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TFC appoints key account manager

TFC Homeloans has hired Paul Ormonde as key account manager for the south of England. Ormonde...

London asking prices down 3% since mid-June

The UK housing market remains "alive and active", according to analysis of the UK...

Think tank proposals could boost home building

Leading housing associations should be made exempt from government rent reduction policies to free them...

Updated lender/intermediary collaborative guide published

An updated version of the industry guide for lenders and intermediaries on mortgage sales...

Seven-year gap in FTB ages

The average age of a UK first time buyer is now 30, but there...

Bridging back in business after referendum

Gross annual bridging lending increased to £4.4bn in July following the Brexit vote, with...

Highest August lending since 2007

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending totalled £22.5 billion...

Promise integrates technology with Shawbrook

Promise Specialist Lending has completed XML integration with Shawbrook. This represents its seventh second charge...

LendInvest goes live with LOT11

The partnership between online mortgage lender LendInvest and LOT11 has now gone live. The arrangement sees LendInvest pre-qualify...

Countrywide sells remaining holding in Zoopla

Countrywide plc has sold 9,234,473 ordinary shares in Zoopla Property Group plc at an average...

The Dudley unveils expat mortgages

The Dudley Building Society has launched expat mortgages for purchase, remortgage and buy-to-let with whole...

Large growth in mortgage product numbers and availability

The number of mortgage products available to UK mortgage advisers has risen by 86% over...

21 councils “obstructing” self-build

According to an Ipsos Mori survey commissioned by the National Custom and Self Build...

The Yorkshire calls for major stamp duty reform

The Yorkshire Building Society is urging the government to consider reforming stamp duty land tax...

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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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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