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UK flatsharers pay more than rest of Europe

The UK is the most expensive country in Western Europe for flatsharers, according to...

Asking prices being discounted by £20k

Property website Zoopla.co.uk has claimed the the average discount off the original asking price...

Aldermore 100% deal available through Mortgage Intelligence & Countrywide

Mortgage Intelligence and Countrywide have launched Aldermore's 100% Family Guarantor product to their members. The...

The Leeds cuts rate on 10-year fix

Leeds Building Society has cut the rate on its 10-year fixed rate mortgage by...

Gilsenan to join Omni Capital

Omni Capital has announced the appointment of Martin Gilsenan as its new director of...

The power of the brand

Brands should survive post-acqusition, writes David Hesketh, group M&A manager at Perspective Financial Group...

Further labour market improvement in Scotland

The latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs has indicated a further improvement in...

Paragon posts £81m pretax profit

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported an increase in pre-tax profits of 12.5%...

Platform increased BTL lending tenfold

Platform has increased its buy-to-let lending by over 10 times since last year. The intermediary...

Countrywide acquires four more lettings businesses

Countrywide Residential Lettings has acquired four businesses over the past four months. It has now...

Castle Trust receives CII accreditation for mortgage training

Castle Trust has received continuing professional development (CPD) accreditation for its Partnership Mortgage adviser...

LBG makes further CEO contingency move

LLoyds Banking Group (LBG) has revealed the appointment of an interim group chief executive,...

Compliance head recruited by Julian Harris

Mark Mifflin has been appointed by Julian Harris Networks as its new head of...

HML strives to continually improve with new appointment

HML has appointed Mark Sutch as its new head of continuous improvement and change...

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The nightmare of UK homebuying needs reform

House sellers will be forced to disclose problems with their homes before sale under plans by the Government to cut costs for buyers and...

Goldilocks and the three bear markets

Are you familiar with C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) or you might know it by its nickname 3I/ATLAS? Whatever you want to call it,  it is currently...

Mark Bogard on policy, politics and the future of advice

When Mark Bogard, Chief Executive of Family Building Society, talks about Britain’s housing policy, he is unsparing in his assessment: short-termism, revolving-door ministers and...

Finding efficiency will keep branches as the beating heart of mutual sector

Whether you speak to customers or building societies, they will tell you just how important branches are – even as financial services and wider...

Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

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The Mortgage Works expands limited company buy-to-let range

The Mortgage Works has today introduced a series of new products designed to strengthen...

OneDome’s Growth Partners initiative draws mortgage adviser quartet

OneDome’s recently launched Growth Partners community has attracted experienced mortgage professionals to its ranks. The...

The Vernon appoints intermediary sales team leader

Vernon Building Society has announced the promotion of Dale Sidhu to intermediary sales team...

Aldermore and Prosperity IFA named Platinum Sponsors for 2026 UK Mortgage Convention

The UK Mortgage Convention has confirmed Aldermore and Prosperity IFA as Platinum Sponsors for...