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LHV Bank posts £5m profit as deposits and lending more than double

LHV Bank has reported a sharp increase in both deposits and lending, alongside a...

TPFG posts record year as financial services arm drives mortgage growth

The Property Franchise Group has reported a record year for FY25, with its Financial...

LSL boosts FS market share as Pivotal Growth secures funding

LSL Property Services has reported a strong end to 2025 with improved profitability across...

Time Finance posts record lending book and profits in strong H1

Time Finance has reported record first-half revenues and profits after delivering its eighteenth consecutive...

MAB reports revenue rise and adviser growth as refinancing gathers pace

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has reported a strong trading performance for 2025, underpinned by...

Brightstar Group reports double-digit growth as it eyes £20m turnover target

Specialist mortgage distributor Brightstar Group has reported another year of strong growth, with turnover...

The Swansea’s lending rises as mortgage outlook improves

Swansea Building Society completed £117.5 million in gross mortgage lending during 2025, up from...

GB Bank posts first full-year profit as balance sheet growth accelerates

GB Bank has reported its first full year of post-tax profitability, alongside sharp growth...

Time Finance reports record lending book and profits in first half

Time Finance has delivered another strong half year, with the lender confirming record figures...

LendInvest reports stronger profitability in H1

LendInvest has reported a rise in profitability and lending activity in its half-year results...

Recognise Bank lifts loan book by 30% and opens Milton Keynes office

Recognise Bank has reported a rise of more than 30% in its loan book...

Together reports quarterly profit of £55.7m as loan book reaches £8bn

Together Financial Services has posted underlying profit before tax of £55.7m for the quarter...

Time Finance lending book reaches record £230m

Time Finance has reported its lending portfolio has reached an all-time high of £230...

OSB Group stays on course with steady growth and strong capital position

OSB Group has reported steady progress in the first nine months of 2025, with...

COMMENT

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...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

WH Ireland adopts MARS to strengthen vulnerable client support

WH Ireland has adopted the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) to improve how it identifies...

HSBC lowers residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK will reduce rates across a range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages from...

Royal London appoints Gelling as risk chief

Royal London has appointed Louise Gelling as group chief risk officer, subject to regulatory...

Remortgage searches rise 7% in July

Residential remortgage searches increased by 7% during July as purchase and buy-to-let activity weakened,...

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