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Funding 365 unveils short lease bridging deal

Bridging lender Funding 365 has introduced a new, short lease bridging product which it believes...

Accord moves to simplify offset mortgages

Accord Mortgages has simplified its offset mortgages. From today, those with an Accord offset mortgage can...

Call for equity release conveyancer expansion

Key Retirement is calling for more conveyancing firms to provide specialist equity release services...

Stability has created a narrower mortgage market

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has published new research which explores whether policymakers’...

Conveyancing Association outlines campaign progress

The Conveyancing Association’s (CA) has  provided a number of updates, including progress on its...

Vida Homeloans expands intermediary distribution

Vida Homeloans has expanded its distribution partners to include selected networks and mortgage brokers.  The...

Huge rise in state pension forecast requests

In the six months after the launch of the new State Pension in April,...

ABI calls for IPT freeze

In advance of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging...

2016 Christmas costs revealed

Brits intend to spend £1,484 each this festive season, according to annual research from...

Leeds volunteers help disabled charity

Volunteers from Leeds Building Society spent a day helping out at a city disabled charity...

Together saves commercial property deal 

In 12 days from start to finish, Together has provided £2.5 million for a...

Sharp rise in lending at the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has published its interim results for the first six months...

Conveyancers “demonstrating a reassuring robustness”

Quarterly conveyancing activity fell by 5% between the second and third quarters of the...

Posh west London feel Stamp Duty effect

Analysis by London estate agent Stirling Ackroyd of data before and after Stamp Duty reforms...

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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