News

Network expands headquarters

Connect for Intermediaries has expanded into second floor premises at its headquarters in Hornchurch,...

New associate member for the ABI

The Association of British Insurers has welcomed international law firm Kennedys to its associate...

Leeds BS volunteers in conservation drive

Volunteers from the Leeds Building Society recently spent a day clearing scrub and trees...

Your Move: rent rise slowdown may be over

The average rent in England and Wales is now £846 per calendar month, the highest...

Age Partnership reveals expansion plans

Retirement specialist Age Partnership has reported year-on-year business growth of 35%. This compares to year-on-year growth...

Fall in construction output

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that in July 2016, output in...

Post-Brexit vote bounce for buy-to-let

Buy-to-let activity increased by 12.7% in August as the sector successfully absorbed the Government’s 2015 policy...

TMW increases buy-to-let options

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is reducing rates on two, three and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let...

Fall in costs of buy-to-let mortgages

Mortgage Brain has reported that the costs of buy-to-let mortgages have fallen by as...

Barclays makes fixed rate cuts

Barclays has cut interest rates on a number of of its two five, seven and...

Seconds completions double at Positive Lending

Positive Lending has more than doubled its second charge mortgage completions since the launch...

New Street Mortgages to launch BTL range

New Street Mortgages, which launched in March, has completed its buy-to-let pilot phase. The new...

Aldermore cuts Help to Buy rates

Aldermore is reducing rates on its Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee offering. The lender...

Conveyancers achieve Cyber Safe accreditation

Blacks Solicitors and Shakespeare Martineau have become the first Conveyancing Association (CA) members to...

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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