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Reeves: Social housing must play a major role in tackling crisis

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged that social housing will be central to Labour’s plans...

The Mortgage Shop and Stonebridge sign long-term deal

The Mortgage Shop (TMS), Stonebridge’s largest appointed representative (AR), has signed a new long-term...

Fintel launches Omnicore standalone distribution platform

Fintel has launched an intelligent distribution platform designed to provide a strategic conduit between...

Mortgage borrowing slows as corporate lending accelerates

Households are curbing mortgage borrowing amid a cooling housing market, despite falling rates on...

ClozeSure launches with IS2 to guarantee property sales after exchange

A new solution designed to protect homeowners from last-minute failed transactions has launched in...

Time Finance adopts virtual asset inspection platform in digital push

Time Finance has strengthened its technology strategy by adopting a new virtual asset inspection...

First Mortgage joins forces with Moneybox to boost first-time buyer support

First Mortgage, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau group, has announced a partnership with...

New insurtech platform aims to speed up property deals

A new insurtech platform, Incept, has been launched to streamline the way property transactions...

Leumi UK provides £37m loan for speculative industrial development schemes

Leumi UK has delivered a £37.1m loan to Kier Property to fund the acquisition...

The Cumberland pledges ‘kinder banking’ to Scotland’s food and drink sector

The Cumberland Building Society has joined industry body Scotland Food & Drink in a...

Recognise Bank expands sales team with four new lending managers

Recognise Bank has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of four new lending...

Expert Taskforce recommends 12 sites for new towns

The government has confirmed it will progress work on the next generation of new...

SM Advice assembles powerhouse advisory board

SM Advice has unveiled a heavyweight strategic advisory board to help steer its expansion...

Budget jitters chill demand for £500,000-plus homes

The UK housing market is showing signs of strain at the top end as...

COMMENT

Lifting and shifting to the cloud isn’t real transformation

As we gear up to spend time at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference this year, there is one conversation I know we are...

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

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...

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Lifting and shifting to the cloud isn’t real transformation

As we gear up to spend time at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference...

Fleet Mortgages names new managing director

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Nicola Richardson as its new managing director. Richardson (pictured) has been...

The Monmouthshire goes live with Phoebus mortgage servicing system

Monmouthshire Building Society has gone live with Phoebus to support mortgage account servicing as...

NatWest completes first PEXA remortgage in two working days

NatWest has completed its first remortgage transaction through PEXA’s digital property completion platform within...

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