News

June saw remortgage lending fall year-on-year

LMS's monthly tracker has found there were 32,873 remortgage loans taken out in June,...

Lloyds to axe 3,000 jobs and close 200 branches

Lloyds Banking Group is to increase its cost savings target for the end of...

Little change in annual rate of house price growth

The Nationwide Building Society has revealed that house prices in the UK rose by...

Best places in England for FTBs revealed

Online estate agent eMoov.co.uk has published its latest analysis of the property market in...

The Skipton cuts Help to Buy rates

The Skipton Building Society has reduced rates by up to 0.20 percentage points on...

NatWest IS introduces large loan concierge service

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has unveiled a new 'concierge service' for brokers for all mortgage...

Ingard expands panel

Norton Home Loans has been added to Ingard's lender panel. The specialist lender will provide...

Pair of promotions in Shawbrook commercial sales

Shawbrook Bank has promoted two senior commercial team members, following the recent merger of...

Uinsure becomes preferred GI partner for Paradigm

Paradigm Mortgage Services has named GI provider Uinsure as a preferred partner for general...

Repossession firm wound up

A Stourbridge-based repossession and eviction advice firm has been wound up following an investigation...

Top districts for rental yield voted for Brexit

Only two of the top 20 local authority districts for rental yield voted to...

Profits up at Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has published its interim results for the six months to 30 June...

The Dudley appoints new NED

The Dudley Building Society has announced the appointment of Karen Wilshere as a non-executive director.  Wilshere...

New cashback deal from the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has introduced a new £250 cashback to thank its existing mortgage customers who...

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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