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Clydesdale Bank reduces residential variable mortgage rate pricing

Clydesdale Bank is cutting a number of its residential variable mortgage rates this week,...

The Swansea’s lending rises as mortgage outlook improves

Swansea Building Society completed £117.5 million in gross mortgage lending during 2025, up from...

HSBC trims mortgage rates across first-time buyer and home mover ranges

HSBC UK has reduced rates across a wide range of residential mortgage products, with...

YBS Commercial expands buy-to-let range with new two-year fixed rates

YBS Commercial Mortgages has introduced new two-year fixed-rate products for landlords as part of...

Equity Release Council restructures as remit widens across later life lending

The Equity Release Council has announced a senior management restructure following a decision by...

Paymentshield: home insurance referrals climb sharply as advisers embrace referral model

Advisers are increasingly turning to referrals for home and landlord insurance, with new data...

Positive Lending expands regional sales team with new appointment

Specialist packager Positive Lending has appointed Dean Preston as regional account manager as it...

The Dudley appoints head of intermediary relations

Dudley Building Society has appointed Paul Purewal as head of intermediary relations as it...

LendInvest funds £17.3m bulk acquisition bridge at 90% LTV

LendInvest has completed a £17.3m portfolio bridging loan to support the bulk acquisition of...

Air steps up adviser education with later life lending webinar programme

Later life lending platform Air has launched a new webinar campaign aimed at broadening...

Pepper Money trims residential pricing and adds free valuations to buy-to-let range

Pepper Money has reduced rates across its Pepper48 residential range and introduced free valuations...

West One strengthens short-term sales team with Burke appointment

West One Loans has appointed Olivia Burke as business development manager within its short-term...

SNM Bridging Finance becomes latest lender member of the BDLA

Specialist lender SNM Bridging Finance has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association as...

Just one e-signature used despite Land Registry push

The Land Registry recorded the use of just one e-signature in the three months...
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Opinions & blogs

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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Building Societies

The Monmouthshire gives more than £10k to flood-hit local community

Monmouthshire Building Society has donated more than £10,000 to residents, sports clubs and businesses...
Buy-to-let

Rent growth slows as house prices edge higher, with Middle East tensions clouding outlook

Private rent inflation eased again in March while UK house prices rose modestly in...
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Gen H expands broker sales team with three BDM hires and internal promotion

Gen H has expanded its broker sales team with three new business development managers...
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Detached homes dominate new lifetime mortgage lending in early 2026

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