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Record levels of broker confidence

Confidence in the mortgage market has reached its highest level since Q2 2009 when...

Year-on-year growth for all mortgage lending

The total number of new loans to home-owners for house purchase increased 4% in...

Dozen new deals for NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching 12 new deals and making some rate cuts in...

Exeter Family Friendly appoints chief actuary

Exeter Family Friendly has appointed David Cobley as its chief actuary in a newly...

Capital Advances hires experienced underwriter

Helen Farmer has joined Capital Advances to help service increased business levels from its...

GE Money Home Lending cuts rates

GE Money Home Lending is tomorrow reducing rates for new mortgage customers by up...

iState Systems powers P2P property lending auction

Peer-to-peer exchange Relendex has claimed a world record for real estate debt in a...

Source Express partners with LV=

  Source Insurance has launched Source Express in response to demand from brokers for a...

AXA joins Berkeley Alexander panel

Berkeley Alexander has announced AXA as the latest addition to the panel of household...

New trade body for quick house sale firms

A number of property buying companies have collaborated with the Property Ombudsman (TPO) to...

New 10-year deal from the Newcastle

Newcastle Building Society (NBS) has released a new 10-year fixed rate product, which is...

PTFS offers LifeQuote service

Personal Touch Financial Services' adviser firms now have access to LifeQuote. LifeQuote comparing product features...

Fixed rates continue to dominate

Fixed rates account for 77% of intermediaries’ mortgage business, according to the latest research...

Loan texts deemed “irresponsible”

Payday lender Nouveau Finance Ltd has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)...

COMMENT

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...

Conveyancing fees will rise and you can blame the Government

Tax is complicated and making sure you pay the right amount can be challenging - just ask MP Angela Raynor or indeed former Chancellor...

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Adviser optimism on protection rises despite cost pressures

Adviser confidence in demand for protection products has improved heading into 2026 although rising...

Allica Bank secures $155m to drive SME lending growth

Allica Bank has raised $155m in a Series D funding round to accelerate lending...

Spring Statement to deliver stability rather than housing shake-up

The forthcoming Spring Statement is unlikely to bring major housing policy reforms with stability...

Accord cuts residential pricing at lower LTVs and reduces selected BTL rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates across parts of its residential and buy-to-let ranges, with...

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