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Chetwood Bank names George Gee as mortgages chief

Chetwood Bank has appointed George Gee as managing director of its mortgages division, bringing...

Sirius completes £18.4m portfolio refinance in Greater Manchester

Sirius Finance has completed an £18.4m refinance of a mixed-use property portfolio across Greater...

UTB appoints commercial director for mortgages, buy-to-let and bridging

United Trust Bank has appointed Andrew Ferguson to a newly created commercial director role...

Quantum Mortgages set to expand into specialist residential lending

Quantum Mortgages is preparing to enter the specialist residential mortgage market, extending its lending...

Big restructure at Afin Bank as leaders head for pastures new

Afin Bank is restructuring its senior management team after key players James Briggs and...

BDLA backs FCA review of regulated bridging loan term limits

The Bridging and Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has welcomed a move by the Financial...

Q&A: Richard Harrison, Atom bank

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Richard Harrison, head of mortgages at Atom bank. Mortgage...

StreamBank streamlines bridging range into three simplified categories

StreamBank has overhauled its bridging proposition, introducing a simplified three-part structure designed to make...

HTB finalises £6m refinance on complex London portfolio

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £6 million refinance for an experienced landlord...

Hanley Economic widens lending criteria to reflect modern working patterns

Hanley Economic Building Society has refreshed its residential lending criteria, aiming to accommodate a...

West One strengthens mortgage division with trio of senior hires

West One Loans has expanded its mortgage division with three appointments as the lender...

The Cumberland joins L&G’s Ignite platform to widen broker access

L&G’s Ignite platform has added Cumberland Building Society as a lender partner, expanding broker...

LendInvest reports stronger profitability in H1

LendInvest has reported a rise in profitability and lending activity in its half-year results...

Geoff Worrall to drive new lending push at Time Finance

Time Finance has strengthened its asset finance leadership team with the appointment of Geoff...

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...

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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...

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