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Skipton targets brokers with ‘yes-led’ push

Skipton Building Society has launched a new intermediary proposition aimed at improving access to lending...

Paragon adds limited edition 75% LTV buy-to-let fixes

Paragon Bank has launched six limited edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products, including new...

Lifting and shifting to the cloud isn’t real transformation

As we gear up to spend time at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference...

Fleet Mortgages names new managing director

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Nicola Richardson as its new managing director. Richardson (pictured) has been...

Landbay adds 70% LTV Premier products and cuts small HMO rates

Landbay has added eight five-year fixed-rate products at 70% loan-to-value to its Premier range...

Mortgage mental health walk hits capacity as 72 sign up

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has confirmed its 2026 Walk and Talk event is now...

West Brom cuts rates and adds options to strengthen remortgage appeal

West Brom Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 30bps while widening...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five...

Mortgage industry bodies launch new ED&I survey

AMI and IMLA have launched a new industry-wide survey aimed at measuring progress on...

Stamp Duty receipts rise as lower threshold pulls more buyers into tax net

Homebuyers paid £15.2bn in Stamp Duty Land Tax in 2025-26, up 9.2% on the...

Rent growth slows as house prices edge higher, with Middle East tensions clouding outlook

Private rent inflation eased again in March while UK house prices rose modestly in...

Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...
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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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The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

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

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...
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Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...
Buy-to-let

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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