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HLPartnership appoints new chief compliance officer

HLPartnership has appointed Laura Havard as its new chief compliance officer, bolstering the mortgage...

Consumers brace for pricier Christmas as confidence weakens

British consumers are preparing to spend more in the run-up to Christmas despite growing...

Access FS launches specialist finance packaging division

Access Financial Services has launched a new internal division dedicated to specialist finance as...

Accord reduces affordability stress rates

Accord Mortgages has introduced changes to its affordability assessments designed to ease pressure on...

Aspen combines two projects under £4.3m bridge-to-let

Aspen has provided a £4.3 million bridge-to-let facility to an experienced family property business,...

Equity Release Council bolsters board with Barr hire

The Equity Release Council has appointed Caroline Barr as an independent non-executive director as...

Allica Bank acquires fintech Kriya in £1bn SME lending push

Allica Bank has acquired Kriya, the SME credit and payments fintech formerly known as...

Arc & Co. secures £1.5m Islamic finance deal for Nottingham office

Specialist adviser Arc & Co. has arranged a £1.49 million Islamic finance facility secured...

Santander launches digital tool to help homeowners cut energy costs

Santander UK has introduced a new online Home Energy Saving Tool designed to help...

The Newcastle cuts PT rates and launches new three-year deals

Newcastle Building Society has cut rates across its five-year product transfer range and introduced...

Buy-to-let market hold firm as professional landlords take the lead

The buy-to-let sector showed signs of stabilising in the second quarter of 2025, as...

House prices edge higher but momentum remains fragile

UK house prices rose by 0.8% in August, taking the average property value to...

Smart Money People launches latest broker feedback survey

Smart Money People has opened its latest Mortgage Lender Benchmark survey, with brokers already...

Graeme Winser joins e4 Strategic board as NED

Digital property solutions firm e4 Strategic has appointed Graeme Winser as a non-executive director. The...
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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...
MIMHC

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...
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Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...
Buy-to-let

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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