Specialist

Brokers saw uplift after Carney’s bank rate hint

A quarter of brokers who took part in United Trust Bank’s most recent survey...

Pair of new hires for Dragonfly

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Mitesh Patel as a credit analyst and Linda Johnson...

New associate member for the ASTL

Synectics Solutions has joined the Association of Shot Term Lenders (ASTL) as an associate...

Shawbrook moves into regulated bridging

Shawbrook Bank has launched into the regulated bridging market with two new specialist mortgage...

Paradigm signs exclusive deal with Brightstar

Paradigm Mortgage Services has agreed an exclusive two-year partnership with Brightstar. Paradigm will, from today,...

Freedom Finance ramps up intermediary staffing levels

Freedom Finance has revealed a more than doubling of its its intermediary-focussed staff numbers after...

Dragonfly reviews buy-to-let offering

Dragonfly Property Finance has made key changes to its buy-to-let product range. The lender has introduced the following...

ASTL reveals final conference line up

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed the complete line up for...

MBE launches new finance Expo in Bristol

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced the launch of a new Expo in Bristol on...

Dragonfly passes redemption milestone

Dragonfly Property Finance has now redeemed more than £1bn in loans since its launch...

Y3S secures full FCA authorisation

Second charge packager Y3S Loans has received formal notification of authorisation from the Financial...

Bridger appoints BDM for Scotland

Bridging lender Hope Capital has appointed a new business development manager for Scotland. During the summer...

Specialist lender unveils new name

The financial services group previously known as Jerrold Holdings has now become 'Together'. The...

New combined sourcing system from Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance has launched a combined mortgage, secured loan and bridging online sourcing system...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

PROFILES