News

Mutuals choose Uinsure as sole home insurance supplier

The Darlington and Furness building societies have chosen Uinsure as their exclusive home insurance...

New rates from Tesco Bank

Tesco Bank is reducing rates on a selection of its two-year and five-year fixed...

Accord unveils fixed rate cuts

Accord Mortgages has cut rates on a number of fixed rate mortgages by up...

P2P platform gets IFISA green light

LandlordInvest has secured ISA manager approval from HM Revenue and Customs. The FCA authorised peer-to-peer lending platform...

Record growth for asset finance provider

Praetura Asset Finance has reported a 24% increase in the number of cases and a...

Average buy-to-let LTVs remain stable

While remortgaging in the final quarter of 2016 continued to account for the bulk...

Sharia compliant BTL Purchase Plans unveiled

Al Rayan Bank has launched Sharia compliant Buy to Let Purchase Plans (BTLPPs) for the...

Management team changes at DM Hall

DM Hall has made a number of changes to its management structure following a...

The Source appoints new BDM

Source Insurance has appointed Jack Robertson as its new business development manager (BDM) for Scotland and Northern...

Widespread underestimation of remortgage savings

31% of eligible homeowners are expected to benefit from low interest rates and remortgage...

Nationwide unveils fixed rate cuts

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting two, three and five-year fixed rate mortgage products by...

Aldermore hires enterprise risk head

Aldermore has announced the appointment of Petrina Oliver as the bank's head of enterprise...

InterBay revamps commercial and semi-commercial offering

InterBay Commercial has cut rates across its commercial and semi-commercial range and implemented a...

Rising interest in equity release switching

Cuts in equity release rates are behind a rise in inquiries about switching plans...

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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