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Graham McClelland on Britain’s broken mortgage market

When Graham McClelland, the youthful and quietly intense chief executive of Gen H, arrived...

MIMHC launches programme to train over 100 Mental Health First Aiders

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) Foundation has announced its most ambitious programme...

RAW Capital Partners widens remit with new UK mortgage range

RAW Capital Partners has expanded into the mainstream UK lending market with the launch...

Early winter slowdown as lender criteria changes hit 2025 high

Knowledge Bank’s November data reveals a quieter month for broker searches set against a...

Hope Capital introduces no upfront legal undertaking for Scottish bridging deals

Hope Capital Property Finance has launched a no upfront legal undertaking for residential bridging...

UK house prices hold steady as annual growth slows

UK house prices were flat in November, pausing after a 0.5% rise in October,...

Regulators outline new measures to accelerate growth of the mutuals sector

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published a joint...

Skipton named Britain’s happiest place to live in 2025

Skipton has been named the happiest place to live in Great Britain, topping Rightmove’s...

First Mortgage enters London market with KFH acquisition

First Mortgage has moved into the London mortgage market through its acquisition of estate...

Catalyst expands new business team with four senior hires

Catalyst Property Finance has strengthened its intermediary support with four senior appointments across its...

The buy-to-let market continues to defy expectations

Perception and reality are often mistaken for one another. That is especially true in...

The Yorkshire and Accord remove income threshold for higher LTI loans

Yorkshire Building Society has scrapped its minimum income requirement for first-time buyers seeking loans...

Digital overhaul spices up specialist lending for Paragon Bank

Paragon Banking Group has reported another year of resilient profit growth, increased shareholder returns...

Equifinance unveils new brand identity as it prepares for next phase of growth

Equifinance has introduced a full brand refresh, including a new logo, updated livery and...
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We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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