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Government pledges ongoing support for MIMHC as Charity Ball raises £50,000

The UK Government has pledged to continue working closely with the Mortgage Industry Mental...

OneDome secures £7.5m Channel 4 Ventures deal

OneDome has announced a £7.5 million partnership with Channel 4 Ventures to support a...

Knowledge Bank launches AffCalc to enhance affordability checks for brokers

Knowledge Bank has rolled out the full release of its new affordability assessment tool,...

Loft conversions can add a quarter to home values

Homeowners who extend upwards are reaping the biggest rewards, with new data from Nationwide...

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...

New-build sales slump 62% as buyers await price stability

Sales of new-build homes have fallen sharply this year despite improved mortgage availability and...

Public alarm sounds over Capital Gains Tax reform

A proposed reform that would apply Capital Gains Tax (CGT) to main residences has...

Access FS launches equality council to drive inclusion

Access FS has established a new Equality Council aimed at promoting diversity and inclusion...

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...

Housebuilders launch new equity loan scheme to boost homeownership

A group of UK housebuilders have joined forces with lenders and asset managers to...

Millennials lead new wave of buy-to-let landlords as southern markets cool

Millennials have overtaken older generations to become the dominant force behind new buy-to-let investment...

Two lenders under one roof and a new-look team

The past 12 months or so have been anything but dull at Chetwood Bank....

IMLA warns Chancellor: ‘Hands off the housing market’

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves against targeting the...
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COMMENT

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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Buy-to-let

The Mortgage Works cuts switcher rates for existing landlords

The Mortgage Works has reduced rates across selected buy-to-let and limited company buy-to-let switcher...
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Mortgage industry scheme for Armed Forces leavers gains momentum

A new initiative designed to encourage Armed Forces personnel into careers across the mortgage...
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Hot weather prompts homeowners to rethink cooling costs and property choices

Rising temperatures are prompting more UK homeowners to invest in cooling measures, while growing...
Appointments

The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...

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