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Lloyds Bank unveils mortgage cashback offer

Lloyds Bank has announced the launch of a new offer for homemovers. From Friday...

Mortgage lending up 50% year-on-year

Gross mortgage borrowing of £11.5bn was 47% higher than in the same month last...

Hodge Lifetime become LLA ambassador

Hodge Lifetime has been announced as the latest Product Ambassador of the Later Life...

CMC to hold buy-to-let seminar

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has announced five specialist lenders will be supporting its buy-to-let...

Borrowers rush to fix

An unprecedented number of homebuyers opted to fix their mortgage rates in February as...

Sharp rise in problems associated with housing debt

A growing number of people are turning to Citizens Advice for help dealing with...

Almost half of all borrowers use ‘non-traditional’ finance

Latest research for Debt Advisory Centre reveals that 45.4% of consumers use one or...

Those hoping to move waiting over three years

52% of adults in Britain are considering a house move or getting on the...

Anti-rogue letting agent campaign to be held in May

A national campaign calling for private landlords and tenants to protect themselves against rogue...

Metro Bank unveils professional loan

Metro Metro Bank has announced the launch of its new Professional Studies Loan Scheme...

First Complete embarks upon MMR training

First Complete's training sessions for the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) are about to begin. ...

Landlords advised to make eviction warnings clearer

Lawyers from Moore Blatch, a specialist in tenant and mortgage lender repossessions, is advising...

Non-exec director appointed by the Teachers

Andrew Lee has joined the bard of directors at Teachers Building Society as non-executive...

More Brits saving now than 12 months ago

The Lloyds Bank Spending Power Report for February has found that a third of...

COMMENT

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...

The conveyancing power of sales-ready packs

Conveyancing is stressful – and I'm not just talking about the poor customer experience. From a turnaround time of around eight weeks back in...

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Jupp: Brightstar will keep pushing specialist lending boundaries

Brightstar Group chief executive Rob Jupp has pledged to keep “pushing” the specialist lending...

Just Mortgages marks year one of self-employed adviser support scheme

The self-employed division of Just Mortgages is reporting encouraging early results from its New...

Skipton foundation reopens grants after £950k year for charities

Skipton Building Society’s charitable arm has reopened applications for 2026 after distributing almost £950,000...

Central Trust unveils regulated bridging range

Central Trust has launched a new regulated bridging product aimed at homeowners in England...

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