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“Outstanding performance” for the Cambridge

The Cambridge Building Society last year provided £200m of funding to local people buying,...

32% to still be paying mortgage in their 60s

A third of homeowners with repayment mortgages will not have finished repaying the property...

Melrose Commercial Finance partners with Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank is announcing its first Scottish Strategic Partner, Glasgow-based Melrose Commercial Finance. Shawbrook recent...

Ageas Protect enters new market

Ageas Protect has entered the relevant life insurance market, which builds on the launch...

New funding line for Capital Bridging Finance

Capital Bridging Finance has announced that following its acquisition by Omni Partners LLP, it...

Extent of neighbourhood disputes revealed

New research from Churchill Home Insurance has revealed that last year there were over...

LendInvest completes tranche loan deal

Peer-to-peer mortgage lending platform, LendInvest, has has completed a peer-to-peer loan which was split...

Equity release forum unveiled

The Equity Release Council has launched an Industry Government Forum, bringing together policy, industry...

Fall in complaints for CHL Mortgages

CHL Mortgages has once again released its own complaints figures. This move follows the recent...

Brokers want short-term loans to last longer

Capital Bridging Finance has found, a year on from its first broker survey, that...

Target Group hires risk and compliance director

Target Group has announced the appointment of Terry Baxter as the firm’s risk and...

Largest monthly difference in rent vs mortgage since 2009

The cost of owning a home in the UK is now on average £124...

Complete FS welcomes new staff member

Complete FS, the South Coast based intermediary dedicated packager distributor, has announced the arrival...

Scottish economic recovery continues

Latest data from the Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs has shown a record...

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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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...

AdvisoryAI integrates with Curo to cut adviser admin

AdvisoryAI and Time4Advice have gone live with a new integration designed to remove the...

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