News

TML partners with John Charcol

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has announced a new partnership with John Charcol. The addition of...

Shawbrook originations up 23%

Shawbrook Group has issued its interim management statement for the nine months from 1 January 2016 to...

Record equity release lending figures

The total value of equity release lending grew by 26% year-on-year to a new...

Fast mortgage switching plans unlikely to succeed

The latest member survey from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has found that...

Spending declines by half between early and later retirement

Latest analysis of income and average expenditure statistics by Aegon has found that spending...

Rate cuts at the Chelsea

The Chelsea Building Society’s latest rate reductions include a 1.94% five-year fixed rate.   The mortgage...

New development ‘exit’ deal from LendInvest

LendInvest has unveiled a new development exit finance product. It has been designed for developers whose project...

Second charge player moves into Scottish market

Second mortgage credit repair specialist Spring Finance has begun lending in Scotland. It will offer...

The Exeter appoints non-executive director

Health and protection insurer, The Exeter, has appointed Helen McEwan as a non-executive director. McEwan...

7 in 10 brokers want a Hilary win

68% of brokers surveyed by United Trust Bank are banking on a Clinton win in...

Together cuts buy-to-let rates

Specialist lender Together has lowered its rates on first charge buy-to-let mortgages. The changes take rates...

Two further awards for Vizolution

Vizolution has won recognition for its vDoc solution and its business growth.  NatWest’s DigiDocs, a cloud-based document...

Record pipeline for OneSavings Bank

OneSavings Bank plc (OSB), has published a trading update for the period from 1...

House prices unchanged month-on-month

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that, after 15 successive monthly increases UK house...
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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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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...
Appointments

HLPartnership adds Jon Cooke as board adviser

HLPartnership has appointed estate agency executive Jon Cooke as a board adviser, in a...

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