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Brokers missing a trick with buy-to-let

Brokers are turning away potential buy-to-let clients because the property they want to borrow...

44% year-on-year rise in advances for H&R BS

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society advanced an extra £8.1m in mortgages in a first...

Paradigm unveils protection portal

Paradigm Group has launched a new proposition, Paradigm Protect, designed to offer a comprehensive...

Shawbrook promotes pair

Shawbrook Bank has announced the promotions within its Commercial Mortgages division of Terry...

Brightstar and Masthaven complete £1m bridge

Clients, who were badly advised in the past, have refinanced their short term borrowing...

More 2 Life offers MMR webinars

Equity release lender More 2 Life is holding a series of webinars ahead of...

Leeds’ board backed by members

Nearly 80,000 members of Leeds Building Society have voted at this year’s Annual General...

Scottish Expo acquired by Front Events

Front Events, the events firm behind Financial Services Expo, has acquired Blimey! Loans'...

Advisers optimistic about MMR

91% of mortgage advisers feel they are either prepared or very prepared for the...

The Skipton grows BDM team

Skipton Building Society is expanding its number of business development managers (BDMs). The...

£12.4m FCA fine for Santander UK

Santander UK Plc has been fined £12,377,800 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after...

SimplyBiz Mortgages unveils commercial panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has launched a new commercial mortgages referral proposition in collaboration with...

Precise outlines MMR status

Precise Mortgages has published a statement of its Mortgage Market Review (MMR) readiness. The specialist...

Brokers upbeat about 2014

United Trust Bank has reported that an "overwhelming majority" of brokers are feeling...

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...

Latest news

Countrywide Surveying Services renews exclusive referral tie-up with Capital Private Finance

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has renewed its partnership with Capital Private Finance under an...

Norton streamlines broker submissions with online DIP and ONS-based affordability model

Norton Home Loans has introduced an online decision-in-principle and a new two-tier affordability assessment...

Shepherds Friendly marks 200 years with adviser outreach drive

Shepherds Friendly has begun a year-long intermediary campaign to coincide with its bicentenary, with...

Academics warn housing shortage is entrenching poverty as affordability pressures mount

A shortage of social and affordable housing is trapping lower income families in poverty...

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