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Together funds £1.78m in 48 hours

Specialist lender Together and Finance 4 Business have completed six deals in two days...

HML rebrands as Computershare

Third-party mortgage servicer HML will rebrand as Computershare this month. The Skipton-based company will...

CEO confirmed for expanding SunLife

Dean Lamble has been appointed as chief executive officer of over-50s insurance brand SunLife. He...

VAT cut would benefit businesses by billions

67% of consumers would increase some spend as a result of a reduction in...

FHL partners with L&G Mortgage Club

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has announced a new partnership with Legal & General’s Mortgage...

“General cooling” in housing market

The average house price in England and Wales is now £294,351, according to the...

Board changes at Tenet

Tenet has announced changes to the board at Tenet Limited and Tenet Group Limited levels. Three...

House price optimism at lowest level since June 2013

The latest Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker has revealed that confidence in the UK...

Bridging lender reveals Liverpool event sponsorship

Bridging Finance Solutions is to be the main sponsor of this year’s Liverpool Society...

Small rise in second charge new business value

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported growth of 7% in consumer finance...

LendInvest publishes academy course speaker list

LendInvest has revealed the speaker line-up for the inaugural Property Development Academy course. Tom Bloxham will be...

Inheritance ‘tug of war’ continues

Parents and children are banking on financial support from each other, according to the...

SMEs need better protection against late payers

Hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have not been protected from...

PFS to hold “biggest” adviser conference

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is to consolidate its four national conferences into one...

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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