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HMO renting could be solution to ‘tenant tax’

79% of tenants could not afford the average rent rise needed for most landlords...

FCA publishes mission and business plan

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Mission, which aims to give firms and...

White paper encourages advisers to talk GI

Paymentshield has published a white paper which reveals why mortgage advisers should be broaching...

West Midlands has highest rate of annual house price growth

The average house price rose to £301,278 in March, up 0.5% month-on-month and 3.3%...

96% of £1m apartment sales are in London

The number of million pound apartment sales in England & Wales has grown by 196%...

Huge growth predicted for retirement lending market

New research from equity release lender More 2 Life has found that the size...

Record month for Complete FS

Complete FS has reported that March was its best month for new business since 2008 with...

Surge in self-employed workers

The number of self-employed workers in the UK has increased from 3.8 million to...

Self-employed exposed by ‘virtual’ pension planning

Research studying the retirement plans of the self-employed has found that the UK lags behind most of...

Military intermediary LifeQuote platform

Specialist armed forces intermediary, Insignia Underwriting, has launched a bespoke online protection portal for...

Generation X to use property to fund retirement

47% of 35-54 year olds (Generation X) or 8.3 million people in the UK...

Jobs saved by Together’s bridging deal

Together has helped save over 40 jobs by agreeing a loan for a manufacturer’s move...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expands Mortgage Brain partnership

SimplyBiz Mortgages has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain. It will continue to offer the...

New BTL affordability assessment from Santander

From 19 April Santander will assess eligible buy-to-let remortgage applications, where no increase in borrowing...
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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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