News

Houzecheck launches “Bruce the Beaver” to drive brand recognition in surveying

Proptech firm Houzecheck is introducing a new mascot, Bruce the Beaver, in a bid...

Mental health emerges as leading cause of long-term sick leave, MetLife finds

Mental health conditions have become the leading cause of long-term sickness in the workplace,...

50-year mortgages risk leaving borrowers with heavy long-term costs

Mortgage specialists at Mojo Mortgages have warned that proposals for 50-year terms, recently raised...

Manufacturers press ministers to tackle late payments

Manufacturing SMEs have urged the government to strengthen protections against late payment after new...

MorganAsh backs inclusion drive but urges improvement in vulnerability data

MorganAsh has given its support to the Government’s refreshed Financial Inclusion Strategy, but warned...

Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began...

Atom bank trims mortgage rates across Prime and Near Prime ranges

Atom bank has made further adjustments to its residential mortgage offering, lowering rates across...

Paragon Bank appoints Simon Glass as head of mortgage operations

Paragon Bank has expanded its mortgages leadership team with the appointment of Simon Glass...

OneDome expands reach with acquisition of Mortgage Intelligence

OneDome, the housing and fintech business, has acquired Mortgage Intelligence Limited, Life and Easy...

SDKA steps in after developer hit by mid-term lender policy change

An experienced developer has secured new finance from SDKA after their existing development lender...

Birmingham Bank passes £500m lending milestone

Birmingham Bank has crossed the £500 million lending mark, underscoring the rapid expansion of...

Imla appoints new chair as it sets out committee for 2026

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has named Jonathan Stinton, head of intermediary relationships at...

Mortgage Brain and Lloyds Banking Group launch first digital Halifax full mortgage application

Mortgage Brain and Lloyds Banking Group have introduced the first digital Full Mortgage Application...

Together reports quarterly profit of £55.7m as loan book reaches £8bn

Together Financial Services has posted underlying profit before tax of £55.7m for the quarter...
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COMMENT

Comment

The fall in BTL company formations isn’t the whole story

It is often the case with housing and mortgage market data that the headline figure attracts most of the attention, while some of the...

Buy-to-let has matured as a market

Buy-to-let turned 30 last week, and it's a good moment for some much-needed positivity around this market. Whatever the narrative around buy-to-let has been at...

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

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Higher mortgage rates put buyers in driving seat as sales fall

Higher mortgage rates have pushed buyers firmly into the driving seat, with agreed sales...
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Stent to take over as MAB finance chief as Imlach leaves board

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