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Mutuals increase share of mortgage market

Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders was £3.5 billion in...

Seven-day HNW InterBay deal completed by Positive Lending

Positive Lending has completed a high net worth residential investment loan for £1.55m with...

Home loan approvals down

There was a fall in the number of mortgages approved in June, according to...

Openwork offers exclusive mortgage deal from Skipton

Openwork has launched an exclusive fixed rate mortgage deal with Skipton Intermediaries, aimed...

Tenet provides DA capital adequacy calculator

Tenet has unveiled a capital adequacy calculator to help IFAs determine the provision they...

LendInvest cuts minimum investment threshold

LendInvest has opened up its site to a wider investor audience by reducing its...

July slowdown in house price growth

House prices grew by 0.3% in July, down on the 0.4% growth recorded in...

45% house price growth for Olympic Park postcodes

Homeowners in the 14 postal districts in East London closest to the Olympic Park...

FTB numbers up by one-fifth

The number of first-time buyers in the first six months of the year was...

UKAR to sell unsecured loan portfolio

UK Asset Resolution Limited (UKAR), the holding company for the government owned businesses of...

Debt worries for half of UK adults

The economy is slow to recover from recession and as people continue to struggle...

New Connells exclusive from H&R BS

Connells Group is now offering an exclusive Hinckley & Rugby Building Society three-year discount...

TMW tweaks product ranges

The Mortgage Works is making some changes to its product ranges tomorrow (Friday 26...

New CEO for Hometrack

Hometrack has announced the appointment of Charles Bryant as chief executive officer. Bryant was most...

COMMENT

PMI – an advice gap not to be ignored

The latest figures from the ABI show insurers processed a record £4 billion in individual and workplace private medical insurance (PMI) claims in 2024,...

The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker. Flexibility, autonomy and...

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

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RAW Capital Partners promotes three as lender broadens its UK reach

Guernsey-based specialist lender RAW Capital Partners has promoted three members of staff across its...

Molo strikes digital origination partnership with OMS

Molo, the specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender for UK and overseas borrowers, has confirmed a...

Countrywide Surveying Services secures Feefo gold award for customer service

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has received the 2026 Gold Trusted Service Award from Feefo,...

Together grows loan book to £8.1bn as quarterly profits rise

Together Financial Services Limited has reported further loan book growth and a rise in...

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