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Towergate Health & Protection appoints client development head

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Tim Moloney as its new head of client...

HSBC Life UK joins PRIMIS panel

HSBC Life UK has joined the PRIMIS network’s protection provider panel. The appointment means PRIMIS...

HREF recruits new senior BDM

Specialist real estate lender Hilco Real Estate Finance UK (HREF) has appointed Steve Allen...

“Best year yet” for Atom bank

Atom bank has announced its strongest financial results so far in its history, with...

Suffolk BS cuts expat holiday let & BTL rates

Suffolk Building Society has announced rate cuts on its expat holiday let and expat...

HTB bolsters development finance team

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Tim Mycock as lending director for London and...

April Mortgages completes 15-year fixed rate deal

April Mortgages has provided a borrower with a 15-year fixed rate mortgage. The lender provided...

Shawbrook to acquire high-end motor finance provider

Shawbrook Group plc has signed an agreement to acquire JBR Auto Holdings Limited, a...

Assetz Capital launches large cash advance for developers

Assetz Capital has unveiled an improvement to its development lending proposition, offering stronger initial...

LiveMore removes maximum age and ups standard mortgage term

LiveMore has removed the maximum age and increased the term across its range of...

Phoebus joins IMLA

Phoebus is the latest firm to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA). This brings...

Air conference outlines need for later life industry evolution

Air held its fifth annual National Later Life Lending Conference last Thursday, where the...

Skipton International now live on Iress platforms

Iress has announced that Skipton International is live on its mortgage sourcing software, Xplan...

New protection development team member for TRM network

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced the appointment of a new protection...

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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