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New chairman for the BSA

Jonathan Westhoff, chief executive of the West Bromwich Building Society, has been elected as...

Tesco Bank makes fixed rate cuts

Tesco Bank has cut the rates on a number of its two and five-year fixed rate mortgage deals. New...

Royal London ups protection cover age

Royal London has made changes to its Income Protection (IP) and Key Person Income Protection...

Two new associate members for the ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has welcomed Allegiance Insure and Moorfields Advisory...

Black Book Finance adds to commercial team

Black Book Finance has appointed Bridget Kibiru to the position of commercial finance executive. Kibiru (pictured) has 12...

New directors at the Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council has appointed two new board directors following a vote by...

Pink Pig Loans completes Optimum’s largest second charge

Pink Pig Loans (PPL) has completed a £900,000 loan for Optimum Credit on a...

TSB cuts selected buy-to-let rates

TSB has cut interest rates by up to 25 basis points on selected buy-to-let home mover...

HSBC cuts 14 fixed rates

HSBC has made cuts of up to 25 basis points (bps) on fixed rate mortgages...

New fixed rate deals from Paragon

Paragon Mortgages has refreshed its range of buy-to-let fixed rate mortgage products. The deal, which...

Shawbrook added to SimplyBiz Mortgages’ seconds panel

From today, all SimplyBiz Mortgages members will have direct access to Shawbrook Bank’s second...

PMS Mortgage Club expands lender panel

The Hanley Economic Building Society has joined PMS's lender panel. Its range of residential and...

Bridging lender launches with bespoke offering

Octane Capital has launched today with a focus on complex, non-standard and larger loans...

Magellan offers exclusive packager fee deals

Magellan Homeloans has introduced a range of mortgages with no up-front fees which are...

COMMENT

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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Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

Norton Home Loans provides remortgage on PRC home in Southampton

Norton Home Loans has completed a £218,000 remortgage for joint applicants in Southampton, allowing...

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