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CML: gross mortgage lending down month-on-month

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £17.8...

Panacea Adviser revamps website

Panacea Adviser has unveiled a major upgrade of its website, which includes a complete...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks ‘pay your mortgage for a month’

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched a new range of mortgages including a ‘pay your...

HSBC offers its lowest ever mortgage rate

HSBC has unveiled its lowest ever mortgage rate this morning. Borrowers with 40% deposit or...

SortRefer unveils remortgage conveyancing package for Scotland

Conveyancing portal SortRefer has launched a conveyancing package for Scottish remortgage business. The new deal,...

Another fall in consumer confidence

The Lloyds Bank Spending Power Report for September finds that consumer confidence has dropped...

Two-year tracker rates reach five-year low

The proportion of homebuyers applying for a fixed-rate deal fell to its lowest level...

Virgin Money postpones flotation plans

Virgin Money has become the latest business to postpone its plans for an initial...

Good take-up for Halifax online product transfers

46% of all Halifax mortgage Product Transfers are now being completed online, six months...

Berkeley Alexander appoints pair of BDMs

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has announced the appointment of two new business development...

Uinsure hires new national account manager

GI provider Uinsure has appointed Mark Hutchings to the position of national account manager. He...

Ever widening gap for ‘second steppers’

So-called 'second steppers' need to find an extra £58,400 to fund the move to...

Citizens Advice: banks should provide short-term credit

Citizens Advice has sounded a warning about the lack of choice in short-term credit....

Record level for rents

Rents have reached an all-time record, albeit via a slowing annual rate of just...
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Jonny Palmer: Taking on the world’s toughest foot race

On 3 April I’ll be attempting what is considered the toughest foot race on earth: Marathon Des Sables Legendary. When I type that into a...

Why straightforward buy-to-let cases are becoming increasingly rare

The idea of a truly straightforward buy-to-let case now feels increasingly distant. As portfolios grow in size and complexity and borrowing needs evolve alongside...

Technology: from transformation to stewardship

For most of the modern history of UK mortgage lending, stability has not simply been a preference – it has been a necessity. Boards have...

The continued evolution of the later life lending market

Later life lending has moved well beyond being an occasional enquiry about equity release or a maturing interest-only case. It is now a consistent and...

What does the year hold for specialist first charge residential mortgages?

A few months into 2026, it is already clear that many borrowers continue to fall outside the criteria set by high street and mainstream...

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