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Castle Trust Bank launches bridging offering

Castle Trust Bank has introduced a bridging proposition, backed up by dedicated sales, underwriting...

Nationwide: house price growth slows up

Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK annual house price growth slowed to 10.7% in...

CHL Mortgages launches BTL refurbishment range

CHL Mortgages has introduced a buy-to-let refurbishment product range which is designed to help...

Allica Bank reduces commercial mortgage rates

Allica Bank wants to take on the high-street banks on rate as well as...

Five-year fix most popular May remortgage product

LMS has revealed that there was an average monthly payment increase for those who...

Mortgage Brain unveils new COO

Cloë Atkinson has been appointed as chief operating officer (COO) of Mortgage Brain. She will...

Iress & Consectus create integration for Darlington BS

Iress and Consectus have created a robotic process automation (RPA) integration between Iress’s MSO...

The Nottingham adds holiday let lending to proposition

The Nottingham has expanded its mortgage offering with the introduction of holiday lets lending. It...

UTB appoints business development director

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Adam Ware as a business development director in...

Paradigm introduces hub to provide consumer duty support

Paradigm has launched a new Consumer Duty Support hub for all adviser firms which...

Glenhawk unveils senior appointments

Glenhawk has appointed Michael Clifford as commercial director, Simon Lee as head of mortgage...

Canada Life reveals top care home alternatives

Research from Canada Life has revealed the top alternatives to care homes for later...

TAB loan book reaches £115m

Short-term lender TAB has reported that its loan book has grown to £115m. The...

PSL agrees servicing contract with Keystone

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) and Keystone have signed a four-year servicing contract. The agreement will...

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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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...

Wealthy borrowers favour liquidity as specialist lending grows

High-net-worth borrowers are increasingly using finance to preserve liquidity and manage their wider wealth...

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