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Government policies undermining housing targets

Government intervention is actively undermining the UK’s ability to meet its housing targets as...

Rosemount Financial Solutions reports record growth in 2025

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has reported a record-breaking year in 2025, with revenues rising...

Atom bank recognised with Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award for 2026

Newcastle based Atom bank has been awarded the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2026,...

Refurbishment bill to lift England’s rental homes to EPC C put at £19.9bn

Landlords across England face a refurbishment bill of almost £20bn to bring private rented...

Intergenerational gifting reaches record level among equity release customers

More retirees are using equity release to support family members and fund improvements that...

TPFG posts record year as financial services arm drives mortgage growth

The Property Franchise Group has reported a record year for FY25, with its Financial...

Property transactions stretch to 123 days

Property transactions in England and Wales are taking an average of 123 days from...

Digitisation could already halve homebuying times

Digitisation already has the power to slash the time it takes to buy a...

The Cambridge launches new fixed rate RIO options

Cambridge Building Society has introduced two new fixed rate Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage...

Mortgage pressure eases as rates fall

Mortgage affordability is on track to return to levels last seen in 2021 offering...

Conveybuddy adds Your Conveyancer to transactional conveyancing panel

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has expanded its transactional conveyancing panel with the addition of legal...

Skipton partners with Eligible to bring earlier engagement to mortgage renewals

Skipton Building Society has partnered with Eligible as part of a move to engage...

Uinsure names Phil Carr to head intermediary distribution push

Uinsure has appointed Phil Carr as intermediary director as it steps up investment in...

HTB adds lending director and promotes senior staff in development finance push

Hampshire Trust Bank has strengthened its development finance team with a new senior appointment...

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Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you...

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...

MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...

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