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Virgin Money launches new Rate Reducer and Fix and Switch rates

Virgin Money is making changes to its mortgage range on Friday 15 March. Changes include...

Precise Mortgages rebrands to Precise

Precise Mortgages has unveiled a new brand image with an updated identity: Precise. New broker...

West One completes residential remortgage in 4 days

West One Loans has completed a remortgage case in a record four days. The lender...

MPowered makes sales team hire

MPowered Mortgages has appointed Lichelle Samra as key account manager for the Midlands. She will...

Optimum Finance looks to develop next generation of invoice finance professionals

Optimum Finance has partnered with the City of Bristol College to employ the company’s...

HTB makes senior portfolio management team hires

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made two new appointments in its portfolio management team,...

Glenhawk cuts unregulated valuation and legal fees

Glenhawk has launched a new promotion to offer borrowers free legal and valuation fees. ...

Legal & General Mortgage Club launches Referral Pro tool

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the launch of its new Referral Pro...

The Right Mortgage appoints new national account manager

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and The Right DA Club has announced the...

48% of 2023 Cirencester Friendly claims were from millennials

Cirencester Friendly paid 95.8% of claims in 2023. Over the past decade, the individual...

Spring Finance makes bridging and mortgage team appointments

Spring Finance has made a number of hires following a record-breaking month of lending...

Increased living costs resulting in rethinking of retirement plans

14% of retirees aged over 55 have gone back into work, as their living...

Atom bank appoints business development manager

Samantha Windle has been promoted to the role of business development manager (BDM) at...

Aspen Bridging makes two sales appointments

Aspen Bridging has announced the expansion of its sales team with two new appointments. Ian...

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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