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New FTB rates from TSB Bank

TSB Bank has introduced a range of mortgages for first time buyers, with no product fees...

RBS sets aside £400m for SME redress

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is establishing a new complaints process, overseen by a retired...

Downsizers overestimating cash raised

Older homeowners have unrealistic expectations about how much money they will raise from downsizing...

Attitudes to BTL market “remain incredibly positive”

Bank of Ireland has stated that its latest UK’s Buy-to-Let Market Index shows that...

New cashback offer from Halifax

Halifax has unveiled a £750 cashback offer to support first time buyers, home movers...

CSF helps local business to expand

A small Midlands-based family business has been able to open new retail premises, with...

Scottish Widows produces annual protection summaries

Scottish Widows Protect has introduced its first annual protection summaries to help advisers build ongoing...

Kensington revamps buy-to-let offering

Kensington has launches Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and multi-unit exclusives for specialist distributors...

AMI announces board changes and election details

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has undertaken a further board review to improve...

Tenet unveils second charge direct panel

Tenet has launched a direct to lender second charge panel. The panel will initially comprise...

Two-thirds of advisers back equity release qualification plan

67% of advisers are supportive of the FCA’s plans to introduce a new standalone...

Halifax: house prices largely unchanged

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months from August to October...

Increase in payday loan complaints

The Financial Ombudsman Service’s latest quarterly complaints data shows a rise in issues with...

Roma boss wins entrepreneurial award

Scott Marshall, founder and Managing Director of specialist bridging lender Roma Finance, has won...
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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

Mercantile Trust promotes Nina Kainth to head of sales

Mercantile Trust has promoted Nina Kainth to head of sales, bringing its business development...
Acquisitions

Gatehouse exits BTR platform to fuel home finance growth

Gatehouse Financial Group has sold its build-to-rent platform to Apollo in a move designed...
Regulation

Regulators set out framework for higher loan-to-income lending as cap is eased

The Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have published proposals setting out how...
Policy

Planning delays and tax burden undermine housing viability, says RSM UK

RSM UK has called on government to reassess planning reforms and tax policy after...

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