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LiveMore opens lending to borrowers from age 40

LiveMore has lowered its minimum borrower age from 50 to 40 as it looks...

Vida Bank doubles new lending in first full year after banking transition

Vida Bank more than doubled new mortgage lending to £1 billion in its first...

The Cambridge revives 98% LTV mortgage for first-time buyers

The Cambridge Building Society has relaunched its First Step mortgage, offering first-time buyers across...

Darlington to examine regulation, AI and broker relevance in CPD webinar

Darlington Building Society is to host a CPD-accredited webinar later this month looking at...

Certua Life launches as new protection insurer targeting digital distribution gap

Certua Life has launched in the UK, positioning itself as a protection-focused life insurer...

Tandem Bank enters UK’s best workplaces rankings for the first time

Tandem Bank has been named among the UK’s Best Workplaces 2026, marking its first...

OMS widens Sikoia tie-up with deeper document checks and case data tools

One Mortgage System (OMS) has expanded its partnership with Sikoia, adding wider document verification...

Simplybiz Mortgages and FIBA expand specialist panel with two sourcing platforms

Simplybiz Mortgages and the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) have added Brickflow and...

Family Building Society returns to fixed-rate lending with reduced mortgage range

The Family Building Society has returned to the mortgage market with a limited range...

Brokers want live criteria as AI changes how cases are placed

Brokers are increasingly turning to technology to ensure they are working with accurate, up-to-date...

Market holds steady despite global tensions but rates edge higher

The housing market has remained stable through March but rising mortgage rates and growing...

Asset Advantage adds to operations team as SME funding demand rises

Asset Advantage has made two internal appointments as the SME funder looks to strengthen...

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Strength in different thinking

In an industry built on detail, judgement, resilience and relationships we often focus on...

Sort Ball returns for 2026

Sort Group has confirmed the return of its industry networking event Sort Ball, with...
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Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
Building Societies

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
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AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...
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IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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