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LendInvest Mortgages cuts residential rates

LendInvest Mortgages has reduced rates across its residential product suite in a week of...

Foundation Home Loans cuts BTL Limited Edition rates

Foundation Home Loans has reduced rates on a number of buy-to-let Limited Edition products...

The Right DA Club to hold mortgage fraud masterclass

The Right DA Club is to offer member firms virtual Mortgage Application Fraud &...

Majority of landlords agree with EPC proposal scrapping

Unsurprisingly, 74% of landlords welcome the government’s decision to scrap the proposal that all...

SimplyBiz Mortgages adds MFS to lender panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Market Financial Solutions (MFS) to its lender panel. MFS is...

Funding 365 secures new £200m funding line

Funding 365 has completed an additional £200 million+ funding line with a global investment...

Somo cuts rates across all products

In response to falling inflation rates, Somo Bridging has reduced all rates with immediate...

Over 10m overestimating value of Statutory Sick Pay

32% of workers in the UK overestimate the value of Statutory Sick Pay, which...

Twenty7tec updates digital marketing platform

Twenty7tec has launched a new version of its COMMUNICATE digital marketing platform with updates...

Suffolk Building Society re-enters shared ownership market

Suffolk Building Society has moved back into the shared ownership market, with a new...

LendInvest Mortgages launches bridging Black Friday sale

LendInvest Mortgages has launched its inaugural Black Friday sale on its bridging range, offering...

Foundation Home Loans opens up BTL F2 Extra distribution

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new Extra range of products within its F2...

Coventry for intermediaries reduces selected fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced the majority of fixed rates, with residential rates reducing...

Gen H launches with Experian Score Boost

Gen H will include Experian’s Score Boost data in its credit decisioning in a...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Mortgage broker revenue rises as adviser numbers fall

Reported revenue from mortgage broking increased by 15.9% to £1.6bn during 2025 despite a...

Self-employed borrowers face narrower lender choice

Self-employed mortgage applicants have access to more than a third fewer eligible lenders than...

Landlords target growth despite rising costs

More than eight in 10 professional property investors plan to expand their portfolios during...

Home insurance defies wider fall in customer satisfaction

Home insurance has bucked a wider decline in customer sentiment towards UK insurers, according...

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