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Jupp: Brightstar will keep pushing specialist lending boundaries

Brightstar Group chief executive Rob Jupp has pledged to keep “pushing” the specialist lending...

Just Mortgages marks year one of self-employed adviser support scheme

The self-employed division of Just Mortgages is reporting encouraging early results from its New...

Skipton foundation reopens grants after £950k year for charities

Skipton Building Society’s charitable arm has reopened applications for 2026 after distributing almost £950,000...

Central Trust unveils regulated bridging range

Central Trust has launched a new regulated bridging product aimed at homeowners in England...

AdvisoryAI integrates with Curo to cut adviser admin

AdvisoryAI and Time4Advice have gone live with a new integration designed to remove the...

BDLA addresses Market Financial Solutions crisis

The Bridging and Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has sought to reassure the market following...

80% say younger generations are financially worse off than 20 years ago

Four in five UK adults believe younger generations are financially worse off than they...

TMA links with eco-Landlord to help brokers navigate EPC overhaul

TMA has formed a partnership with eco-Landlord to support brokers and their landlord clients...

Acre rolls out AI tools to automate compliance and broker workflow

Acre has introduced two AI-powered features aimed at reducing manual admin and strengthening compliance...

Landlord possession claims fall in 2025 despite looming Renters’ Rights Act

Landlord repossessions declined last year even as the sector prepared for the abolition of...

Afin cuts rates on high-net-worth range by up to 1.66%

Afin Bank has reduced pricing across its high-net-worth mortgage range, cutting rates by as...

Offa promises one-hour Islamic home finance offers

Offa has unveiled what it describes as a high street bank-beating Home Purchase Plan,...

The Swansea extends prostate cancer charity partnership into 2026

Swansea Building Society is to continue its Charity of the Year partnership with Prostate...

Mortgage Magic integrates remote ID checks into broker workflow

Mortgage Magic has announced the full integration of electronic ID verification into its broker...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

Latest news

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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