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New-build homes attracting wider range of buyers, says Alexander Hall

New research from mortgage adviser Alexander Hall suggests that new-build homes are no longer...

Mortgage rates edge higher after eight-month decline

Average fixed mortgage rates have risen for the first time in eight months, according...

Barclays broadens income criteria to boost mortgage affordability

Barclays has announced a major overhaul of its mortgage affordability criteria, increasing the proportion...

Gen H names new sales and distribution director

Gen H has appointed Sara Palmer as its new sales and distribution director. Reporting to...

Wey Bridging Finance joins BDLA

Wey Bridging Finance has become the latest lender to join the Bridging & Development...

SDKA launches AVM service to speed bridging completions

Bridging lender SDKA has introduced Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) for first-charge residential purchase transactions,...

Kensington Mortgages appoints head of national accounts

Kensington Mortgages has appointed Helen Cawthra as head of national accounts as the specialist...

Redwood Bank cuts stress rates to ease affordability strain for landlords

Landlords are set to gain an affordability boost after Redwood Bank reduced its stressed...

The Dudley cuts rates and launches new expat buy-to-let range

Dudley Building Society has introduced two new five-year fixed-rate products for expat buy-to-let borrowers,...

Stamp duty reform faces early pushback

Kemi Badenoch’s pledge to abolish stamp duty on home sales, which she described last...

Housebuilders launch new equity loan scheme to boost homeownership

A group of UK housebuilders have joined forces with lenders and asset managers to...

Millennials lead new wave of buy-to-let landlords as southern markets cool

Millennials have overtaken older generations to become the dominant force behind new buy-to-let investment...

Mortgage industry gears up for Take Me Home 25 Christmas Charity Concert

Support continues to build for what is shaping up to be the mortgage industry’s...

Police warn of rising conveyancing fraud as property buyers lose £11.7m

The City of London Police has issued a fresh warning to estate agents, conveyancers...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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