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TMA adds Monmouthshire BS to lender panel

TMA Club has added Monmouthshire Building Society to its lender panel as the mutual...

Finova appoints Tredwell to lead data strategy

Finova has appointed Tom Tredwell as Director of Data as the mortgage technology provider...

TMG adds Bluecroft Finance to lender panel

TMG Mortgage Network has added Bluecroft Finance to its lender panel, expanding the specialist...

More2life launches zero-ERC Apex lifetime mortgage

More2life has launched a lifetime mortgage allowing borrowers to make unlimited repayments without incurring...

Independent surveyors ‘must be central to home-buying reforms’

Independent surveyors should play a central role in England's proposed home-buying reforms, according to...

Underwriting: Are we saying “no” to the wrong risks?

Over the last two days I’ve talked about the size of the later life...

Tipton cuts expat and limited company buy-to-let rates

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has reduced selected expat and limited company buy-to-let mortgage...

HSBC raises residential loan limits for higher-value houses

HSBC has increased its maximum residential loan amounts across a range of loan-to-value bands. The...

BetterHome agrees deal to acquire Stonebridge parent MSS

BetterHome Group has agreed to acquire Mortgage Support Services Ltd (MSS), bringing Stonebridge Mortgage...

UK house price growth slows to 2% amid cautious market

Average UK house prices increased by 2% to £272,000 in the year to June,...

UK rent growth accelerates as supply pressures persist

Average UK private rents rose by 3.7% to £1,393 a month in the year...

Foundation widens mortgage criteria for borrowers with past credit problems

Foundation has relaxed its residential credit criteria to support borrowers rebuilding their financial position...

The Monmouthshire Building Society reports £3.7m profit

Monmouthshire Building Society maintained its post-tax profit at £3.7 million in 2025/26 despite significant...

Allisons adopts JammJar platform for mortgage advice operations

Allisons Financial Planning has adopted JammJar’s AI-powered operating system to manage its client and...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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