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NACFB Compliance Services launches

  The NACFB has today launched NACFB Compliance Services to its 1200 member brokers.   The...

UTB offers ‘best of British’ competition

Brokers visiting United Trust Bank’s stand at the NACFB Commercial Finance Expo will have...

Century 21 unveils ’21 reasons’ recruitment drive

Estate and lettings agency franchisor Century 21 UK has launched a new recruitment campaign...

Turnkey Mortgages partners with Magellan Homeloans

Magellan Homeloans has been appointed by TurnKey Mortgages to provide support to clients who...

NAEA appoints new president

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has announced the appointment of Simon Gerrard...

Rents rise again in May

Rents have risen by 0.6% in May, accelerating from zero monthly change in April,...

Norton Home Loans to lend in Scotland

Norton Home Loans is to extend its secured lending geographical area, as from 23...

Virgin Money cuts buy-to-let rates

>Virgin Money has made cuts to selected fixed rate and tracker products within its buy-to-let...

Property supply eases in London

New property instructions in London rose 9.5% on April 2014 and 7.2% annually, estate...

HML joins IMLA

HML has joined the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA). The third-party mortgage administration company is...

Lending market “holding steady”

Gross mortgage lending was an estimated £16.5 billion in May, according to the Council...

FCA mortgage manager to keynote ASTL conference

Lynda Blackwell, the Financial Conduct Authority's manager of its mortgages sector team is to...

One in five paying over the asking price

19% of buyers are paying more than the asking price to secure their property...

Hackney rents up 9% year-on-year

Rents in the London boroughs of Hackney and Tower Hamlets are now reaching the...

COMMENT

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...

A turning point for British Islamic home finance

A quick question for brokers: what would you do if 80% of a fast-growing community told you the market was not serving them properly? That...

Mutual sector ambition needs tech-driven scale

The Government’s commitment to doubling the size of the mutual sector has been welcomed across financial services. Building societies continue to play a critical...

Latest news

Beverley Building Society launches RIO Lifetime Discount Mortgage

Beverley Building Society has expanded its later life proposition with the launch of a...

Saffron broadens FTB access and adds 5yr fix for lending into retirement

Saffron for Intermediaries has expanded first-time buyer eligibility across its owner occupied range and...

Kensington lowers rates across specialist residential ranges

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its Resi 12 and Resi 6 ranges, lowering...

Landlords alert to renters’ reforms but most unclear on practical impact

Research by Paragon Bank, based on responses from more than 500 landlords, suggests that...

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