Policy

AUTUMN BUDGET: BoE rate cuts on the way?

Following the Chancellor's Budget today, speculation is inevitably turning to the Bank of England...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Treasury summary

This is the executive summary from the Treasury's full Budget document. This Budget takes the...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Salary sacrifice cap to be introduced

Rachel Reeves has announced plans to change salary sacrifice arrangements for pension contributions. The chancellor...

Aldermore calls for stamp duty holiday and revival of Help to Build

Aldermore has called for an 18-month Stamp Duty holiday for buyers of new homes...

Aldermore urges stamp duty holiday and revival of Help to Build in Budget

Aldermore has urged the government to introduce an 18-month stamp duty holiday for new...

Council Tax revaluation plan risks unsettling market

Revaluing properties in the top three council tax bands could prove costly and disruptive....

Survey reveals cost of living pressures and tax fears weighing on mutual’s members

Concerns over the cost of living and the prospect of tax rises continue to...

Manufacturers press ministers to tackle late payments

Manufacturing SMEs have urged the government to strengthen protections against late payment after new...

AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era...

Chancellor urged to build buffer to avoid “doom-loop”

The Chancellor must use this month’s Autumn Budget to build a minimum £30 billion...

Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

Thirteen years since the Liberal Democrats first proposed a Mansion Tax on properties over...

Chris Williams on being the architect of connection

For most of the last decade Chris Williams has been dissecting the machinery of...

CHL Mortgages to host post-Budget analysis webinar for brokers

Brokers seeking clarity on the government’s Autumn Budget will have the chance to hear...

Budget via the rumour mill creates no bread for anyone

We are now less than a month away from the Autumn Budget, and yet...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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Gatehouse exits BTR platform to fuel home finance growth

Gatehouse Financial Group has sold its build-to-rent platform to Apollo in a move designed...

Regulators set out framework for higher loan-to-income lending as cap is eased

The Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have published proposals setting out how...

Planning delays and tax burden undermine housing viability, says RSM UK

RSM UK has called on government to reassess planning reforms and tax policy after...

HLPartnership adds Jon Cooke as board adviser

HLPartnership has appointed estate agency executive Jon Cooke as a board adviser, in a...

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