News

November rise in net mortgage borrowing

The Bank of England has revealed that net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals...

Tuscan Capital appoints regional sales manager

Tuscan Capital has announced that Sherice Neil has joined the lender as a regional...

Landbay reissues special Edition BTL range

Landbay is re-releasing a Special Edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage range offering a...

Twenty7tec acquires Broker Sense

Twenty7tec has announced the acquisition of mortgage affordability platform Broker Sense for an undisclosed...

MBT sees self-employed affordability at lowest level

Affordability for self-employed customers has dropped to its lowest level since records began, according...

The Cumberland’s new hospitality lending triples

The Cumberland Building Society has announced that its new lending to the hospitality industry...

Leeds BS revamps mortgage offering

Leeds Building Society has refreshed its mortgage range with new fixed rate and tracker products. The key...

Custom Credit to adopt LendingMetrics’ ADP

Custom Credit is to use LendingMetrics' Auto Decision Platform (ADP) to speed up its...

Paradigm introduces 2023 mortgage market insights videos

Paradigm has launched Paradigm Insights, a series of short interviews with senior lending personnel...

York location of highest 2022 property price inflation

Towns and cities with the strongest house price growth saw their average property value...

Louisa Sedgwick leaves HTB

Louisa Sedgwick has left Hampshire Trust Bank following a strategic review. Sedgwick (pictured) was formerly...

Recognise Bank secures £25m investment

SME lender and savings provider Recognise Bank has conditionally raised a further £25 million...

SmartrFit data show activity levels fuelled by foreign buyers

As UK lenders return to the market, data from Legal & General’s SmartrFit platform...

Just Group to offer free EPCs

Retirement specialist Just Group is teaming up with Vibrant, property services company, to provide...

COMMENT

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

Latest news

FCA bans debt management executive over dishonesty

The Financial Conduct Authority has banned Howard Roland Duckett from working in financial services...

Industry fantasy football league to raise funds for mental health charter

Mortgage and property finance professionals are being invited to join an industry-wide Fantasy Premier...

Gen H cuts high-LTV mortgage rates by 15 basis points

Gen H has reduced rates across its 90% and 95% loan-to-value mortgage ranges in...

Tenant demand rises for first time in two years

Tenant demand increased in the second quarter of 2026, reversing two years of decline,...

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