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Recognise Bank co-founder becomes NED at UTB

Bryce Glover, co-founder of Recognise Bank, has joined the board of United Trust Bank...

Aspen completes £6.5m Reigate development exit bridge

Aspen Bridging has provided a £6.5m development exit bridging loan to experienced developers, enabling...

Property Circle bolsters senior team

Property Circle has appointed Andy Tyler to head up client service as head of...

Hope Capital revamps service offering

Hope Capital has stated that it has made "significant" upgrades to its service proposition...

Atom bank lowers commercial mortgage rates

Atom bank is cutting the interest rates charged on its range of commercial mortgages...

MPowered Mortgages cuts rates by up to 0.65%

MPowered Mortgages has made rate reductions across its fixed rate range. Three-year fixed rates now...

Standard Life Home Finance improves Horizon LTVs

Standard Life Home Finance has added a new plan, Horizon 650, to its Horizon...

Buckinghamshire BS partners with Advise Wise

Buckinghamshire Building Society has announced a partnership with later life lending sourcing platform and...

Saffron for Intermediaries boosts support for large loan borrowers

Saffron for Intermediaries has made rate cuts across three of its owner-occupied and green...

Landlords making changes to deal with rising costs

Foundation Home Loans has revealed that buy-to-let landlords have made financial changes over the...

Fleet Mortgages unveils new deals and cuts standard pricing

Fleet Mortgages has launched new products and cut pricing within its standard range. It...

TML boosts self-employed applicant’s affordability by extra £230k

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has demonstrated its approach to 'real life lending' by helping...

Dudley BS completes £1.4m self-build remortgage

The Dudley Building Society has completed a £1.4 million self-build remortgage, with the case...

CHL Mortgages unveils new buy-to-let product range

CHL Mortgages has made changes to its product range. Products are available with 2%, 3.5%,...

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

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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