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CSS partners with Advise Wise

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has formed a partnership with Advise Wise, joining its Contacts...

HTB completes complex £1.2m deal in 15 days

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) recently worked with the Buy to Let Broker to complete...

72% of moving tenants will pay higher rents

A large proportion of tenants who have recently moved are cutting back on spending...

Finova upgrades Apprivo platform

Finova has introduced two new upgrades to its origination platform, Apprivo. The new optional modules...

Time Finance appoints head of business improvement

Time Finance has appointed Fozia Riaz as its head of business improvement. The role is...

VAS Panel expands range of valuation specialisms

VAS Panel has expanded its list of valuation specialisms by 135% to help fine-tune...

LV= tackles issue of insurance misrepresentation

LV='s latest Fuel for Life report highlights how support from advisers during the application...

UTB backs £34m apartment conversion scheme

United Trust Bank (UTB) is supporting Westcombe Group’s £34m Kingston Bridge House apartment conversion...

West One Loans hires new region account manager

West One Loans has appointed a new regional account manager for the North East,...

Just Mortgages appoints sales director for client services

Just Mortgages has announced the promotion of Gareth Lowndes to the position of sales...

Hinckley & Rugby enhances Credit Flex criteria

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has updated the criteria on its Credit Flex mortgage...

Perenna partners with Quilter Group

Perenna has announced a new partnership with Quilter Financial Planning, as part of its...

Standard Life Home Finance’s Horizon Interest Reward now on all sourcing platforms

Standard Life Home Finance's Horizon Interest Reward product has launched on Iress’s The Exchange. ...

Shared ownership appeals to 50% of FTBs

New research has found that 50% of first-time buyers would consider or have considered...

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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