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West Brom secures B Corp certification in milestone for social and environmental standards

West Brom Building Society has been recognised as a Certified B Corporation (B Corp),...

Mortgage submissions jump 60% as borrowers rush to secure sub-4% rates

Mortgage submissions through Acre’s platform have surged this week as brokers move quickly to...

Sale-and-rent-back operator jailed after exploiting struggling homeowners

A man who ran an unauthorised sale-and-rent-back scheme targeting homeowners in financial difficulty has...

Hanley Economic appoints risk committee chair

Hanley Economic Building Society has appointed Mark Curran as a non-executive director and chair...

Mortgage myths leaving many first-time buyers stuck on the sidelines

Millions of aspiring homeowners may be delaying plans to buy because of widespread misconceptions...

AI could shift mortgage underwriters from processors to auditors, analysis suggests

Advances in AI-driven underwriting could transform the role of mortgage underwriters, with technology now...

Access FS opens Canary Wharf hub

Mortgage and protection brokerage Access Financial Services has opened a new London office in...

Family Building Society invests £10m in housing fund

Family Building Society has invested £10m into a UK housing fund focused on delivering...

Tipton & Coseley BS partners with docStribute to modernise member communications

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has entered a partnership with RegTech firm docStribute to...

Eight companies linked to MFS placed into administration

Eight companies linked to the collapsed bridging lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) have been...

Rental competition eases as demand falls

Competition for rental homes has fallen to its lowest level in six years as...

Insurers urged to strengthen pricing models

Insurers should prioritise improving the coverage and accuracy of their pricing models as competitive...

Hodge signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

Hodge has signed the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC), committing the lender to...

Mortgage Charter support used by more than 300,000 borrowers since launch

More than 300,000 mortgage borrowers have reduced their monthly payments since the government’s Mortgage...
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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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Price cuts signal more competitive market for brokers

House sellers have made the biggest June price reduction in 14 years as higher...
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Royal London pays record £821m in protection claims 

Royal London paid a record £821m in protection claims during 2025, supporting more than...
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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...
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Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

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