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UTB cuts bridging rates

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced a series of interest rate reductions across its...

HLPartnership secures investment from South African mortgage distributor

HLPartnership (HLP) has secured a strategic investment from BetterHome Group (BHG), the largest mortgage...

Zephyr further cuts BTL mortgage rates

Zephyr Homeloans is further reducing its two and five-year fixed rate deals on properties...

Potteries city provides top student accommodation BTL yields

Analysis of buy-to-let mortgage offers in popular student postcodes has revealed Stoke-on-Trent as the...

OMS appoints head of marketing & partnerships

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced the promotion of Jodie Andrews to head of...

Significant fall in solar panel installations

The rate of solar panels installations on UK is down by 19% since last...

Interbridge Mortgages reaches three key milestones

Interbridge Mortgages has announced three key milestones through its broker partners after just three...

HSBC Life (UK) expands its valued added benefits

HSBC Life (UK) is expanding its Value-Added Benefits (VABs) to include policyholders' partners. The...

Dudley BS receives Great Place To Work UK recognition

Dudley Building Society has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in...

MFS joins In Partnership panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has been added to In Partnership’s panel of lenders. Founded in 2000,...

Atom bank to retire Digital Mortgages brand

Atom bank has launched a new broker website and brand. The bank is 'sunsetting' the...

Mansfield BS adds new fixed rates to range

Mansfield Building Society has reduced rates by up to 0.70% across its fixed rate...

MPowered Mortgages cuts three-year fixed rates

MPowered Mortgages has made further cuts to its three-year fixed rate purchase and remortgage...

Fleet Mortgages expands HMO offering and cuts rates

Fleet Mortgages has made a series of new zero and fixed-fee products in its...

COMMENT

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

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...

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Bank of Ireland expands JBSP mortgage criteria

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has widened its Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) mortgage...

Try Financial links with The Insurance Surgery to support complex protection cases

Try Financial has formed a partnership with specialist protection adviser The Insurance Surgery to...

VouchedFor unveils enhanced membership as advisers adapt to AI-led search

VouchedFor has launched Verified+, a new membership tier aimed at helping financial advisers improve...

TMG boss promises Bank Holiday Monday if England reach World Cup final

TMG mortgage network founder and CEO Scott Thorpe has pledged to give every member...

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