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Accord offers remortgage cashback offers

Accord Mortgages has introduced cashback incentives on a number of remortgage options. The intermediary-only lender has unveiled £250...

NatWest IS cuts fixed mortgage rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has cut rates on a selection of its two, three and five-year fixed...

Senior hire for e.surv

Katie Boyes-Barker has been appointed as customer proposition manager for private survey services at...

Vida Homeloans selects mortgage servicer

New mortgage lender Vida Homeloans has chosen Computershare to service its assets. Computershare has won a...

Key Retirement appoints deputy CEO

Key Retirement Group has promoted Simon Thompson to the newly-created position of deputy CEO. Thompson...

ARLA: positive picture for renters

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has found that, in September, letting agents...

New recruits from Shawbrook graduate scheme

Shawbrook Bank has announced the arrival of three new hires to its commercial mortgages...

Advisers expect worsening protection gap

72% of IFAs believe there is a growing threat of people not having enough...

Young people more at risk of burglary

18% of young people aged between 25-34 say that they have had their home...

Market town premium continues

People seeking to buy a home in one of England’s most picturesque market towns will...

New five-year BTL deal from Together

Together has unveiled new five-year fixed buy-to-let mortgage. Meanwhile, the maximum loan size has been...

Accord pilots contractor lending policy

Accord Mortgages is piloting a bespoke mortgage lending policy for contractors and freelancers. The intermediary-only...

Saga lobbies Hammond over downsizing

Saga has written to the Chancellor proposing a range of reforms designed to free...

HMRC reports fall in property transactions

HM Revenue & Customs has reported that its provisional seasonally adjusted UK property transaction...

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...

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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...

The Exeter reports rise in HealthWise app use as remote GP demand leads growth

The Exeter said usage of its HealthWise app increased across all core services in...

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