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FCA authorisation for unsecured lender

118 118 Money has received full authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  The lender, which launched in Cardiff...

Coventry for Intermediaries unveils new BTL range

Coventry for Intermediaries has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages at 50% LTV.   Deals...

NMBA apprenticeship programme gains accreditation

The New Model Business Academy (NMBA), the not-for profit training and development division of...

Sirius Property Finance expands team

Sirius Property Finance, Brightstar’s high net worth business, has appointed three new team members...

Nationwide: “softening” in house prices

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

Link between house prices and unemployment studied

Latest research from Lloyds Bank has found that areas with the largest improvements in...

Borrowers being let down by high street lenders

According to new research for The Mortgage Lender (TML), Britons think the attitude of...

BFS appoints UK CEO

Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has appointed Edward Winterton as UK chief executive officer. He joining...

Metro Bank revises professional landlord offering

Metro Bank has made changes to its portfolio buy-to-let range. Rates across its core range...

10-year peak for agreed house sales

The number of property sales agreed in February hit a 10-year high, NAEA Propertymark has...

FCA issues fine over WhatsApp disclosure

he Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Christopher Niehaus, a former investment banker,...

Mortgage growth at the Bucks

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has announced mortgage growth of 12% during 2016, resulting in...

New lifetime mortgage provider gets FCA approval

Responsible Lending has received full approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and is set...

Waltham Forest tops London borough FTB table

new research into first-time buyer house prices in London boroughs by Lloyds Bank has...

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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