News

Govt housing strategy to be outlined today

The government is reportedly to use its flagship housing strategy, which it will unveil...

Brexit to hit London property market the hardest

Investment management business Kames Capital believes regional property markets around the UK currently offer...

Complete FS appoints BDM

Complete FS, the South Coast packager, has appointed Graham McCabe as business development manager...

Santander unveils its lowest ever fix

Santander has introduced its lowest ever fixed rate mortgage. The new 60% loan to value...

New associate member for ASTL

Begbies Traynor has become the latest associate member to join the Association of Short...

New bridging rates from Octopus Property

Octopus Property has made rates reductions on its bridging loan range across all major LTV bandings....

Renters lack protection provision

Research from Scottish Widows indicates that while 30% of private renters admitting that they’d not...

Two generations now working to help FTBs

Key Partnerships has found that parents and grandparents are increasingly working together to help first-time...

Kent Reliance offers its lowest ever five-year BTL rates

Kent Reliance has made changes to its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let offering.  Rates now start...

Rate cuts and hikes at TSB

TSB has revised interest rates on selected mortgages for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgage...

L&G extends Ipswich BS partnership

The Ipswich Building Society is to work closely with Legal & General Mortgage Club’s...

Santander ups max interest-only lending age

Santander is extending the maximum interest-only mortgage lending age from 65 to 70 from...

BFS appoints trade & international MD

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Phil Tobin as managing director of trade and...

New additional borrowing products from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of two, three and five-year...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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