News

iPipeline appoints new CFO

iPipeline has announced the appointment of Adam Boone as chief financial officer (CFO). He will...

Gen H introduces new foreign national policy

Gen H has made changes to its foreign national policy. The mortgage provider will now...

New chairman of the Family Building Society

Simon Wainwright has been elected chairman of the board of the Family Building Society. Wainwright...

Allica Bank completes asset finance lending milestone

Allica Bank has now lent over £500 million in asset finance. Having launched its asset...

Saxon Trust completes £2.5m development loan

Saxon Trust has recently completed a £2.52 million ground up development loan secured on...

UTB launches block discounting service

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced the launch of its block discounting service which...

Keystone Property Finance unveils further advances for product transfers

Keystone Property Finance is now allowing landlords to apply for a further advance alongside...

LendInvest Mortgages cuts rates by up to 25bps

LendInvest Mortgages has cut rates across its residential mortgage offering. The range has rates...

Hanley Economic BS adds fee-free residential and RIO offerings

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced a fee-free two-year tracker and fee-free two-year fixed...

Paul Brett to relaunch Brightstar’s Private Label proposition

Paul Brett is working with the Brightstar Group to relaunch its Private Label lending...

OSB Group inks new four-year deal with finova

Finova, the cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has announced that specialist lender OSB...

Nomo Bank products now on Xplan Mortgage and Trigold

Iress has announced that mortgage products from Nomo Bank are now live on Iress’s...

Paragon expands Green Homes Initiative fund to £300m

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has expanded its Green Homes Initiative by an extra...

MorganAsh partners with FWD Research to support firms with vulnerability requirements

MorganAsh has teamed up with FWD Research to further assist firms in meeting the...

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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