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Zurich unveils Accelerate service for protection customers

Zurich has teamed up with Further to provide a investigation and treatment service for...

Dudley BS cuts rates by up to 0.80%

Dudley Building Society is making rate cuts across its residential, buy-to-let, holiday let, expat,...

Over four in five landlords seeing strong tenant demand

83% of landlords are reporting strong levels of tenant demand, according to Paragon Bank...

Signature Property Finance appoints commercial director

Signature Property Finance has appointed Michael Clifford as its first commercial director. Clifford (pictured) joins...

Wilson and Tweed to leave as Air revamps senior team

Air has outlined the make-up of its new senior leadership team. Over the past...

Saxon Trust completes £768k development deal

Saxon Trust has recently completed a £768,231 ground-up development loan secured on a site...

Time Finance funds Devon distillery’s growth

A Devon-based distillery that featured on the last ever Hairy Bikers episode, is set...

FCA fines HSBC £6.2m for TCF failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined HSBC UK Bank plc, HSBC Bank plc...

Equity Release Council launches legal guide & vulnerability insights report

The Equity Release Council has launched a Legal Guide to Equity Release as well...

Hinckley & Rugby BS partners with docStribute

DocStribute, a firm specialising in regulated document distribution solutions, has announced its strategic partnership...

HTB unveils new and expanded BTL criteria

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has expanded its specialist buy-to-let criteria to support first-time landlords...

Finding a rental property becoming tougher

A survey from the Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has found that half of all...

Lending around retirement is changing

More than two-thirds of brokers say lending up to and into retirement in the...

Atom bank improves criteria for near prime offering

Atom bank has made changes to its Near Prime criteria. Unsatisfied registered defaults are now...

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...

Latest news

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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