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Leeds BS cuts mortgage rates

Leeds Building Society has introduced reductions to selected fixed rate products. Selected residential rates will...

Hennah Haywood Law appointed to My Legal Club panel

Hennah Haywood Law is now on My Legal Club’s UK conveyancing panel after a...

Time Finance unveils new vendor finance team member 

Time Finance has appointed Jamie Robinson as an area sales manager in its vendor...

Paymentshield adds new partnership manager roles

Paymentshield has created two new partnership manager roles to manage relationships with new distribution...

Time Finance hires regional sales manager for vendor finance

Time Finance has appointed Rowan Dearden as regional sales manager in its vendor finance...

Just Mortgages appoints sales manager for Scotland

Just Mortgages has bolstered its self-employed division and its presence in Scotland with the...

New managing director for Phoebus

Adam Oldfield has been promoted to managing director of Phoebus Software. At the same time,...

Aspen provides £4m refurb bridge

Aspen was chosen over a competitor for a £4 million refurbishment bridge for an...

Paragon unveils six new five-year fixes

Paragon Bank has cut rates on its core range of buy-to-let mortgages, taking 15bps...

LendInvest Mortgages launches dual representation for bridging 

LendInvest Mortgages has introduced dual representation across its whole range of bridging products. It offers...

CA launches Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act summary guide

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has published an in-depth guide detailing the key sections of...

Suffolk Building Society expands large loan offering

Suffolk Building Society has extended its maximum loan size from £1m to £2m, across...

Crystal Specialist Finance makes QA appointments

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has made two new appointments within its quality assurance (QA)...

Family Building Society lowers interest-only and BTL rates

Family Building Society has launched a revamped range of reduced-price owner occupier interest-only and...

COMMENT

A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

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...

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HLPartnership sets out leadership transition as Chris Tanner steps back

HLPartnership has announced plans for a leadership transition that will see BetterHome Group chief...

NatWest joins lenders increasing mortgage rates as market uncertainty grows

NatWest has become the latest major lender to announce increases to its fixed mortgage...

Lloyds highlights mortgage support as fixed-rate deals come to an end

Lloyds is reminding homeowners approaching the end of their fixed-rate mortgage deals that a...

Together raises £563m through latest residential mortgage securitisation

Together has completed the pricing of a £562.9 million residential mortgage-backed securitisation, marking its...

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