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Nationwide to reward loyal customers

Nationwide has introduced a new Loyalty Rate Mortgages initiative. The UK's largest building society...

Brokers want to connect to lenders via smartphones

80% of brokers believe the ability to send information to lenders using their smartphones...

Tenet tackles ‘financial burden’ of PII

Tenet has written to advisers this week to confirm what is says is a...

Zurich launches support service

Zurich has unveiled a free and confidential support service for its protection customers and...

LV= to hold fringe events during conference season

LV= and think-tank Demos are holding fringe events at the three main political parties’...

Openwork agrees MetLife distribution deal

MetLife and Openwork have agreed to the transfer of up to 930 of...

TBMC offers Hinckley & Rugby exclusive

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched an exclusive buy-to-let mortgage with TBMC. The 75%...

Significant milestone reached by Vantage Finance

Vantage Finance is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month. The master broker was established...

Haart: London house prices up 2.4% month-on-month

Estate agent Haart has reported that average UK property price growth remains strong, up...

GE Money Home Lending looks to improve platform

GE Money Home Lending has entered into a contract with technology and business process...

Majority of renters “may be breaching tenancy agreements”

According to new research conducted on behalf of mortgage and loans provider Ocean Finance,...

Strong growth for Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has posted a rise in its pre-tax profits for the six months...

Metro Bank cuts five-year rates

Metro Bank has cut rates on its residential five-year fixed rate mortgages by 20bps. For...

Small rise in Scottish house prices

Average house prices in Scotland rose on a seasonally adjusted basis by £375 in...

COMMENT

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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Industry fundraiser launched after MFS staff go unpaid

Staff at Market Financial Solutions (MFS) were due to be paid on Friday 27...

Knowledge Bank to host development finance webinar for brokers

Knowledge Bank is turning its next Lenders’ Live session over to development finance, as...

Digital ID providers given formal backing under money laundering rules

HM Treasury and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have issued joint guidance...

MJP Conveyancing completes first live TR1 using qualified electronic signature

MJP Conveyancing has completed its first TR1 transfer deed using Veyco QEST, marking a...

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