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Dragonfly Property Finance passes lending milestone

Dragonfly Property Finance has reported that it passed £500 million of lending since launch,...

Scottish market hampered by lack of FTB loans

The average price paid for a house in Scotland fell again in December by...

SBSLS teams up with Aldermore Commercial

Sesame Bankhall Specialist Lending Services (SBSLS) has added Aldermore to its growing panel of...

Vizolution secures funding

Bill Safran’s Vizolution has secured funding from Finance Wales and Notion Capital. Vizolution has raised...

L&G first network intermediary partner for Metro Bank

Metro Bank has partnered with Legal & General's Appointed Representative (AR) Network and its...

Mortgage market “open for business”

Ray Boulger of John Charcol has said that the launch of the first sub-4%...

Nationwide launches its lowest ever fixed rate

Nationwide Building Society has unveiled its lowest ever two-year fixed rate. Following the cuts of...

Five-year high in first-time buyer numbers

The number of first-time buyers reached its largest yearly total in five years, according...

Platform cuts mainstream and buy-to-let rates

Platform has cut the rates on its mainstream and buy-to-let mortgages by up to...

Mutual appoints interim FD

Engage Mutual has appointed Carol Ritchie to the role of interim finance director. She will...

New 80% LTV deals from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages is adding new 80% LTV products to its fixed rate mortgage rates. The...

Shawbrook Bank launches its lowest ever bridging rates

Shawbrook Bank has made a number of product changes to its short term loan...

LV= launches adviser equity release training programme

LV= is launching a three-step training programme for advisers thinking about entering the equity...

Two new deals from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has added a pair of new low rate, higher fee fixed...

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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...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

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Furness expands 95% lending to complex borrowers

Furness Building Society has launched the first phase of a mortgage transformation programme, widening...

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 -...

LMS deepens partnership with Gen H to support Scottish lending expansion

LMS has extended its relationship with Gen H as the lender moves into the...

Mortgage arrears and possessions fell again in Q4

Mortgage arrears and possessions both declined in the final three months of 2025, with...

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