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Housing market “continues to defy expectations”

The Bank of England has reported that demand for secured lending for house purchase...

UTB adopts Workato for Alfa connectivity and integration

United Trust Bank (UTB) has chosen enterprise automation platform Workato to provide the software...

Fleet: rental yields holding up

Fleet Mortgages has released the latest iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q2...

Saffron improves self build mortgage offering

Saffron Building Society has launched its summer mortgage campaign for brokers. The campaign will introduce...

Phoenix Group appoints public affairs director

Phoenix Group has announced the appointment of Tim Fassam as public affairs director, effective...

Monmouthshire BS appoints VAS Panel

Monmouthshire Building Society has become the first mutual building society to appoint VAS Panel. It...

RICS: slowing demand cools pace of house price growth

The latest RICS Residential Market Survey, covering June, found that while house prices continued...

Leeds BS unveils new five-year mortgages

Leeds Building Society has introduced new five-year fixed rate mortgage products to its range. The...

One-third of over-60s don’t expect to pay for care costs

30% of over-60s do not expect to pay for later life care costs, with...

Access FS in exclusive tie with Vitality

Access Financial Services has agreed an exclusive tie with Vitality to boost the training...

Suros Capital appoints managing director

Luxury asset lender, Suros Capital, has appointed Helena Khizam as managing director. Khizam (pictured) has...

MPowered Mortgages expands prime residential distribution

MPowered Mortgages has partnered with Alexander Hall, LDNfinance and SPF Private Clients, all of...

Rise in mortgage enquiries to IFAs over cost of living fears

31% of financial advisers who advise on mortgages have seen an increase in calls...

Conveyancing Association reveals 2022 Lender Survey results

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced a number of results from its 2022 Lender...

COMMENT

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...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

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Nationwide cuts fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.15%

Nationwide Building Society is reducing selected fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.15 percentage...

L&G appoints Kerrigan to drive Ignite broker rollout

Legal & General has appointed Craig Kerrigan as broker relationship manager for its Ignite...

Iress UK lifts underlying earnings as costs fall

Iress UK increased underlying adjusted earnings by 43% in the first half of 2026...

Modern auction house sales rise by 14.5%

House purchases through modern method auctions increased by 14.5% year on year as buyers...

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