News

Growth in house building activity

House building across the UK continued its revival towards the end of 2013 with...

‘Electric’ growth for home lending in H2 2013

December turned out to be the best month for home lending in six years,...

Mortgage Brain/Berkeley Alexander integration offer

Mortgage Brain has teamed up with general insurance provider Berkeley Alexander to give Mortgage...

Capital Bridging Finance seeks regulated status

Short term funder Capital Bridging Finance has submitted its application to become a regulated...

Home movers need to instruct more quickly

The majority of home movers act far too late when instructing their solicitor or...

Metro Bank appoints mortgage distribution chief

Metro Bank has announced the appointment of Charles Morley as its head of mortgage...

Bank holds base rate yet again

To the surprise of no one, The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...

Survey pinpoints main factors in home choice

Safety is the most important factor in choosing a new home, according to a...

New female friendly insurance broker register

Genuinely 'female friendly' insurance brokers can now distinguish themselves as...

Landlords benefit from section 21 notice ruling

Specialist landlord and agent lawyers Property Reclaim, a division of Moore Blatch solicitors,...

Advisers bullish post-RDR

90% of advisers are confident about the future of their business, one year on...

Exeter Family Friendly unveils income protection tool

Exeter Family Friendly has launched an online tool called the Financial Forecast Calculator to...

Post Office to offer Help to Buy mortgages

Post Office has signalled its intention to join the government’s Help to Buy Scheme...

Funding Circle passes major milestone

UK investors have now lent more than £200m to UK businesses through Funding Circle...

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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