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Gatehouse Bank partnership aims to ease UK property finance for overseas buyers

Gatehouse Bank has partnered with financial technology firm Algbra in a move designed to...

ClearScore acquires Acre to accelerate mortgage ambitions

The ClearScore Group has completed the acquisition of Acre Platforms Ltd, a London-based technology...

Conveybuddy builds on charity drive after donating £19,030 in 2025

Conveybuddy donated £11,200 to charity during the fourth quarter of 2025, taking its total...

Just Mortgages strengthens leadership with learning and development hire

Just Mortgages has confirmed the appointment of Michele King, who brings more than 30...

Calmer housing market emerges, but tax drag still weighs on first-time buyers

A period of stabilisation is taking shape in the housing market as mortgage rates...

Vida introduces high LTV Pathway range

Vida Homeloans has launched a new high loan-to-value residential mortgage range aimed at widening...

MAB reports revenue rise and adviser growth as refinancing gathers pace

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has reported a strong trading performance for 2025, underpinned by...

Brokers urged to support landlords ahead of EPC reforms

Mortgage brokers are being urged to take a more active role in helping landlord...

Quarter of adviser firms already discussing Mayfield Review

One in four UK adviser firms are already discussing the Mayfield Review and its...

Perenna reduces five-year fixed mortgage rates

Perenna has cut rates across its five-year fixed mortgage range, with reductions of up...

Step One Finance removes early repayment charges and broadens criteria

Specialist consumer lender Step One Finance has introduced zero early repayment charges across its...

LendInvest eases residential criteria and cuts mortgage rates

LendInvest has announced changes to its residential lending criteria alongside rate reductions across parts...

Landlords stay engaged as pricing shifts open remortgage window

Landlords remain active in the buy-to-let market despite a more challenging tax and regulatory...

GB Bank completes £3.5m Bayswater refinance for Monaco-based expat

GB Bank has completed a £3.5 million refinance for a Monaco-based expatriate, secured on...

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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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Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...

Newcastle updates broker portal for faster product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has upgraded its broker portal to make product transfers quicker and...

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