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Melanie Spencer joins Target Group

Melanie Spencer has joined Target Group as growth and sales lead, to help drive...

LHV Bank finances £7m residential investment property purchase

LHV Bank has completed a loan of around £7m for the purchase of a...

Aspen saves Turkish client’s apartment deposit

An overseas property professional saved their deposit on a new-build London apartment after Aspen...

Mansfield BS to lend on 10-storey flats

Mansfield Building Society has extended the range of property types on its owner-occupied residential...

Precise revamps buy-to-let offering

Precise has made a number of changes across its buy-to-let product range, including reduced...

£1bn paid out in Stamp Duty in May

Coventry Building Society has analysed the latest HMRC figures and established that homebuyers paid...

Landmark partners with Net Zero Now

Landmark Information Group has announced a new strategic partnership with carbon action specialists, Net...

Virgin Money changes Fix and Switch rates

Virgin Money is making some changes to a series of mortgage products tonight (Thursday...

MHBS appoints head of strategic planning and customer proposition

Market Harborough Building Society (MHBS) has named Andy Taylor as its head of strategic...

Landlords with HMOs remain confident about market

Half of landlords with Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) say they use their property...

SME finance provider launches commercial broker survey

Asset Advantage, a provider of business finance for SMEs, has launched a survey to...

Atom bank cuts Prime rates once again

Atom bank has lowered rates across its entire range of Prime mortgage products. Rates are...

New identity for ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) is rebranding to become the Bridging &...

Paradigm podcast covers LGBTQ+ engagement and Pride Month

Paradigm has announced its third podcast, designed to provide an informative and relaxed discussion...

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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