News

Large demand for LendInvest academy course

LendInvest has announced that applications for its inaugural Property Development Academy course have now...

BBA: “underlying weakness” in housing market

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has reported that house purchase approval numbers in September...

Ultimate Finances hires regional director

Ultimate Finance has appointed Neil Curtis as regional director of Asset Finance in its...

SimplyBiz Group unveils digital solution for advisers

SimplyBiz Group is introducing a new digital offering to its member and client firms. The...

Investec completes £4.5m mortgage

Investec Private Banking has completed a mortgage worth over £4.5 million with London & Country.  The...

Bridging lender receives BTL authorisation

Kuflink Bridging has received notification from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that it has...

‘Tug of war’ over family finances

SunLife’s latest Cash Happy report has found that parents and children are banking on financial...

Castle Trust appoints East Anglia BDM

Castle Trust has recruiting a business development manager (BDM) for the East Anglia region. Mark Stephenson’s territory...

Remortgage business up for two-thirds of brokers

65% of brokers have experienced an increase in remortgage business since the vote to...

Regulator bans fraud pair from any financial service activity

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned two individuals from performing any function in...

Record quarterly completions for Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) agreed £503.1m in applications from July to September. The latest figure,...

TSB removes mortgage application fees

TSB Bank has has removed the application fee from all residential and buy-to-let mortgages....

Remortgagors aim to remortgage within four years

LMS has reported that last month, 85% of remortgagors were able to lower their...

Pair of two-year BTL deals unveiled by the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has introduced two new fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages for the...

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

Afin Bank adds underwriter to specialist lending team

Afin Bank has appointed Lisa Taylor as an underwriter as the specialist lender continues...

First-time buyers face greatest risk as mortgage turmoil grips market

First-time buyers are the most exposed group in the housing market as mortgage withdrawals...

One month before rental reforms, landlords and tenants face a new legal landscape

Landlords and tenants in England are being urged to prepare for the first phase...

ONP Solicitors moves Cardiff office as headcount doubles

ONP Solicitors has moved its Cardiff office to larger premises in the city centre...

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