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Skipton cuts rates and adds new fixed deals for existing borrowers

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates on parts of its residential mortgage range and...

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...

MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...

Market Harborough cuts fixed rates and adds pre-completion switch option

Market Harborough Building Society has cut fixed mortgage rates by up to 36bps and...

Together appoints corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire

Together has appointed Kristi Capaldi as corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire,...

Ceta unveils rent guarantee products for landlords facing longer possession delays

Ceta has launched four wholesale rent guarantee products, arguing that longer possession timelines under...

Lloyds, Connells and LMS unveil digital homebuying service to streamline transactions

A new end-to-end digital service aims to cut delays and reduce fall-throughs in the...

Musculoskeletal conditions account for growing share of Cirencester Friendly claims

Musculoskeletal conditions made up 44% of all claims paid by Cirencester Friendly in 2025,...

Key urges wider later life lending referrals in response to FCA market study

Key Equity Release has welcomed the FCA’s later life mortgage market study, arguing that...

Mortgage Brain sets out AI governance framework amid data security concerns

Mortgage Brain has launched an AI charter aimed at addressing growing concerns over data...

VAS appoints head of IT and business systems

Valuation panel management firm VAS has appointed Lewis Birdsworth as head of IT and...

Click2Check adds ID verification to adviser compliance platform

Click2Check has added an identity verification service to its digital compliance platform, aimed at...

Atom points to growing near-prime hurdle for first-time buyers

First-time buyers with thin credit files or minor historic credit issues are becoming a...

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The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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Hope Capital secures £35 million HTB funding line

Hope Capital Property Finance has secured a £35 million wholesale funding line from Hampshire...

Nottingham Building Society backs Instamo broker padel event

Nottingham Building Society has been confirmed as headline sponsor of Instamo's FastAdmin Broker Padel...

Warhol collection helps secure £310k loan for home improvements

A high-net-worth client has secured a £310,000 short-term loan against a collection of Andy...

Brokers urged to strengthen sanctions checks

Mortgage and financial services firms are being urged to review their sanctions controls after...

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