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Landlord demand for MUFBs on the rise

Latest internal data from Shawbrook has shown that professional landlords are increasingly adding Multi-Unit...

The Exeter appoints chief risk officer

The Exeter has announced the appointment of Gary Warman as chief risk officer, subject...

Key Advice appoints director of advice and adviser services

Key Advice has announced the appointment of Rachel East as its new director of...

Paragon Bank adds nil-fee two-year fixed rate & discounted SVR products

For the first time in over two years, Paragon Bank has launched a two-year...

Alternative Bridging introduces fees promotion

Alternative Bridging Corporation has launched a new promotion offering to refund valuation and lender...

Conveybuddy launches new conveyancing broker portal

Conveybuddy has launched its new conveyancing portal which features cutting edge technology, enabling significant...

Skipton adds shared ownership option to Track Record mortgage

Skipton Building Society is enhancing and extending the borrowing policy of its Track Record...

Foundation Home Loans launches into Consumer Buy-to-let

Foundation Home Loans has announced that Consumer Buy-to-let (CBTL) mortgages are now accepted as...

Castle Trust Bank expands marketing team

Castle Trust Bank has added to its marketing team with the recruitment of Anish...

Pepper Money ups second charge max age for earned income

Pepper Money has increased the maximum age it will accept earned income to and...

TML unveils residential and BTL rate cuts

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has made a number of rate reductions across its residential...

Yorkshire BS launches 4.39% two-year fixed rate remortgage deal

Yorkshire Building Society has reduced rates across its mortgage range by up to 20...

Family BS announces owner-occupier and BTL rate cuts

Family Building Society has launched an updated range of reduced-price owner-occupier repayment and interest-only...

Residential by Foundation cuts prices reintroduces 65% LTV products

Residential by Foundation has announced a series of price cuts by up to 50...

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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Buy-to-let lending remains ahead of last year despite slower start to year

Buy-to-let lending increased in the first quarter of 2026 compared with a year earlier,...

Market Harborough reveals £120m Gen H mortgage portfolio acquisition

Market Harborough Building Society has acquired a £120m residential mortgage portfolio from Gen H...

UTB streamlines buy-to-let mortgage process with broker-focused operational changes

United Trust Bank has introduced a series of operational enhancements to its buy-to-let mortgage...

Home insurance price falls slow as market shows signs of turning

Home insurance premiums continued to fall during the second quarter of 2026, but the...

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