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Best completions quarter for Shawbrook Commercial

Shawbrook Bank has revealed that the third quarter of 2016 was its most successful to date...

The Dudley and 3mc unveil exclusive

Mortgage packager 3mc has joined forces with the Dudley Building Society to launch an exclusive five-year fixed rate...

Lloyds Bank waives SME loan arrangement fees

Lloyds Bank has unveiled a new offer which will see arrangement fees for term...

Redundancy gap for millennials

Millennials could be hit with a bill of around £5,000 on being made redundant,...

Fortwell Capital backs five large developments

Fortwell Capital has provided over £50 million of funding in one week, including £30...

Ingard adds Funding 365 to panel

Ingard has announced that London-based bridging lender, Funding 365, will provide its appointed representatives...

September gross lending up 2% year-on-year

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £20.5...

New BDM for United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank (UTB) has recruited Steve Grant as a new property finance business...

Vast majority still seek homeownership

Home-ownership remains firmly in place as the nation's overwhelming preference and aspiration, and not...

Personal Touch expands ‘at retirement’ proposition

Personal Touch has launched Dynamic Planner’s ‘Living in Retirement’ module. Completing the module will allow...

Management buy-out at Direct Life

Direct Life is being acquired by its managing director Rob Quayle and sales and marketing...

The Leeds sponsors football team

The Leeds Building Society has agreed a two-year home strip sponsorship of AFC Horsforth.  The club, which...

Cost of small business disruption calculated

Over 550,000 small businesses in the UK have been forced to halt trading due to...

New fixes from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has unveiled two new fixed rate mortgages. The mortgages, available for teachers...

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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