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West One joins Quilter mortgage panel

West One Loans’ residential and buy-to-let products have been added to Quilter’s panel. This means...

Glenhawk cuts regulated bridging rates

Glenhawk has reduced rates across its regulated bridging product by up to 16 basis...

LendInvest Mortgages introduces no-signature applications

LendInvest Mortgages has removed the need for signed application declarations across its range of...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected fixed rates, with lower options available for new...

Chetwood Financial appoints group distribution director

Roger Morris has been appointed as Chetwood Financial’s group distribution director. Morris (pictured) has spent...

Foundation brands unveil product changes

Buy to Let by Foundation the buy-to-let brand of Foundation Home Loans, has announced...

Loughborough BS launches affordability calculators for brokers

Loughborough Building Society has introduced a series of intermediary-focused affordability calculators. The Society has teamed...

Suffolk BS unveils new 95% LTV shared ownership deal

Suffolk Building Society has launched a new shared ownership 95% LTV five-year fixed mortgage...

CHL Mortgages launches limited edition BTL range

CHL Mortgages has unveiled a limited edition range of two and five-year fixed rate...

21m people worse off than 12 months ago

41% of UK consumers - the equivalent of 21 million people - are worse...

Castle Trust Bank’s golf day raises £8.5k

Castle Trust Bank recently held its second annual broker Golf Day, which raised £8,500...

LiveMore cuts standard and RIO mortgage rates

LiveMore has reduced rates on standard mortgages (capital and interest, and interest only), and...

Hinckley & Rugby reveals new brand imagery

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has unveiled its new, more modern branding. The brand refresh...

April Mortgages in distribution partnership with SPF Private Clients

April Mortgages has announced a new partnership with SPF Private Clients to expand its...

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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