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PRA outlines buy-to-let underwriting expectations

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published its expectations of firms’ underwriting standards to...

Shawbrook maintains commercial service levels

Shawbrook Bank has published its latest Performance Bulletin for its commercial mortgages division. With...

Call to raise retirement lending awareness

More 2 Life is urging advisers to enter the lifetime lending sector and make unlocking equity part...

Fall in mortgage approvals

The Bank of England has reported a decrease in mortgage approvals for August. The number...

Keystone updates website

Keystone Property Finance has refreshed its website in a move designed to make it...

Tenant demand back on the rise

Letting agents had 37 prospective tenants registered on average per branch in August, the...

CSF partners with LendInvest to fund renovation

LendInvest has completed its first case with Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF). The specialist distributor's client...

Corbyn promises council house building boost

Jeremy Corbyn vowed to radically increase council house building speech at Labour’s annual conference...

Market study into digital comparison tools

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a market study into digital comparison...

New FCA measures on focus on culture

Six months on from the implementation of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, the Financial...

Tesco Bank launches new mortgage rates

Tesco Bank has added a range of new two, three and five-year fixed rate mortgage products...

New 95% LTV deal from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled a three year fixed rate mortgage available up...

TMW unveils BTL cashback and free valuations

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is offering a £250 cashback and free standard valuations for selected...

RBS settles US lawsuits for $1.1bn

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has reached a final settlement with the National...

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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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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...

ASN Bank selects Ohpen to overhaul mortgage technology platform

ASN Bank has appointed Ohpen as its strategic technology partner for mortgages as it...

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