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The Swansea grows assets and mortgage book as 2025 profits hold firm

Swansea Building Society increased assets, savings and mortgage balances in 2025, while reporting profit...

Mortgage searches edge higher year-on-year in February

Mortgage search activity eased back from January’s early-year spike in February, but remained ahead...

Precise waives valuation fees on residential loans up to £400k

Precise has introduced free standard valuations on residential properties worth up to £400,000 as...

The Mansfield trims specialist mortgage rates

Mansfield Building Society has cut fixed rates across its Versatility and Credit Repair mortgage...

Countrywide Surveying Services academy adds to residential surveyor pipeline

Countrywide Surveying Services has reported fresh progress in its training academy after 11 trainees...

Just Wealth posts 63% rise in assets under management as referrals grow

Just Wealth, the financial advice arm of Just Mortgages, said assets under management rose...

Growing demand for faster, more supportive broker service among first-time buyers

First-time buyers are leaning heavily on brokers for speed, reassurance and help navigating affordability...

Middle East conflict clouds mortgage rate outlook and Autumn Budget decisions

Energy market volatility has driven borrowing costs higher in recent weeks, forcing mortgage lenders...

Clydesdale Bank to raise selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank will increase a range of residential and buy-to-let fixed rates from Friday...

Virgin Money to raise selected mortgage and buy-to-let rates

Virgin Money is increasing a range of residential, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer rates...

Teachers appoints Simon Potter as chief financial officer

Teachers Building Society has appointed Simon Potter as its new chief financial officer and...

Protection gap persists with seven in 10 unaware of IP and CIC

A lack of consumer awareness continues to hold back the protection market with around...

Acre adds full Nationwide mortgage applications to its CRM

Acre has expanded its integration with Nationwide so brokers can complete a full mortgage...

Key Equity Release teams up with Pense to broaden later life advice

Key Equity Release has entered a partnership with pension specialist Pense as it looks...
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Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

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