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Virgin Money unveils new BTL exclusives and cuts PT rates

Virgin Money has launched new buy-to-let exclusives. It has also reduced the rates on select...

Simply Asset Finance grows revenues and loan book

Simply Asset Finance has announced profits for 2023 of £5.5 million and revenues in...

LendInvest Mortgages improves residential criteria

LendInvest Mortgages has made a number of changes to criteria for its residential mortgage...

Access FS appoints compliance director

Mortgage and protection firm Access Financial Services has appointed Jeremy Lock to the role...

Buckinghamshire BS adds new residential and buy-to-let fixes

Buckinghamshire Building Society has revised its prime residential and buy-to-let product ranges through the...

Movera to expand conveyancing teams by over 100

Home-moving group Movera is looking to grow its conveyancing teams by over 100 this...

LMS partners with Houseful brands

LMS, the provider of conveyancing services, has committed to a five-year strategic partnership with...

LiveMore offers up to 100% debt consolidation for remortgaging

LiveMore has launched a new up to 100% standalone debt consolidation range. The lender...

Value Added Benefits helping with mental health conversations

New research from HSBC Life (UK) has found that Value Added Benefits (VABs) as...

MPowered Mortgages cuts all 2 & 5-year rates

MPowered Mortgages has lowered rates across its two and five-year fixed mortgages ranges. Rates...

Marsden BS boosts later life affordability

Marsden Building Society has improved its affordability model for mortgage customers aged 55 to...

Hinckley & Rugby changes criteria for healthcare & skilled worker visa holders

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a range of mortgages to help skilled...

Nearly 80% say finances affecting their mental health

Bluestone Mortgages has published research during this Mental Health Awareness Week to highlight the...

Kensington cuts BTL and residential rates

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its residential and buy-to-let products. The specialist lender has...

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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Second charge mortgage lending volumes dip for first time in more than a year

New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May,...

Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

The Building Societies Association has become the latest organisation to sign the Mortgage Industry...

Sprive urges first-time buyers to plan ahead as Leeds launches 2% deposit mortgage

Sprive has welcomed Leeds Building Society's new 98% loan-to-value mortgage but says borrowers should...

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...

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