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Target Group unveils new chief commercial officer

Target Group has announced the appointment of Tom Trevorrow as chief commercial officer (CCO). Trevorrow...

Mortgage Intelligence provides free software to members

Mortgage Intelligence has added Criteria Brain and Affordability Brain software to its range of...

Iress appoints managing director of sourcing

Iress has announced that Jennifer Rafferty has been appointed as its new managing director...

Aria Finance reports record month in June

Specialist finance broker Aria Finance achieved a record month of completions in June. The firm...

Residential by Foundation cuts rates by up to 30bps

Residential by Foundation has lowered a number of rates across its product range by...

Business confidence leading cause of SME borrowing demand

Atom bank's ‘SME Pulse’ survey for Q2 2024 has revealed that improving confidence among...

Private Label unveils ‘Rockstar’ mortgages

Private Label has launched its ‘Rockstar' range of mortgage products. It claims the deals are...

Chetwood Financial appoints Mortgage Advisory Board chair

Alan Cleary has been appointed as chair of Chetwood Financial’s Mortgage Advisory Board. Cleary...

Tuscan Capital completes £2.1m mid-term loan

Tuscan Capital has announced the completion of a £2.1 million mid-term loan for two...

Market Harborough eases lending criteria

Market Harborough Building Society has announced changes to its lending criteria to make it...

Precise lowers rates with limited edition residential range

Precise, part of OSB Group, has launched a new limited edition residential range. Rates have...

Mortgage Vision expands to 12 autumn events

Mortgage Brain has announced its Mortgage Vision timetable for the second half of the...

Step One Finance improves second charge LTVs

Step One Finance has made positive changes to its second charge loans proposition. The maximum...

Assetz Capital completes two deals worth £12m

Assetz Capital has announced the recent completion of two deals: one in Glasgow 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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