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Snowdon challenge helps Yorkshire Building Society raise more than £1m for charity partner

Yorkshire Building Society and Accord colleagues have raised more than £1 million for charity...

More than a quarter of homeowners have missed mortgage payments due to illness or injury

More than one in four UK homeowners have missed a mortgage payment because of...

Conveyancers urged to consider specialist SDLT support as tax complexity grows

The Conveyancing Association has welcomed new HMRC guidance on Stamp Duty Land Tax registration...

Fleet Mortgages lowers buy-to-let rates by up to 20bps

Fleet Mortgages has cut rates across a range of its two-year and five-year fixed-rate...

Monument Technology secures more than £18m to support platform growth

Monument Technology has raised more than £18 million in a seed funding round as...

Mortgage brokers remain central to borrower confidence despite market uncertainty

Mortgage brokers continue to play a pivotal role in helping borrowers navigate the housing...

Primis adds Uinsure sole-tie option to simplify general insurance process

Primis Mortgage Network has introduced a sole-tie option with Uinsure, giving adviser firms an...

HSBC to continue broker fraud prevention webinars in Q3

HSBC UK is extending its programme of fraud prevention webinars for mortgage intermediaries after...

Beverley BS reports rising demand for RIO mortgages

Beverley Building Society has reported a significant increase in demand for its Retirement Interest...

MorganAsh urges firms to improve Consumer Duty reporting ahead of FCA deadline

MorganAsh has warned financial services firms they need to strengthen how they evidence outcomes...

Twenty7tec deepens FinCalc integration within ADVICE platform

Twenty7tec has expanded the integration between its ADVICE platform and FinCalc, allowing advisers to...

Cambridge BS backs homelessness charity with £10,000 grant

The Cambridge Building Society has strengthened its partnership with homelessness charity Jimmy’s Cambridge by...

Hodge widens foreign national mortgage criteria with 95% LTV lending

Hodge Bank has expanded its foreign national mortgage criteria, increasing maximum loan-to-value limits and...

Landlords release more equity to fund buy-to-let improvements, says Paragon

Landlords significantly increased remortgaging activity to fund improvements to their buy-to-let properties during 2025,...

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Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

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