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CSS recertifies higher standard ISO27001 accreditation

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has been recertified to a new higher standard ISO27001 accreditation...

HTB appoints BDM for the North East

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has bolstered its specialist mortgages sales team with the appointment...

Atom bank completes £1m commercial property deal

Atom bank has completed a £1.06 million commercial mortgage in Scotland, with the broker...

ADP sees data integration upgrade

LendingMetrics has claimed that lenders can quickly integrate third-party data following the latest update...

Legal & General Home Finance improves PTLM accessibility

Legal & General Home Finance has revised its Payment Term Lifetime Mortgage (PTLM) proposition...

Landlords concerned over possible Labour government

A survey of landlords has found that just over 40% are still undecided on...

LV= appoints protection proposition director

LV= has appointed Gary Beyer as its new protection proposition director. Beyer will join LV=...

Dudley BS launches large loan mortgages to whole of market

Dudley Building Society has opened up access to its residential large loan mortgage range...

FTBs show widespread lack of shared ownership understanding

Only 35% of prospective first-time buyers can accurately define shared ownership, suggesting that many...

The Mortgage Works & Mortgage Brain to hold BTL masterclass

Mortgage Brain has partnered with The Mortgage Works to host a free Buy-to-Let Masterclass. Taking...

Aspen provides £1.1m bridge to free up developer capital

Aspen has completed a £1.1m residential bridging loan for a Nigerian national property developer...

Time Finance expands relationship management team

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Alice Cox as relationship manager in its...

Majority of couples see buying a home as bigger commitment than marriage

64% of adults in unwedded relationships would prioritise getting on the property ladder over...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts select residential rates

Coventry for intermediaries has announced reductions to selected residential fixed rates by up to...

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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Leeds launches 98% LTV mortgage aimed at widening access for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new 98% loan-to-value mortgage designed to help more...

Uinsure secures exclusive Lloyds Bank General Insurance panel deal for advisers

Uinsure has added Lloyds Bank General Insurance to its home insurance panel in an...

Clydesdale cuts selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale Bank is reducing a range of residential product transfer fixed mortgage rates from...

Foundation shows how revised Property Plus criteria unlock Scottish buy-to-let purchase

Foundation has highlighted how enhancements to its Property Plus proposition helped a broker secure...

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