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New chair for FCA

The Treasury has announced the appointment of Ashley Alder as the new chair of...

MT Finance appoints head of buy-to-let lending

MT Finance has appointed Marylen Edwards as head of buy-to-let lending ahead of its upcoming...

LMS partners with Mortgage Intelligence

LMS has announced the partnership of its enhanced SELECT product with Mortgage Intelligence's network...

23m Brits expect their finances to worsen over next three months

LV='s latest quarterly Wealth and Wellbeing Monitor has revealed that millions of people expect...

Legal & General Mortgage Club appoints key relationship manager via promotion

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the promotion of Sophie Holloman to key...

West One unveils B2L discount two-year tracker with no early exit fee

West One Loans has launched a new buy-to-let discount two-year tracker that borrowers can...

Aldermore provides £6.8m development finance loan

Aldermore has provided a £6.8m property development loan to Russell Armer Homes for its...

Spring Finance secures NatWest funding line

Specialist lender Spring Finance has completed its first institutional bridging funding line with NatWest. Spring...

We have “lift-off” in the green mortgage sector

In June, Twenty7Tec saw a fall in mortgage searches across all mortgage types, based...

Workers struggling with mental health issues

40% of employees are struggling to form strong relationships with their colleagues, as they...

Halifax: housing market defies slowdown expectations

Halifax has reported that average property prices rose by 1.8% in June, the largest...

2m households have missed a bill payment every month this year

3.2 million UK adults missed some form of major payment over the last two...

Debt amongst over-55s set to top £400bn in a decade

Over-55s are expected to borrow £22bn more in 2022 than last year, according to...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts owner-occupied and BTL rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected rates by up to 0.15 percentage points on...

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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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...

The West Brom widens mortgage access for foreign nationals

West Brom Building Society has launched a mortgage range for foreign nationals living and...

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