlords identify next London hotspots

Landlords believe the next London property hotspots will include the likes of Woodford, Leytonstone...

Santander makes high LTV mortgage changes

Santander has cut the rates on its fixed two and five year, high loan...

Arnie to star in PPI deadline campaign

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger is featuring in a new...

IMLA sees improving picture for first-time buyers

88% of mortgage applications made via intermediaries resulted in offers during the second quarter...

New Help to Buy products from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has revamped its Help to Buy equity (HTB1) range and...

Platform cuts two and five-year fixes

Platform has reduced select two and five year fixed rate mortgage interest rates, for...

Nationwide sees house price growth slow

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that the annual pace of house price growth...

COMMENT

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...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Rent growth slows as house prices edge higher, with Middle East tensions clouding outlook

Private rent inflation eased again in March while UK house prices rose modestly in...

Gen H expands broker sales team with three BDM hires and internal promotion

Gen H has expanded its broker sales team with three new business development managers...

Detached homes dominate new lifetime mortgage lending in early 2026

Owners of detached properties accounted for more than four in 10 new lifetime mortgages...

Brokers invited to webinar on boosting landlord income strategies

Brokers are being offered an opportunity to learn how to help landlords accelerate income...

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