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Over-60s get largest pay rises

Since 2011, workers over the age of 60 have seen their earnings rise faster...

Help to Buy behind housebuilding growth

The government has revealed that almost 40,000 households have bought a home through Help...

Skipton posts profit increase

Skipton Building Society has reported a significant rise in pre-tax profits for the six...

Lloyds lent one quarter of all FTB mortgages

Lloyds Banking Group says it is ahead of schedule in meeting its first time...

TenetLime unveils RSB exclusives

TenetLime is offering eight exclusive residential and buy-to-let products in conjunction with RBS Intermediary...

The Family BS to use Genworth’s mortgage insurance

Genworth has announced a new relationship with the Family Building Society, part of National...

Average deposit grows for fourth successive month

Mortgage Advice Bureau says its latest data show that homebuyers are increasingly taking full...

Aldermore strengthens asset finance team

Aldermore has appointed Ian Corbett to the newly created position of head of specialist...

Crystal continues to grow

Crystal Mortgages has reported its 12th successive quarter of growth. Between April to June the...

Virgin Money cuts mortgage rates

Virgin Money has cut a number of rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges.  Key...

Zurich paid out all life claims

Zurich has reported that 91.7% of critical illness claims were successful with payments benefitting...

Connells wins Principality’s surveying business

Connells Survey & Valuation has been awarded an exclusive long-term contract to deliver...

Slowdown in pace of house price growth

UK house prices recorded their fifteenth successive monthly increase in July, the Nationwide has...

United Trust Bank strengthens development finance team

United Trust Bank has appointed Adam Bovingdon and Steve Brigly to its development finance...

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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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