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Alan Lakey leaves APFA Council

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has announced that Alan Lakey has stepped...

Bridgebank Capital overhauls website

Bridgebank Capital has launched a fully re-designed website with increased functionality. Following a review of...

Panacea Adviser partners with Mortgage Brain

Panacea Adviser, the online community and resource for financial advisers, has announced Mortgage Brain...

Gross lending up 50% year-on-year at the Yorkshire

Yorkshire Building Society has increased core operating profit by 30% and new lending by...

Commercial brokers’ optimism continues to grow

73% of commercial brokers of questioned for Shawbrook Bank’s latest Broker Barometer said...

Virgin Money removes HTB minimum income requirement

Virgin Money is removing the £30,000 minimum income threshold for mortgage products which make...

L&G to offer Mortgage Brain sourcing

Legal & General is offering Mortgage Brain’s sourcing system as one of its...

Paragon posts “strong” operating profits

The Paragon Group of Companies has posted results for the period 1 April 2014...

FOS appoints chief ombudsman and chief executive

The board of the Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed Caroline Wayman as chief ombudsman...

The Leeds revamps two-year range

Leeds Building Society has cut rates on some two year fixed rate deals by...

Buy-to-let product numbers at six-year high

The number of products on the market to service the growing interest in buy-to-let...

Family Building Society partners with Brilliant Solutions

The newly launched Family Building Society has begun outsourcing its mortgage origination processing to...

Alan Munday joins United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank has appointed Alan Munday as a credit manager as...

Pancredit hires sales manager

Pancredit, a provider of software solutions for lenders, has appointed Ben Blackwood to the...

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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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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...

Later life borrowing gathers pace as standard mortgages eclipse equity release

Lending to borrowers aged over 55 rose sharply at the end of 2025, with...

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