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Inspired Lending funds £2.6m off-market property deal in Shrewsbury

Inspired Lending has provided £2.6 million in short-term finance to back the off-market acquisition...

Roma Finance bolsters team with two senior hires

Roma Finance has made two senior appointments as part of its strategy to double...

Vida profits surge as new banking licence powers record lending growth

Vida Group Holdings, the specialist mortgage lender which secured its full banking licence late...

Jack Coombs promoted to chief operating officer at S&U plc

S&U plc has promoted Jack Coombs to the role of chief operating officer, signalling...

Norton Home Loans widens lending access for non-standard borrowers

Norton Home Loans has introduced a package of criteria changes and rate reductions designed...

HTB promotes Slade to BDM role

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has promoted Jack Slade to business development manager for the...

Greenfield Bridging joins FIBA as newest lender partner

The Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) has announced Greenfield Bridging as its latest...

What the 2025 Party Conferences told us about property

Key housing and property policy developments from all four major UK political party conferences...

Gen H names new sales and distribution director

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

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...

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...

HTB hires new head of portfolio management

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Mathura Paramjorthy as head of portfolio management within...

Black & White Bridging strengthens operations team with trio of appointments

Black & White Bridging has made three appointments to bolster its back-office operations as...

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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