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YBS to kill off N&P brand

The Yorkshire Building Society Group is to close 20 Yorkshire Building Society branches in May...

Record year for Scottish Friendly

Scottish Friendly has reported "record-breaking" sales for 2016. The financial services group saw a 33% rise from the...

‘Best ever’ BTL deals from Barclays

Barclays has launching what it claims to be its best ever range of fixed rates...

Accord adds new 65% LTV buy-to-let options

Accord Buy To Let has reduced rates on selected lower loan-to-value (LTVs) mortgages and...

TML introduces fee-assisted remortgage deal

The Mortgage Lender has unveiled its first fee-assisted remortgage. It believes the move could save those that...

New Street cuts buy-to-let rates

New Street Mortgages has reduced rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range. It includes 1.59% at 65% LTV...

Aldermore appoints CIO

Aldermore has announced the appointment of Rebecca Bunyan as its chief information officer (CIO). She...

Commercial Trust partners with Vida Homeloans

Buy-to-let and commercial finance broker Commercial Trust now has access to Vida Homeloans' products. The lender's range...

FSE Glasgow open for registration

Registration for the Financial Services Expo (FSE) Glasgow event is now open.  FSE Glasgow will take...

New 65% and 85% LTV deals from the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society is tomorrow (25 January) launching a new range of mortgages at 65%...

BFS expands Midlands corporate team

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Chris Sygrove and Jonathan Myerscough as corporate managers...

ASTL revises Code of Conduct

Members of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has voted to alter up its Code...

Scottish Widows removes early exit pension fees

Scottish Widows has removed early exit fees across its personal pension policies, enabling customers...

Aldermore alters self-employed criteria

Aldermore is to reduce the minimum accounts a self-employed borrower must provide when applying...
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COMMENT

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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...

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Appointments

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

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

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...
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TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...
Buy-to-let

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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