News

Atom bank reduces commercial mortgage rates

Atom bank has announced reductions in its commercial mortgage rates. Variable rates now start at...

Skipton Building Society appoints senior intermediary lead

Skipton Building Society has announced the appointment of Manj Dhinsay as senior intermediary lead. Dhinsay...

Pivotal Growth acquires John Charcol Group

Pivotal Growth has announced that it has acquired John Charcol Group and that the...

Standard Life Home Finance adds 25% interest-served offering

Standard Life Home Finance has expanded access to its Horizon Interest Reward product by...

Optimum Finance appoints senior relationship manager

Optimum Finance has appointed Ross Stephenson as a senior relationship manager to drive new...

Air reaches Comprehensive Conversations milestone

Air, the later-life lending platform, has announced that its Comprehensive Conversations Manifesto has achieved...

Gen Z expect part-time work even when retired

'Gen Z' intend to work part time or even set up their own business...

Suffolk BS adds new 125% ICR tier

Suffolk Building Society has introduced a new tiered approach to its Interest Cover Ratio...

Paradigm Consulting partners with Xpress Mortgages

Paradigm Consulting, the providers of support services to advisory firms, has announced a new...

Paragon Bank announces sales team restructuring

Paragon Bank has announced a restructuring of its sales team with immediate effect. Regional sales...

Aspen Bridging unveils new logo and website

Aspen Bridging has introduced a new logo and a revamped website in order to...

OMS integrates with Source Insurance

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a full application programming interface (API) integration with...

British Business Bank expands Time Finance’s ENABLE funding facility

The British Business Bank has agreed a facility increase that will provide £29.4m of...

The Right Mortgage reveals lending and membership details for 2023

The Right Mortgage & Protection network has revealed that it completed £6 billion of total...

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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