News

SMEs upbeat about the year ahead

SMEs are more enthusiastic about running their business this year, with more than half...

£1m mortgage market to become more competitive

Mortgage broker Springtide Capital has predicted that the pricing and availability of mortgage finance...

Annual house price increase of 4.4%, says Land Registry

December house prices were up 1.1% on the previous month, the Land Registry has...

BTL investors advised to take out five-year fixes

Mortgages for Business has claimed that increased competitive pressure during the course of 2013...

Source Insurance runs 6 Nations competition

Source Insurance has launched a prize draw competition for brokers throughout the 6 Nations...

Phoebus continues FSF support

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has renewed its sponsorship arrangement with the Financial Services Forum....

Masthaven Secured Loans introduces affordability tool

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has unveiled a new tool for brokers to quickly ascertain...

Shawbrook Bank expands STL desk

Shawbrook Bank has made two additions to its dedicated short term loans (STL) desk. ...

The Money Shop falls fouls of ASA

Instant Cash Loans Ltd (trading as The Money Shop) has been informed one of...

New Coventry Intermediaries residential range

Coventry Intermediaries has today launched new residential products, including base rate trackers with rates...

8.8% year-on-year house price growth

House prices recorded their 13th successive monthly increase in January, rising by 0.7% on...

Lloyds Bank unveils new offer for remortgage customers

Available from Friday 31 January, qualifying remortgage customers will receive £500 on a pre-paid...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks cut personal loan rates

Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank have cut the rates for unsecured online personal loans...

The H&R revamps range

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched two new mortgages and reduced the interest...

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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