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HTB backs £4m refinance for London landlord

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £4m semi-commercial refinance for an experienced landlord in...

UTB backs £16.5m Surrey developments by Rushmon Homes

United Trust Bank (UTB) is providing £10.7m in acquisition and development finance to support...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are...

Gary Neville: Manchester holds blueprint for national redevelopment

Manchester’s regeneration model should serve as the blueprint for national redevelopment, according to specialist...

The Vernon launches new range for complex prime borrowers

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new range of complex prime mortgages aimed at...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out...

Shawbrook broadens AVM use to accelerate bridging completions

Shawbrook has expanded the use of Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) across its bridging range,...

Market Harborough unveils new larger loan products for complex cases

Market Harborough Building Society has launched a series of limited-edition mortgage products aimed at...

UTB completes £505,000 regulated downsizing bridge in seven business days

United Trust Bank (UTB) has completed a £505,000 regulated bridging loan in just seven...

Quantum Mortgages raises bridging LTV to 80%

Quantum Mortgages has raised the loan-to-value (LTV) limit across most of its bridging products. The...

Buyers Face £2.2m price tag to secure a slice of history this Halloween

Aspiring homeowners looking to live like royalty this Halloween may find the dream of...

Atom bank urges more near-prime flexibility and education

Atom bank has called for lenders to adopt greater flexibility and understanding towards borrowers...

UTB appoints new director to strengthen broker engagement

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Caroline Mirakian as proposition and marketing director for...

Mortgage industry’s biggest ever charity night sells out

The mortgage industry’s biggest ever charitable event of the year has officially sold out...

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...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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