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Advise Wise updates research PDF for compliance and audit

Advise Wise has announced the release of its improved research PDF document. The sourcing...

Black & White Bridging to upskill workforce using CPSP

Black & White Bridging has committed to upskill its entire workforce over the next...

RAW Capital Partners launches lower BTL rate for foreign nationals & UK expats

RAW Capital Partners has unveiled a new, lower fixed rate product, with over £100...

Livemore’s Matching Engine provides borrowing boost

Intermediaries using LiveMore’s Matching Engine secure a 41% increase in the loan amounts they...

Virgin Money adds new Fix and Switch deals

Virgin Money is launching new mortgage products on 1 May. The new  products are as...

Skipton BS to cut fixed and tracker rates

Skipton Building Society is cutting mortgages rates on Wednesday 1 May. The reductions will affect...

Hinckley & Rugby BS cuts mortgage rates

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has refreshed its product range as it seeks...

Major regional differences in housing market for FTBs

There are stark regional differences in conditions for first-time buyers, according to Coventry for...

Sesame Bankhall Group partners with Perenna Bank

Perenna Bank has joined the lender panels of Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club,...

Pure Retirement revamps Emerald range

Pure Retirement has refreshed its Emerald range of lifetime mortgages, designed to offer consumers...

LendInvest Mortgages launches simplified product transfer process

LendInvest Mortgages has launched a new, streamlined product transfer process for its buy-to-let customers...

London Credit speeds up completions by factor of three

Bridging lender, London Credit, has substantially improved its year-on-year completion times. London Credit has...

Rob Collins returns to Sirius Finance

Sirius Finance has announced that one of its founding directors, Rob Collins, has returned...

Just Mortgages trainer writes second children’s charity book

Greg Smith, senior trainer for the employed division at Just Mortgages, has written a...

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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