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DM Hall hires commercial property surveying pair

DM Hall has recruited two new Aberdeen-based commercial property surveyors to senior roles. Kevin Jackson joins as...

Burst water pipes major cause of insurance claims

Legal & General has revealed that one of the major reasons for home insurance claims is...

BFS revamps development finance package

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has restructured and relaunched a finance package designed specifically for...

“Sea change” in limited company BTL volumes

63% of applications by landlords purchasing buy-to-let properties are being made using a limited...

New shared ownership deal from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has unveiled a new 4.29% three-year fixed rate shared ownership mortgage. The...

Atom bank “now fully open”

Atom Bank is now open to all customers. It initially launched with an ‘invitation only’ phase,...

Openwork hires recruitment & growth director

Openwork has announced the appointment of Stephen Wildgoose as recruitment & growth director. He has been...

TRMPN chooses SolutionBuilder

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has adopted iPipeline's research, quote and apply portal SolutionBuilder. SolutionBuilder is a...

Master brokers “should be fully CeMAP qualified”

Fluent for Advisers has argued that all master brokers and distributors providing second charge services to...

Brightstar teams up with Axis Bank UK

Brightstar Financial has partnered with Axis Bank UK to help develop and expand its service. Axis...

Ticking time bomb for interest-only borrowers

27% of all interest-only mortgage holders may not be able to pay back their...

LMS extends Ipswich partnership

LMS has expanded its partnership with the Ipswich Building Society. The Ipswich has...

Goldsmith Williams to relocate

Law firm Goldsmith Williams is to relocate to a new office space in Liverpool's...

Precise moves into Right to Buy

Precise Mortgages has launched a new range of products for tenants using the Right...

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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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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...

Landlords continue shift to company structures as incorporation set to rise in 2026

The number of companies established to hold buy-to-let portfolios is forecast to rise by...

Rosemount rolls out proprietary KYC tool for advisers

Rosemount Financial Solutions has launched its own Know Your Customer tool for member advisers,...

Landlords’ awareness of Renters’ Rights Act rises as concern grows over possession delays

Three quarters of landlords are now aware of the Renters’ Rights Act, with concern...

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