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Mansfield raises credit repair LTV

Mansfield Building Society has increased the maximum loan-to-value on its Credit Repair Range from...

Source cuts home insurance quote time after adviser feedback

Source Insurance has reduced the time it takes advisers to complete a home insurance...

Air to host later life lending growth summit

Air will host a Growth Summit next week to help advisers respond to change...

Mortgage affordability reaches tightest level since 2008

Mortgage affordability has reached its tightest level since 2008, with borrowers spending an average...

Equity release lending falls as uncertainty delays completions

Equity release lending fell in the first quarter of 2026 as economic uncertainty and...

Afin Bank removes fee from 95% LTV five-year fixes

Afin Bank has removed the product fee from its 95% loan-to-value five-year fixed rate...

The Right Mortgage launches adviser academy

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has launched a training programme aimed at bringing...

Cloud Mortgages joins Stonebridge in technology-led growth push

Cloud Mortgages has joined Stonebridge as it seeks to expand its adviser team with...

GB Bank completes £1.5m HMO refinance for portfolio landlord

GB Bank has completed a £1.5 million HMO refinance for an experienced landlord, moving...

The Darlington completes expat mortgage for Saudi-based couple

Darlington Building Society has completed a UK residential mortgage for an expat couple based...

OMS appoints Esther Morley as non-executive director

One Mortgage System (OMS) has appointed Esther Morley as non-executive director as the mortgage...

Access FS partners with The Protection Coach to shift adviser conversations

Access Financial Services has announced a new partnership with Matt Chapman, widely known across...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 6

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

Gatehouse Bank raises income multiples across home purchase plans

Gatehouse Bank has increased its finance-to-income ratios across its home purchase plan range, allowing...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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