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Leek BS launches five-year buy-to-let fixed rate

Leek Building Society has added a five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage to its intermediary...

LendInvest unveils 10bps buy-to-let rate cuts

LendInvest Mortgages has reduced rates across its two-year and five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let products by...

Quantum Mortgages cuts rates and launches remortgage cashback

Quantum Mortgages has launched a cashback product for remortgages and reduced rates across its...

Paragon cuts buy-to-let rates by 20bps

Paragon Bank has reduced rates by 20 basis points (bps) across its buy-to-let mortgage...

Homeowners risk mortgage safety net gaps

Many homeowners misunderstand the support available if illness, injury or redundancy leaves them unable...

Landbay cuts rates across Premier buy-to-let range

Landbay has cut rates across more than 50 products in its Premier buy-to-let range,...

Pure Retirement launches AI criteria chatbot for advisers

Pure Retirement has launched an AI-driven criteria chatbot to help advisers obtain lending criteria...

Fleet brings back green buy-to-let fixes and cuts rates

Fleet Mortgages has reintroduced two- and five-year fixed-rate EPC A-C products and reduced rates...

First-time buyers delaying major life decisions to save for a home

Many aspiring homeowners are postponing key life milestones and enduring workplace and relationship pressures...

Stonebridge strengthens leadership team with head of people appointment

Stonebridge has appointed Lisa Margolis as head of people as the mortgage and protection...

Landlords rushed to regain possession ahead of Renters’ Rights Act, data suggests

Landlord possession claims increased in the first quarter of 2026 as property owners sought...

Omni Protect appoints Caspian as referral partner

Omni Protect has appointed Caspian Insurance as its endorsed protection referral partner for firms...

TFAS launches adviser technology programme focused on AI and digital transformation

TFAS Compliance Services has launched a new adviser support initiative aimed at helping firms...

Access FS partners with charities to support financial wellbeing

Access Financial Services has agreed partnerships with Just Finance Foundation and KidsAid. The firm said...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

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,...

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Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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