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Completions hit record highs in last five days

Completion volumes surged to unprecedented levels in the final days of March, with estimates...

Vernon BS marks centenary with record asset growth and £3.5m profit

Vernon Building Society has ended its 100th year on a high, reporting record growth...

London Credit provides £1.53m bridging loan for commercial property refinancing

London Credit has completed a £1.53 million bridging loan to refinance a commercial property...

Gatehouse Bank lowers home finance product rates and improves criteria

Gatehouse Bank has announced a series of product changes, including a 50 basis point...

UTB completes £234k second charge bridge to help customer buy retirement home abroad

United Trust Bank (UTB) has completed a £234,000 second charge bridging loan to enable...

UK house price growth steady in March as regional divide persists

UK house price growth held steady at 3.9% year-on-year in March, unchanged from February,...

Asset Advantage appoints sales director to drive growth and broker engagement

Asset Advantage has appointed Gary Thompson as its new sales director to drive its...

Source Insurance added to HL Partnership GI panel

Source Insurance has been added to the HL Partnership GI panel as it continues...

Quality of product more important selling point for clients than affordability

Quality of product (43%) is more important a selling point to clients than affordability...

LiveMore introduces new limited edition deals and rate reductions

LiveMore has unveiled new Spring Special limited-edition rates, reductions to its core range rates...

Propertymark calls for urgent stamp duty reform as threshold changes take effect

Propertymark has urged the UK Government to reform stamp duty thresholds to reflect current...

Nearly half of landlords have no plans to sell despite tax squeeze

Almost half of UK buy-to-let landlords have no intention of selling any of their...

Black & White Bridging revamps senior management to support growth ambitions

Black & White Bridging has made changes to its structure to bolster its leadership...

Sixth version of BASPI launched to improve homebuying process

A coalition of trade and representative bodies, including The Conveyancing Association, has  launched the...

COMMENT

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...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

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Savings gap widens as protection message fails to land

A growing number of UK households are dangerously exposed to income shocks despite advisers...

The Suffolk cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 26bps

Suffolk Building Society has reduced a range of 80% LTV buy-to-let fixed rates by...

Foundation trims specialist buy-to-let rates and broadens product range

Foundation has reduced pricing across much of its specialist buy-to-let range and introduced a...

Paradigm launches mortgage rule review hub for intermediaries

Paradigm has launched a new website page and accompanying video aimed at bringing together...

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