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Recruitment drive for UTB

United Trust Bank (UTB) is looking to further expand its bridging finance team. The development...

Tenet achieves select accreditation

Tenet Group has won a Quality in Credit Management (QiCM) award from the Institute...

L&G widens relationship with Barclays

Legal & General and Barclays have agreed a new protection arrangement. Legal & General will...

Cost of a third bedroom is 1.6 times income

The additional cost of housing a second child in the UK is £59,500, with...

Paragon completes first securitisation in four years

Paragon Mortgages has completed its first securitisation since July 2007. PM16 is a £163.8 million...

AFI changes selected two-year rates

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has made changes to its mortgage range. The Homebuyer and Remortgage...

TBMC unveils new conveyancing service

TBMC has launched a new online conveyancing service, which it says allows intermediaries to...

Bank Rate held again while QE remains unchanged

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted hold the Bank Rate...

Rise in SME turnover during Q3

Business turnover across five key sectors peaked during the third quarter of 2011 for...

The Leeds raises money for Ghanaian orphanage

Leeds Building Society has raised £830 for a children's orphanage in Ghana via a...

KRS and Unique join forces

Key Retirement Solutions and Unique have teamed up to launch a countrywide equity release...

Largemortgageloans makes growth appointment

Largemortgageloans.com has recruited Ian Baker to its management team. The specialist large mortgage loans broker...

Co-op cuts rates and fees on five-year range

The Co-operative Bank is cutting rates on its five-year fixed mortgages by up to...

Landlords continue portfolio expansion: Paragon

42% of intermediaries said more than half of their buy-to-let cases during the third...

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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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Best Insurance and Shepherds Friendly launch simplified single life product

Best Insurance has partnered with mutual insurer Shepherds Friendly to launch a new single...

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...

The Right Mortgage names compliance director

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has promoted Jack Norrey to compliance director, marking...

Small firms show renewed appetite for finance as regional investment widens

The use of external finance by smaller UK businesses remained broadly stable in 2024,...