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Atom bank appoints chief risk officer

Atom bank has appointed Gareth Jones as its new chief risk officer subject to...

SME owners uses Ferrari for immediate short-term loan

Suros Capital has recently funded an 'immediate' short-term loan of £235,000 for the client...

Conditional selling “getting worse”

A survey has suggested that the unlawful practice of conditional selling by estate agents...

CHL Mortgages appoints BDM for north London

CHL Mortgages has appointed Stuart Kay as its new business development manager (BDM) for...

Marsden BS introduces new lending into retirement offering

Marsden Building Society has expanded its mortgage proposition for those aged 55+ by unveiling...

Cost of renting in retirement is £390k

Those people who think they will rent throughout their retirement could need an additional...

LendInvest Mortgages speeds up bridge-to-let process

LendInvest Mortgages has announced the launch of a new bridge-to-let process. This streamlined service is...

Shawbrook expands structured real estate team

Shawbrook has announced the expansion of its newly formed structured real estate team with...

London Credit unveils hybrid buy-to-let product

London Credit is introducing a new buy-to-let product with the aim of helping property...

MCR Property Group makes board appointment

MCR Property Group has appointed Martin Wheeler as board adviser, to work alongside senior...

Enness Global appoints head of Scotland

Enness Global has announced the appointment of Tamara Crowson as its new head of...

IMLA calls for regulatory review into FTB barriers

The cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis reached 3.1m by...

RAW Capital Partners lowers variable and introductory fixed rates

RAW Capital Partners (RAW) has cuts the rates on its two most popular products...

HTB appoints development finance BDM for the Midlands

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Matt Hardy as business development manager (BDM) for...

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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