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CapitalRise hires business development director 

Prime property finance firm CapitalRise has announced the appointment of business development director Imogen...

Spring Finance cuts bridging rates and improves criteria

Spring Finance has reduced rates across its bridging product range and enhanced criteria with...

Mortgage searches down month-on-month

Twenty7tec has published its mortgage market statistics for March 2024. Purchase mortgage searches were down...

UK bridging lender launches in the US market

Bridging lender, KSEYE, has announced its move into the US market with the launch...

One-quarter of landlords taking energy efficiency seriously

25% of landlords are prioritising energy efficiency when it comes to adding a property...

LendInvest Mortgages cuts rates and helps first-time landlords

LendInvest Mortgages has unveiled a limited edition Easter incentive for its buy-to-let landlord customers...

London Credit ups maximum LTV

London Credit has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 75%. The bridging lender...

Nationwide ad banned after Santander complaint

A television, radio and a press ad for Nationwide Building Society has been banned...

Rising demand for hybrid later life products

Air, the later-life lending platform, has launched its first Comprehensive Conversations Report, looking at...

Foundation Home Loans expands Key Partners panel

Foundation Home Loans has added network, Fiducia Commercial Network, to its Key Partners distribution...

Harpenden BS updates lending policy and adds 6-month offers

Harpenden BS has unveiled a number of criteria and packaging improvements to its specialist...

LISAs are ‘game-changers’ for first-time buyers

Savings and mortgage platform Tembo has looked at the data around first-time buyers who...

iPipeline reports record week for income protection applications

iPipeline experienced its highest week for new income protection applications in a decade for...

MFS extends bridging valuation fee refund offer

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) is to extend its offer of providing a full refund...

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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