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Property and finance sectors dominate shortlist for 2025 Social Mobility Awards

Firms from the property and financial services sectors have secured a prominent place on...

HTB completes £6.5m MUFB refinance in 36 hours

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £6.5 million refinance on a 63-unit multi-unit freehold...

Aspen Bridging passes £750m lending milestone after record July

Aspen Bridging has passed the £750m total lending milestone following a record-breaking July, with...

Aldermore joins Growth Guarantee Scheme

Aldermore has been accredited by the British Business Bank to offer facilities under the...

Quantum Mortgages refines lending policy to support specialist landlords

Quantum Mortgages has introduced a series of changes to its lending criteria in a...

Paragon Bank appoints BDM for Central region

Paragon Bank has appointed Gary Dean as business development manager for the central England...

Hanley Economic expands later life mortgage range with new RIO offerings

Hanley Economic Building Society has expanded its later life lending portfolio with the introduction...

Allica Bank unveils new educational programme for brokers

Allica Bank has announced the launch of a fully funded broker education programme to...

Women drive rise in solo homeownership

More women are choosing to buy homes on their own than ever before, according...

Industry reaction as Bank drops rates 0.25%

The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4% following a finely balanced...

ModaMortgages unveils new limited-edition BTL range and cuts rates

ModaMortgages has expanded its buy-to-let offering with the launch of eight new limited-edition products,...

The Exeter reports strong uptake of beneficiary nomination feature in life cover

The Exeter has reported a marked increase in structured arrangements for life insurance payouts...

UTB strengthens property development team with senior promotions

United Trust Bank has announced two senior promotions within its property development division as...

The Buckinghamshire trims limited company BTL rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across its limited company buy-to-let and holiday let...
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Housing

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

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Halifax Intermediaries to rebrand as Lloyds Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries will rebrand to Lloyds Intermediaries in early 2027. The lender said there will...
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