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New seminar theatres for Financial Services Expo

Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has announced a range of new seminar theatres to...

House purchase lending returns to “robust health”

The number of loan approvals for house purchase was 66,569 in July, compared to...

Upsizers not reviewing life cover

64% of people who have moved up the property ladder in the past five...

Post Office offers 1.98% two-year fix

Post Office has unveiled a range of new mortgage deals. The new range includes a...

Metro Bank rejigs resi and BTL offerings

Metro Bank has revised its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges. For residential mortgages under...

First Direct cuts fixed rates

First Direct is reducing all fixed rate mortgages in its range as well as...

e.surv Hinkley staff take to the skies

Three team members from e.surv in Hinkley have taken part in a tandem skydive to...

Paymentshield launches ‘Home Sweet Home’ toolkit

Insurance provider Paymentshield has unveiled a 'Home Sweet Home' campaign to assist in offering...

Accord Buy-to-Let cuts rates

Accord Buy-to-Let has cut some of its mortgages by 0.25 percentage points as well...

New deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has announced a new range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage products. The...

House prices up 1.7% since June – Land Registry

The Land Registry's House Price Index for July shows an annual price increase of...

Post-credit crunch high for secured loans

Loans Warehouse has published its latest secured loan index. July saw a post credit...

Hometrack: “clear evidence of slowdown”

Hometrack’s August National Housing Survey has revealed that house prices have risen by just...

Protection gap for those with young families

Only 24% of adults in the UK with children under 16 have any form...

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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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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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