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Market Financial Solutions applies for administration

Market Financial Solutions has confirmed it has made an application to the court to...

Market Harborough gains B Corp certification in boost to specialist lending credentials

Market Harborough Building Society has secured B Corp certification, marking a significant endorsement of...

FCA register saw 3,331 new firms in H2 as overall numbers edge lower

More than 9,000 individuals joined the FCA Register in the second half of 2025,...

Stamp Duty receipts climb to £899m in subdued January market

Homebuyers handed over £899m in Stamp Duty Land Tax in January, despite the traditionally...

The Right Loan records best year as introducer payments rise 22%

Advisory firm The Right Loan, part of The Right Mortgage & Protection Network, said...

MAB hosts strategic lender Summit at Century Club 

Leading figures from the UK mortgage lending community gathered last night at the exclusive...

LiveMore integrates with Twenty7tec affordability tool

LiveMore has integrated its affordability assessment into Twenty7tec’s RESEARCH tool in a move designed...

Melton extends 100% LTV deal nationwide after early demand

Melton Building Society has confirmed that its no deposit mortgage, powered by Gable Sure,...

The Ecology unveils new brand identity

Ecology Building Society has introduced new branding designed to sharpen its environmental credentials and...

Compliance platforms unite as Simplified.ID in strategic rebrand

Professional Office, Sanction Search and ValidID have been brought together under a single brand...

SDLT shake-up set to push conveyancing fees higher

Conveyancing fees are set to rise from May 2026 as solicitors and licensed conveyancers...

HLP upgrades CRM for limited company buy-to-let surge

HLPartnership has upgraded its CRM system to better support advisers handling limited company buy-to-let...

UTB passes 50% mark for automated bridging valuations

United Trust Bank has announced that more than half of its bridging loan valuations...

Digital reform set to accelerate across conveyancing sector, annual conference hears

Momentum behind digital change in conveyancing will build throughout 2026, delegates at the Conveyancing...

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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