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SilverRock and 9Y Capital agree forward flow funding partnership

Specialist lender 9Y Capital has entered into a forward flow agreement with SilverRock, in...

Connect joins select panel for new lender Afin Bank targeting underserved borrowers

Connect for Intermediaries has been appointed to the panel of packagers for newly launched...

Chetwood hits £5bn milestone as it prepares for Manchester expansion

Chetwood Bank has surpassed £5 billion on its balance sheet, marking a fresh milestone...

Market Harborough eases stress tests to support wider range of residential borrowers

Market Harborough Building Society has announced a relaxation of its interest rate stress testing...

CHL Mortgages cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 32bps

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has unveiled sweeping rate cuts across its buy-to-let mortgage range,...

Vida cuts rates and broadens criteria in specialist push

Specialist lender Vida has announced a series of sweeping changes across its buy-to-let and...

Rural Asset Finance secures up to £120m funding

Specialist agricultural lender Rural Asset Finance has agreed a funding facility of up to...

Norton Finance named launch partner for new lender

Norton Finance has been announced as a launch partner for Afin Bank, the newly...

InterBay expands offering with new owner occupier range and lower rates

InterBay, part of the OSB Group, has announced a raft of changes to its...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes,...

Afin Bank officially enters UK mortgage market with underserved borrower focus

Afin Bank has launched a range of residential and buy-to-let products aimed at some...

HTB backs later-living community with £13.3m refinance deal

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £13.3 million facility to support the refinance and...

Aspen provides £1.6m bridging loan for Barnes luxury conversion

Aspen Bridging has funded a £1.6m heavy refurbishment loan to a Chinese developer undertaking...

Chetwood Bank appoints Rob Pomphrett to board as non-executive director

Chetwood Bank has strengthened its board with the appointment of Rob Pomphrett as a...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...

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