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Gable Mortgages launches zero-deposit products to support first-time buyers

Gable Mortgages has entered the UK market with the launch of two zero-deposit mortgage...

SDKA strengthens underwriting team with new hire

Bridging lender SDKA has appointed Chris Simpson as underwriter. Simpson will work across a broad...

MT Finance hosts third annual charity football festival at Spurs’ stadium

Specialist lender MT Finance brought together professionals from across the lending industry this week...

Catalyst enters development finance market

Catalyst has launched a new senior ground-up development finance product, marking its formal entry...

Crystal Specialist Finance appoints group strategy director

Crystal Specialist Finance has appointed Gareth Shilton as group strategy director. Shilton (pictured), who brings...

OSB Group backs Learning at Work Week with focus on career development

Specialist lender OSB Group is throwing its support behind Learning at Work Week with...

Perenna renews and expands ABN AMRO warehouse facility to fund growth

Perenna Bank has renewed and significantly expanded its warehouse funding line with ABN AMRO. The...

Darlington Building Society unveils high LTV fixed deals for complex cases

Darlington Building Society has introduced a series of rate reductions of up to 35...

The Brightstar Group marks mental health awareness week with community action

The Brightstar Group is throwing its full support behind Mental Health Awareness Week 2025,...

Kensington Mortgages restructures team to strengthen broker relationships across UK

Kensington Mortgages has announced a restructure of its field business development management team to...

Allica Bank completes £5.85m bridging facility

Allica Bank has completed a £5.85 million bridging facility to help fund the purchase...

Castle Trust Bank enhances broker experience with launch of PULSE platform

Castle Trust Bank has unveiled a new application and processing system for intermediaries, marking...

Fiduciam lowers rates across UK and EU lending markets

Fiduciam has announced significant interest rate reductions across its bridging and development loan products,...

LiveMore unveils flexible 3+2-year fixed mortgage for over-50s

Specialist lender LiveMore has launched a new hybrid fixed-rate mortgage aimed at borrowers aged...
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Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

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...

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Appointments

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
Building Societies

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
News

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...
News

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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