News

New Hounslow office for Century 21

Century 21 UK, the estate and letting agency franchisor, has opened its latest office...

New five-year deal from the H&R

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a new five-year fixed rate deal...

27% annual rise in gross bridging lending

Gross bridging lending in 2013 totalled £2.0 billion, up 3.3% from the annual figure...

Funding Circle to go on the road

Funding Circle, the online marketplace for business loans, has provided details of its first...

SimplyBiz Group makes board appointment

SimplyBiz Group has announced the appointment of Tim Trotter as a non-executive director with...

Brilliant Solutions unveils 1.75% exclusive

Brilliant Solutions has announced the launch of a new semi-exclusive range of prime mortgage...

Capital Bridging Finance hires senior underwriter

Capital Bridging Finance has welcomed Robin Turnbull as a senior underwriter to its underwriting...

BoE holds rates yet again…

The Bank of England has yet again decide to hold interest rates at 0.50%...

Investec puts up For Sale sign at Kensington

Investec has admitted it is exploring a potential sale of Kensington. The investment bank says...

Appointment news at Holloway Friendly

Holloway Friendly has announced the appointment of two new staff from Lutine Assurance. The protection...

Property have and have-nots analysed

The current generation of 25 to 36 years olds are split into property haves...

House price growth maintains trend

House prices in the latest three months were 1.9% higher than in the preceding...

Regional repo sales data revealed

The Charlbury group has shown there a regional disparity in how long it takes...

Flurry of activity for Masthaven on ‘deadline day’

Masthaven Bridging Finance completed on £6 million of bridging loans on 31 January, the...

COMMENT

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...

Cloud is not about where you host technology, it’s about how

When lenders talk about cloud, the discussion often begins – quite reasonably – with control. Where will the data sit? How will resilience be...

AI, mortgages and the human need we can’t ignore

There is lots of talk about technology with cloud-native and artificial intelligence just some of the buzzwords of today’s dinner parties and conferences. There is...

Latest news

Market Financial Solutions applies for administration

Market Financial Solutions has confirmed it has made an application to the court to...

Market Harborough gains B Corp certification in boost to specialist lending credentials

Market Harborough Building Society has secured B Corp certification, marking a significant endorsement of...

FCA register saw 3,331 new firms in H2 as overall numbers edge lower

More than 9,000 individuals joined the FCA Register in the second half of 2025,...

Stamp Duty receipts climb to £899m in subdued January market

Homebuyers handed over £899m in Stamp Duty Land Tax in January, despite the traditionally...

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