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Government unveils planning reforms to speed up housebuilding and infrastructure

Sweeping planning reforms aimed at accelerating housebuilding and infrastructure projects across the country were...

Habito launches groundbreaking accelerator program for mortgage broker firms

Habito has launched an ‘accelerator’ program to support entrepreneurial mortgage broker firms looking to...

Skipton International reports strong 2024 profits amid stable performance

Skipton International has reported strong financial results for 2024, announcing profits of £31 million...

LiveMore appoints head of people

LiveMore has appointed Charly Marks to the role of head of people. Marks (pictured) joins...

Swansea Building Society reports record mortgage lending and asset growth

Swansea Building Society has reported record-breaking results for 2024, achieving its highest-ever growth in...

Recruitment firm expands permanent placements with £350k funding boost

A Bishop’s Stortford-based recruitment company, specialising in the construction and civil engineering sectors, is...

Green mortgage searches hit record highs in February 2025

The number of green mortgage searches reached an all-time high in February 2025, according...

Furnished Holiday Let tax changes spark surge in searches

Google searches for "furnished holiday let tax changes" have skyrocketed by 1300% over the...

Market Financial Solutions joins Next Intelligence panel

Market Financial Solutions has become the latest provider to join Next Intelligence’s lender panel. Market...

Taylor Rose Reports 94% surge in conveyancing instructions amid buoyant property market

Taylor Rose has reported a 94% increase in conveyancing instructions in the first two...

UK mortgage lending reaches record high as market shows resilience

The total value of outstanding residential mortgage loans in the UK rose to a...

Zurich UK unveils enhanced income protection offering

Zurich UK has announced a range of enhancements to its Income Protection proposition, introducing...

Advisers predict rise in later life lending enquiries as confidence grows

54% of financial advisers expect an increase in enquiries about later life lending over...

The Exeter enhances protection proposition with new multi-benefit application system

UK health and life insurer The Exeter has introduced several updates to its protection...
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Politics

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

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Mortgages

Atom Bank makes third prime rate cut in a month

Atom bank has made further rate reductions across its entire prime mortgage range, alongside...
Bridging

GB Bank appoints Asim Shirwani to lead new bridging team

GB Bank has appointed Asim Shirwani as head of bridging to lead a new...
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Mortgage searches return to growth in June

Mortgage search activity strengthened during June, according to the latest Mortgage Market Snapshot from...
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North/South rental yield gap narrows

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