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Estate agents see quietest July for three years

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has reported that in July the number of house...

Accord cuts buy-to-let fixed rates

Accord Mortgages has cut buy-to-let rates, with up to a 0.30 percentage point reduction on its...

Retirees paying nearly 30% of income in tax

Retired households paid an average of just over £7,000 each in tax last year,...

Financial firms shift to emerging London hubs

Stirling Ackroyd's latest London Hubs Tracker has revealed that the capital's financial map is...

London FTBs claim “mortgage terror”

According to research by YouGov and digital mortgage broker Habito, Londoners are the most...

Ultimate Finance funds recruitment agency expansion

Ultimate Finance has provided a £425,000 funding arrangement to Edgar Stewart. The Edinburgh-based recruitment specialist...

The Leeds hires customer experience head

The Leeds Building Society has appointed Yvonne Banks as its head of customer experience. The...

Metro Bank reduces five-year rates

Metro Bank has cut rates on its five-year fixed rate residential mortgages. The new prices are as follows: ...

Aldermore tweaks limited edition BTL range

Aldermore has made two limited edition changes to its standard buy-to-let product range. The new rates...

AMI: mortgage prisoners still an issue

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has revealed that 86% of brokers believe there...

The Exeter offers free cover with new PMI policies

South west based mutual the Exeter has launched the beginning of a limited offer...

New lender secures FCA approval

Mortgages4Life has received full regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Peterborough-based company...

Pepper appoints regional development manager

Mark Shelper has joined Pepper Homeloans as regional development manager for the South West...

The Mortgage Partnership launches with Kensington

The Mortgage Partnership has announced the appointment of Kensington onto its lending panel. The packager...
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Buy-to-let

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...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

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Virgin Money to take mortgage application systems offline for five days

Virgin money has announced that its Virgin Money and Clydesdale online application platforms will...
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Parental support for adult children is reshaping retirement plans

Three in five parents with children aged over 18 are providing financial support, with...
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LISA payouts near £140m as industry warns against disrupting first-time buyer support

The Lifetime ISA delivered almost £140m in government bonuses last year, as industry figures...
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Mortgage borrowing rises as approvals edge higher in February

Mortgage borrowing and approvals both increased in February, although activity remains close to recent...

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