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Income levels now the biggest barrier to mortgage approval

More than one in four aspiring homebuyers have been denied a mortgage, with income...

Construction output edges higher as housing repairs offset weak new build

UK construction output grew modestly over the summer, driven by a rise in housing...

Vida expands specialist lending range with new holiday let deals 

Vida Homeloans has launched a new range of holiday buy-to-let products as part of...

Precise completes rapid bridge to fund new-build purchase

Precise Mortgages has completed a fast-tracked bridging loan to help a homeowner secure a...

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,...
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The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Foundation refreshes buy-to-let range with new products and rate cuts

Foundation has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range with new products and rate reductions across...
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MorganAsh urges financial services firms to improve support for unpaid carers

MorganAsh has backed a new Carers UK blueprint aimed at building more carer-friendly communities,...
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Family BS strengthens intermediary team with BDM appointment

Family Building Society has appointed Sam Byrne as business development manager for the northern...
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Buckinghamshire cuts rates across credit repair ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced selected rates across its Credit Revive and Credit Restore...

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