News

Santander enters HTB2 marketplace

Santander is launching tomorrow (9 January) a range of Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee...

New trackers and product refresh from Paragon

Paragon Mortgages has launched a range of lifetime tracker products, as well as refreshing...

Strong finish to 2013 for house prices

House prices in the final three months of last year were 1.9% higher...

Lederhosen secured loan ad banned

Loans 2 Go has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) not to...

Masthaven Secured Loans appoints underwriting manager

Masthaven has appointed Sarah Phillips as underwriting manager for its secured loans business. Phillips’s appointment...

Bridging outperforms many alternative investments

The latest research from West One Loans has found that investments in privately-funded bridging...

68% growth in business for Fincorp

Fincorp has reported a 68% increase in the volume of short-term loans approved and...

Stephen Smith assumes control of L&G Mortgage Club

Legal & General Network has made changes to its management team, with two new...

The Market Harborough appoints Gateway as panel manager

The Market Harborough Building Society has appointed Gateway as its new panel manager....

£500 FTB cash back deal from BoS

Bank of Scotland has announced an exclusive offer for first time buyers. Those first...

Optimism continues to return to housing market

The Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have reported that optimism is returning to the property market...

Montello launches £250m real estate fund

Montello has announced the launch of its third fund, the Montello Real Estate Opportunity...

APFA wants compensation for FCA over-charging

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called for compensation for those firms...

Over 65s look to borrow to supplement retirement income

Key Retirement Solutions has claimed that up to one in five over-65s have borrowed...

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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