News

Fewer ‘dinner party landlords’ predicted

Changes hitting buy-to-landlords, such as a rise in stamp duty for additional homes and...

MAB: new talent key to growing businesses

The Financial Service Expo (FSE) London has heard business owners being urged to consider...

FCA signals Mortgage Market Study launch

The Financial Services Authority (FCA) is to formally launch its Mortgage Market Study towards the...

Scottish property market remains resilient

House prices in Scotland remain resilient, despite Brexit uncertainty and a slowdown in high...

Atom Bank to use Hometrack AVM services

Hometrack has been appointed by digital challenger bank, Atom, to provide a range of...

FHL cuts rates and simplifies fee structure

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has cut rates across its buy-to-let range and has simplified its...

New low Sharia compliant rates from Al Rayan Bank

Al Rayan Bank (UK) has announced the lowest ever rental rates on its Home Purchase...

Virgin Money cuts residential & BTL rates

Virgin Money has updated its mortgage range with a number of rate reductions in...

Keystone hires southern business manager

Keystone Property Finance has expanded its business development team with the appointment of Moises...

Brits still confident about owning property

A massive majority of the UK population believe that they will eventually be able to invest...

TMA outlines regional roadshow offering

TMA Mortgage Club is rolling out a series of regional roadshows with a number of mortgage...

House prices up 8.3% year-on-year

The Land Registry's July data shows an annual price increase of 8.3%, which takes...

Government urged to help SME developers

LendInvest has called on the government to do more overcome the challenges and obstacles facing property...

Finance problems behind sales falling through

The Nottingham Building Society has reported that mortgage issues were the biggest reason for house...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

Latest news

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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