Press releases for August 2026
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27 August 2026
When Chris Arnold from Penguin Wealth approached Buckinghamshire Building Society with a complex residential case, the Society's relationship-led approach and experienced underwriting team helped turn...
27 August 2026
Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new residential affordability calculator for mortgage brokers, designed to provide a more accurate indication of lending potential while reflecting the ...
27 August 2026
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has today (27th August 2026) announced the appointment of Drew Wilson as its new Specialist Lending Development Manager. In his role, Drew will report to Head ...
27 August 2026
A new report from Yorkshire Building Society (of which Accord Mortgages is the intermediary-lending arm) highlights that many first-time buyers believe it would be difficult for them to get a mortgage...
27 August 2026
Darlington Building Society has supported a first-time buyer to secure a residential mortgage using pension income, in a case that shines a spotlight on the importance of manual underwriting in later-...
27 August 2026
iamproperty has become the newest member of the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), joining its mission to transform the home buying and selling journey. The Newcastle-based business is the latest...
27 August 2026
37 per cent have increased heat-related investment, with 23 per cent considering it Cooling equipment, including air conditioning and ventilation, is the most common investment priority (28 per cen...
26 August 2026
Years after the 'Northern Powerhouse' agenda first promised to close the regional investment gap, research continues to show business finance concentrated disproportionately in London and the South Ea...
26 August 2026
Experienced HMO landlords are continuing to invest in their properties, with the largest proportion expecting to spend more than £10,000 on improvements over the next 12 months, according to new resea...
26 August 2026
United Trust Bank (UTB) Asset Finance has completed a £319,000, hire purchase facility to enable the purchase of a Caterpillar 360 material handler by a growing SME waste management business operating...
26 August 2026
Market research by Brickflow, the UK's leading specialist property finance comparison platform, reveals that property investors and developers are losing significant leverage on every deal by sourcing...
26 August 2026
Six months in, the 24-strong AR network growth exceeds expectation as it focuses on superior tech provision via Acre and its broker-led board 26 August 2026: BrokerSync has seen overwhelming demand t...
26 August 2026
Simon Webb, managing director of capital markets and finance at LiveMore, in reaction to this morning’s Q2 UK Finance later life lending data: "Today's UK Finance figures show a mixed picture within ...
26 August 2026
Richard Pike, sales and marketing director at Phoebus Software, in reaction to this morning’s Q2 UK Finance later life lending data: "The Q2 figures from UK Finance point to a later life lending mark...
26 August 2026
Jim Boyd, CEO of the Equity Release Council, commenting on UK Finance’s data said: “Today’s figures show the later life lending market continuing to evolve as housing wealth becomes an increasingly ...
26 August 2026
Jon Hall, Group Chief Commercial Officer, OSB Group, comments: "37,300 later life loans advanced in Q2, up 13.4 per cent year on year, is a welcome sign that the softening we saw earlier in the year ...
26 August 2026
Conveyancing distributor, conveybuddy, has today (26th August 2026) announced the completion of its full technology integration of panel firm member, PLS Solicitors, into its platform. The integratio...
26 August 2026
Atom bank, one of the UK’s highest rated banks on Trustpilot*, has completed a £3.9 million office refinance deal, stepping in to support a sector which has fallen out of favour with many commercial l...
26 August 2026
Property management and finance platform Lendlord has published Q3 2026 buy-to-let ownership data, showing that 45.1% of UK BTL ownership is company-held, compared with 54.9% held privately. Among lan...
25 August 2026
Newcastle for Intermediaries has enhanced its Affordability Boost proposition by extending it to eligible new build purchase applications up to 95% LTV, helping more borrowers overcome affordability a...
25 August 2026
Pivot has structured a £1.3m phased development facility for a site in Yeadon, Leeds, funding the refurbishment of an existing house on day one and ring-fencing a further tranche for four new homes, r...
25 August 2026
Rely, the specialist buy to let lender and part of OSB Group, has unveiled a new Limited Edition product range for landlords with 11+ properties. These products offer rates up to 40bps lower than comp...
25 August 2026
United Trust Bank (UTB) has combined its Property Development and Structured Property Solutions divisions to create a new Real Estate Finance division, strengthening the Bank's ability to support deve...
25 August 2026
The launch of the new Part & Part repayment method reflects how Vida Homeloans is continuing to innovate its specialist product offering to address affordability by offering brokers greater flexibilit...
25 August 2026
25 August 2026 – Mortgage Brain, the award-winning mortgage technology provider, has achieved CPD accreditation from LIBF for its comprehensive range of user training sessions, highlighting the compan...
25 August 2026
JammJar has integrated iPipeline's protection sourcing technology into its groundbreaking AI operating system, enabling mortgage advisers to incorporate protection more seamlessly into the customer jo...
25 August 2026
Recognise Bank has completed a £1.836m bridging loan to support the acquisition of a new commercial site in Harlow. The 18-month serviced bridging facility was completed at 57% LTV and was introduced ...
25 August 2026
TFAS Compliance Services has released the next phase of its 2027 Ready Programme, with a full month of webinars starting next week to help advisers prepare clients for the incoming IHT and pensions ch...
25 August 2026
A commitment to great customer outcomes helped BuildLoan and specialist finance provider Precise complete a £1.2m bridging loan in just 11 working days, helping the borrower to refinance a development...
25 August 2026
Leading outsourcer and software provider Target Group has announced the appointment of Paul Lynam as a non-executive director, further strengthening the experience and expertise of its board. Paul b...
25 August 2026
More than two in five UK adults support new homes being built within three miles of where they live (43 per cent), nearly twice the proportion who oppose local development (22 per cent) Building so...
24 August 2026
FRP Real Estate Advisory has released its latest funding report, covering lending activity across the UK real estate market for the six months to 30 June 2026. The report recorded £244.7m in funding a...
24 August 2026
“These regular webinars are really helpful whilst the war in Iran continues without any sign of calming down, and this level of access to economic specialist insight is invaluable” – just one of the c...
24 August 2026
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network (TRM) has today (24th August 2026) announced details of its inaugural Women’s Leadership Summit, taking place next month. The event will be held on Wednesday 9...
24 August 2026
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24 August 2026
United Trust Bank (UTB) is significantly expanding its Bridging proposition with the introduction of new Standard and Near Prime ranges and the return of Heavy Refurbishment Finance. UTB’s Bridging ra...
24 August 2026
The Cumberland Building Society has launched its inaugural Holiday Let Index, bringing together new research from brokers, landlords and homeowners to provide a detailed picture of the UK holiday let ...
24 August 2026
Leading specialist lender Hope Capital Property Finance has recorded the lowest number of loan defaults in its history, while resolving defaulted loans 30% faster and managing 50% more redemptions tha...
21 August 2026
The Wealthy Advisers Club, the largest protection and mortgage adviser training community in the UK with over 2,300 members, has donated a fully funded £997 place at its inaugural Digital Detox Retrea...
21 August 2026
District & County Investments (DCI), the agile and solution driven bridging and development finance lender, has funded a £390,000 below-market-value bridging acquisition at 100% of purchase price in u...
21 August 2026
LiveMore has launched a new podcast series exclusively for brokers and advisers to share the latest insights and trends in both the specialist and the later life lending market. The podcast is the mo...
21 August 2026
Access Financial Services (Access FS) recorded its strongest-ever month for mortgage business in July, with performance 46.8% higher than in July 2025. July’s performance was also 39% above Access FS...
20 August 2026
Dudley Building Society has launched a new educational guide designed to help more people understand how trusts work and the role they can play in protecting savings, supporting loved ones and plannin...
20 August 2026
FRP Real Estate Advisory has appointed Ralph El Achkar as Associate Director, strengthening the team’s investment finance capability as equity moves back into the UK market and activity spreads beyond...
20 August 2026
Roma Finance has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of James Parker as Operations Director, as the lender continues to invest in its growth and targets a loan book of more th...
20 August 2026
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has today (20th August 2026) announced continued year-on-year growth across its core business areas for the second quarter of 2026, with increases in mortgage l...
20 August 2026
Inspired Lending has completed a £260,000 revolving credit facility for an IT consulting business in Banbury, Oxfordshire, helping the company access flexible working capital whilst significantly redu...
20 August 2026
SME funding provider Asset Advantage has found that more than half of brokers have noticed a positive impact from investments made in its systems and documentation processes over the past year, accord...
20 August 2026
PropTech surveying firm Houzecheck is calling for the independent surveying sector to play a central role in the Government’s planned reforms to the home-buying process, arguing that buyers should hav...
20 August 2026
New report reveals widespread mortgage myths, with more than half wrongly thinking existing debt rules out being approved More than a third of potential first-time buyers (37%) worry about being r...
19 August 2026
Investment brings Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions into the BetterHome family of businessess alongside HLPartnership, elevating the Group to become one of the UK’s largest intermediary network businesse...
19 August 2026
Loans Warehouse has announced that it will be the headline sponsor of the Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) Conference 2027, as the event moves to the iconic Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal Footba...
19 August 2026
Following on from the recent enhancement to our fixed-term contract policy, we’re delighted to announce that we’ve also increased the maximum loan amounts across a range of LTV bands and aligned the l...
19 August 2026
Chris Storey, Chief Commercial Officer, Atom bank, comments: “Today’s ONS figures paint a picture of a cautious housing market, with annual house price growth continuing to slow. “Would-be buyers ha...
19 August 2026
Richard Sexton, managing director at LGSS, said: “A rising market can make valuation look easier. It doesn’t necessarily make it so. “The latest ONS figures point to continued momentum in the housin...
19 August 2026
Alex Upton, Managing Director, Specialist Mortgages & Bridging Finance, Hampshire Trust Bank, said: “Competition for good-quality rental property remains intense, which helps explain why rents contin...
19 August 2026
Allisons Financial Planning has become the latest mortgage advice firm to go live with JammJar, adopting the AI-powered operating system to help transform the way its advisers and support teams manage...
19 August 2026
The proportion of landlords experiencing rent arrears has fallen to a record low, with the overwhelming majority of landlords continuing to report profitable lettings businesses, research conducted on...
19 August 2026
Prestige Underwriting has joined the Source Insurance Landlord panel as the first underwriter of its 5-Star Defaqto rated Residential Landlord Insurance product. It is the first common-worded product...
19 August 2026
Richard Pike, sales and marketing director at Phoebus Software: “With the stop-start conflict in the Middle East continuing to fuel volatility in global oil prices, alongside last month’s increase in...
19 August 2026
Swansea Building Society has announced plans to relocate its Carmarthen office to newly purchased premises on Blue Street, supporting the continued growth and expansion of its presence in the town. ...
19 August 2026
Fleet Mortgages, the buy to let specialist lender, has today (19th August 2026) announced the reintroduction of two five-year fixed-rate HMO and Multi-Unit Freehold Block (MUFB) product options. Avai...
19 August 2026
United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has provided an £8.5 million commercial sales bridge to support the refinancing and progression of a major care home development opportunity in West...
19 August 2026
Specialist lender Black & White Bridging has completed a £2m first charge commercial bridging facility to support the acquisition of a Grade II* listed freehold hotel in Shropshire by its long-standin...
19 August 2026
Hanley Economic Building Society has expanded its specialist lending proposition through the launch of its first holiday let mortgage range. The new range initially consists of two variable discount ...
19 August 2026
Castle Trust Bank has further enhanced its Bridging proposition by extending its Light Refurbishment range to provide greater choice for customers looking to borrow between £150,000 and £200,000. The...
19 August 2026
StreamBank has strengthened its lending division with two new additions, an internal promotion and several strategic changes across the team. The lender has appointed Halimah Nawaz and Kellan Allison...
19 August 2026
John Phillips, CEO of Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart, said: “Inflation rising in July was widely expected following the increase in the Ofgem energy price cap in July. This is where the stop start Mi...
19 August 2026
Average number of mortgage cases placed rises to 105 a year DIP-to-completion conversion improves from 37% to 40% Confidence falls amid economic and political uncertainty 19th August 2026, Lo...
19 August 2026
Karl Wilkinson, founder and CEO of Access FS, said: “July's inflation rise will come as little surprise given the pressure that rising energy costs have been putting on households and businesses, but...
19 August 2026
Legal & General Surveying Services (LGSS) has outlined its ambitions for the next phase of its development, following a year of investment in its leadership team, technology and the development of new...
18 August 2026
We wanted to let you know that we’re making the following changes on Wednesday 19 August. Purchase 2 year fixed rates will be reduced by up to 0.09% 5 year fixed rates will be reduced by up to 0....
18 August 2026
Mortgage Advice Bureau and JammJar sponsor the prizes, with 100% of entries going to the Charter. Entry closes Friday 21 August. The UK mortgage industry is being invited to a new industry-wide Fanta...
18 August 2026
With effect from Wednesday 19th August, we’ll be making a number of reductions across our residential and BTL mortgage rates. We'll also be introducing 80% and 85% LTV options for our High Value Mort...
18 August 2026
The Government has published its new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), setting out further reforms aimed at accelerating housing delivery and supporting its housebuilding ambitions. The updat...
18 August 2026
63% of landlords report strong tenant demand, up from 58% in Q1 Landlords reporting ‘very strong’ demand rise seven percentage points to 29% Just 5% of landlords describe tenant demand as weak ...
18 August 2026
United Trust Bank (UTB) Asset Finance has recorded its strongest ever lending performance over the first seven months of 2026, delivering 53% growth in lending volumes compared to the same period of l...
18 August 2026
Glehawk, the specialist bridging lender, has today announced the completion of a £5.3 million bridging loan secured against 66 HMO rooms across 4 freehold titles in Coventry City Centre. The 12-month...
18 August 2026
Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), the mortgage, protection, and financial planning network, has integrated intelliflo office (IO) as its new customer relationship management (CRM) provider for memb...
18 August 2026
Untangled, the specialist lender in legal finance, including probate, inheritance and family law lending, has today announced the appointment of Mark Harrison as Chief Commercial Officer. Mark has he...
18 August 2026
Leading outsourcer and software provider Target Group has announced the launch of a new AI Champion programme, designed to empower colleagues to identify practical applications for the technology whil...
18 August 2026
The Challenge The borrowers had successfully secured a substantial seven-bedroom semi-detached property in Luton at auction for £440,000, with plans to refurbish it before refinancing onto a long-ter...
17 August 2026
Reductions of up to 0.15 percentage points for new and existing customers across first-time buyer, home mover and remortgage ranges Nationwide’s lowest fixed rate now 4.48% for new and existing cus...
17 August 2026
MERA has closed a £1,627,500 development exit facility to support a design-led developer in refinancing a newly built, three-bedroom house and an adjoining commercial unit in Dalston, East London. ME...
17 August 2026
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17 August 2026
United Trust Bank (UTB) has promoted Gene Clohessy to Director – BTL & Bridging, giving her responsibility for the Sales and Underwriting functions across both product areas as the Bank accelerates it...
17 August 2026
e4 Strategic, a leading proptech digital solutions provider, has joined the Project 28 Charter, supporting the industry-wide drive to create faster and more certain property transactions. Established...
17 August 2026
Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter gives mortgage professionals until Friday 21 August to have their say Monday 17 August 2026 – The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has announced...
17 August 2026
Omni Mortgage Club, Fintel’s whole of market mortgage proposition, has announced that Sharia-compliant property finance provider Nomo has joined its growing lender panel, further strengthening the bre...
14 August 2026
Atom bank, one of the UK’s top-rated banks on Trustpilot*, has announced rate cuts across both its Prime and Near Prime mortgage ranges. With immediate effect, all Prime rates have been reduced by 0....
14 August 2026
TAB has completed a £2.8m bridging loan secured against a pair of commercial warehouses in London, providing the borrower with capital to invest in his trading business, repay business debt and suppor...
13 August 2026
New figures from UK Finance showing a further fall in mortgage possessions demonstrate the effectiveness of responsible lending and the support being provided to borrowers experiencing financial diffi...
13 August 2026
Jim Boyd, chief executive of the Equity Release Council, responding to the Society of Pensions Professionals Home Truths, said: “The Society for Pension Professionals is right to highlight that hous...
13 August 2026
FRP Real Estate Advisory has arranged the £2.98m refinance of a 12-flat freehold block in Horsham, Sussex, supporting the client in repaying a bridge and moving onto a five-year fixed-rate term loan w...
13 August 2026
Paragon Bank has reintroduced its Track to Fix feature to its range of Bank Base Rate (BBR) tracker buy-to-let mortgages, enabling existing customers to switch to an available Paragon fixed-rate switc...
13 August 2026
David Miller, divisional director at Spicerhaart Corporate Sales, said: “Quarter after quarter, the tremendous, proactive work of lenders continues to shine through. Even where we’ve seen elevated in...
13 August 2026
Melanie Spencer, growth director at Target Group, said: “A further fall in mortgage arrears suggests that despite the financial pressures households have faced in recent years, mortgage borrowers are...
13 August 2026
Richard Pike, chief sales and marketing officer at Phoebus software, said: “The fact that mortgage arrears have fallen for an eighth consecutive quarter is an encouraging sign of the resilience of UK...
13 August 2026
Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced the launch of a range of new mortgage products, further strengthening its offering for intermediary partners and helping more borrowers access home ownership...
13 August 2026
Castle Trust Bank has announced the first in a series of enhancements to its Bridging proposition, including new products, reduced pricing, a valuation fee incentive and further process improvements d...
13 August 2026
Aspen has provided a £2,120,000 Finish & Exit bridge, simultaneously using their No Valuation product, to allow refinance, completion and additional time to maximise sales values on a high-value resid...
13 August 2026
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Ashling Quinn as Lending Director within its Development Finance team, where she will support brokers and SME developers across the Midlands. Reporting to Ro...
13 August 2026
Standard BTL starts from 3.09% and Specialist products for Holiday Lets & HMO start from 3.19% News Highlights Molo reduces rates across Standard & Specialist BTL rates for UK residents by 12bps...
13 August 2026
More than half of financial advice enquiries are driven by retirement 95% of consumers spoken to by Inzuzo have not previously received regulated financial advice Face-to-face advice remains the p...
13 August 2026
Neil Leitch, Managing Director of Development Finance, Hampshire Trust Bank “A new Government might be seen as a chance for a reset, for some fresh ideas to give housebuilding the shot in the arm the...
13 August 2026
Richard Pike, chief sales and marketing “After a relatively strong first quarter, it was widely expected that GDP growth would slow between April and June. The economy's had a genuine external shock ...
13 August 2026
Fintel Services, whose Simplybiz and threesixty businesses support around 45% of the UK's directly authorised advice firms, has announced the upcoming launch of the Affinity Programme, created and man...
13 August 2026
Emily Hollands, Group Head of Intermediary Sales and Distribution, Precise: "Today's RICS data showing buyer sentiment still under pressure, with new buyer enquiries at -28% and agreed sales at -30%,...
13 August 2026
Experienced industry leader joins as Managing Director of CFBUK Network Ltd as the Group enters its next phase of growth. Commercial Finance Brokers UK (CFBUK) has appointed respected industry figure...
12 August 2026
Untangled has unveiled its new website, marking the completion of its transition from Ampla Finance. The website brings together Untangled’s identity, proposition and digital experience, with the bus...
12 August 2026
Family Office lending provides short-term debt & preferred equity solutions. Deals are structured accordingly by the vastly experienced team. If your case requires a certain depth of sector knowledge...
12 August 2026
Accord Mortgages is reducing some product rates from its residential and buy-to-let ranges by up to 0.18%. The intermediary-only lender is reducing fixed-rate residential products up to 75% LTV by up...
12 August 2026
Paragon Bank has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, with rates starting from 3.55% and products available at up to 80% LTV and across both its Core and Tailored propositions. The refreshed ran...
12 August 2026
Lakeshield has announced the appointment of Rory Taylor as Sales Director. In the role, he will manage Lakeshield's Business Development Manager team, broaden the number of brokers who know Lakeshiel...
12 August 2026
Alternative Bridging Corporation has provided a £1.2 million Alternative Overdraft facility, enabling a property developer to access flexible funding for the construction of two houses in North West L...
12 August 2026
Recognise Bank has expanded its Commercial Term range with the launch of a five-year fixed rate option, giving customers greater certainty over their longer-term borrowing costs. The new product is a...
12 August 2026
Smart Money People's “Smart Money Risers” index reveals which financial services brands are winning over customers, and why digital convenience, savings value and payment flexibility are driving loyal...
11 August 2026
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11 August 2026
Swansea Building Society completes £25K anniversary charity fund with £3K donation to YMCA Cardiff Swansea Building Society has announced that the final £3,000 from the special £25,000 charitable f...
11 August 2026
Marsden Building Society has reached a major lending milestone in Guernsey, surpassing £100 million in mortgage completions on the island. Working in partnership with SPF Private Clients, the Societ...
11 August 2026
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11 August 2026
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11 August 2026
SDKA has delivered a 100% LTV Residential bridge for the full £220,000 auction purchase price of a semi-detached property in Stockport, which the borrower plans to convert into an HMO. With the clie...
11 August 2026
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has supported the £5.335m refinance of a complex 45-flat residential portfolio in South Manchester, helping an experienced professional property investor secure a higher lev...
11 August 2026
The Wealthy Advisers Club, the largest protection and mortgage adviser training community in the UK with over 2,300 members, has confirmed its next conference will be held on Tuesday 6th October at th...
11 August 2026
Buy-to-let lender Landbay has today (11th August 2026) announced a series of rate cuts of up to 0.35% across its Premier, Core and Specialist buy-to-let ranges, with rates now starting from 3.44%. I...
11 August 2026
SME funding provider Asset Advantage has strengthened its sales and credit teams with the appointment of Phoebe Dilly to the role of sales support and credit administrator. Phoebe joins the Basingsto...
11 August 2026
WH Ireland, the privately-owned wealth management and financial planning firm, has selected the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) to enhance managing customer vulnerability across its retail client b...
10 August 2026
July’s mortgage market presented a tale of two halves, with remortgage activity continuing to strengthen while purchase and buy-to-let searches eased as borrowers navigated affordability pressures and...
10 August 2026
The first half of 2026 marks another significant milestone in Vida's evolution. The Group, which includes trading subsidiary Vida Bank Limited (“Vida Bank”), has surpassed £3 billion of mortgage asset...
10 August 2026
We’re decreasinging our rates With effect from Tuesday 11th August, we’ll be making a number of reductions across our residential and BTL mortgage rates. Please note, if an application is no longer ...
10 August 2026
Loans Warehouse has completed its first bridging loan with Castle Trust Bank, to support the purchase and refurbishment of an investment property in Andover, Hampshire. The client, an experienced bui...
10 August 2026
Following a record-breaking 2025 and continued strong momentum into 2026, specialist short-term lender Hope Capital Property Finance has further strengthened its longstanding relationship with Shawbro...
07 August 2026
Specialist buy to let lender Rely, part of OSB Group, has made sweeping cuts of up to 25bps across its range, including selected one, two and five-year fixed rate products for small landlords and two-...
07 August 2026
House prices stable in July despite renewed global uncertainty House prices stable in July (0.0%), following a +0.2% rise in June Average property price now £299,253 compared with £299,396 in June...
06 August 2026
We’re making some cuts to our mortgage rates, with changes effective from tomorrow, Friday 7th August. Jatin Patel, Head of Mortgages, Savings and Insurance at Barclays, said: “Recent market volatil...
06 August 2026
We’re committed to making it easier for you to place business with us. Following your feedback, we’ve made some changes to our policy for customers who are employed on fixed term contracts. Changes t...
06 August 2026
Maria Harris, chair of the OPDA, to July’s housebuilding figures in the S&P Global UK Construction PMI: "While the construction PMI provides an important measure of the health of the housebuilding se...
06 August 2026
Richard Pike, sales and marketing director at Phoebus Software: "There are some positive signs in the latest UK construction PMI that the downturn is starting to stabilise with output at its highest ...
06 August 2026
David Jones, CEO of Click2Check, said: “The latest Cifas fraud figures highlight a worrying trend for the property market, with mortgage fraud increasing across every category. Identity fraud linked ...
06 August 2026
The Wealthy Advisers Club, the largest protection and mortgage adviser training community in the UK with over 2,300 members, launches the The Financial Services Show, a podcast and YouTube series, des...
06 August 2026
Recognise Bank, the SME property lending Bank, has today increased its loan-to-value (LTV) on residential bridging finance from 75% to 80% with immediate effect. In addition, the Bank has introduced ...
06 August 2026
Pension Lab has demonstrated that open standards transfer technology can also support the validation of and responses to Letters of Authority. The approach uses infrastructure already supporting pe...
06 August 2026
GB Bank has been added to Mortgage Advice Bureau’s (MAB) lender panel, giving MAB advisers access to the bank’s bespoke bridging and buy-to-let lending solutions. The addition means MAB advisers can...
06 August 2026
Glenhawk, the specialist bridging lender, has today announced the completion of a £2.1 million loan to help their client complete a barn conversion project. The client was mid-development of a four-u...
05 August 2026
Ingard has been recognised as one of the fastest-growing mortgage networks in the country, following the publication of the Q2 2026 network league table. The latest league table, compiled from FCA re...
05 August 2026
Holme Finance Bridging Solutions has introduced an interest rate of 0.89% per month for qualifying bridging loans between £100,000 and £300,000, at up to 60% LTV. The new rate is available on qualif...
05 August 2026
Fletcher Hixon Limited, a Leeds-based firm of financial services and commercial lawyers, is pleased to offer specialist legal advice to businesses, financial services firms, insurers, claims handlers,...
05 August 2026
Brickflow, the leading digital commercial property finance platform, has announced the launch of an exclusive automated Decision-in-Principle (DIP) capability, developed alongside established lending ...
05 August 2026
Best Development Finance Broker Award Hat-Trick! If you have any Development Finance requirements we'd be delighted to hear from you. Hopefully our accolades speak for themselves...
05 August 2026
New specialist mortgage range broadens options for brokers supporting clients with complex credit histories. Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched Credit Renew, a new specialist mortgage ran...
05 August 2026
Market Harborough Building Society has appointed experienced financial services leader Brad Nicholls as Deputy Chief Finance Officer as it continues to expand its specialist lending capabilities, furt...
05 August 2026
Accord Mortgages is reducing rates on its buy-to-let range this week for landlords with smaller deposits. Changes from the intermediary-only lender apply to all fixed rates at 80% LTV, which reduce b...
05 August 2026
Roma Finance has welcomed Paula Dowson to the team as National Account Manager. With over 25 years' experience, Dowson joins Roma Finance from Landbay, where she held the position of Senior Regional ...
05 August 2026
London Credit has enhanced its property development finance proposition, reducing rates across its mainstream development range and launching a new prime development offering. The lender has reduced ...
05 August 2026
Darlington Building Society has completed a £420,000 Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) mortgage. The mortgage was secured against a property valued at £525,000, representing 80% LTV. The case, i...
05 August 2026
Check.co.uk has launched its free financial wellbeing platform, providing consumers with lifetime access to dual-bureau credit information from Equifax and TransUnion, alongside Open Banking insights,...
05 August 2026
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £1.6m development finance facility for a residential scheme in Barford, Norfolk, helping an experienced regional developer overcome a series of planning, leg...
05 August 2026
The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced the launch of a Buy-to-Let (BTL) Webinar Box Set, a four-part educational series designed to help brokers navigate the increasingly...
05 August 2026
Somo has appointed Dhiraj "Sunny" Dhanda (attached) as Relationship Director, further strengthening its regional presence across the Midlands and East Anglia. Dhanda joins from OSB Group, where he wa...
04 August 2026
New free plan giving approximately 83% of landlords in England who own four properties or fewer access to 24/7 WhatsApp tenant triage, automatic communication records and structured maintenance report...
04 August 2026
57% of leveraged landlords took out a new loan, remortgage or product transfer in the last 12 months 40% plan to remortgage or take a product transfer in the next 12 months, rising to around half o...
04 August 2026
We wanted to let you know that we’re making the following changes on Wednesday 5 August. Purchase 2 year fixed rates will be reduced by up to 0.07% 5 year fixed rates will be reduced by up to 0.0...
04 August 2026
FRP Real Estate Advisory has completed a £85m facilities package from a high street bank secured against a portfolio of three owner-operated hotels in the South West, supporting the borrower's next ph...
04 August 2026
In today’s world, many customers are facing financial pressures, changing circumstances and personal challenges that can make accessing financial services difficult. Vulnerability remains a key focus ...
04 August 2026
Loans Warehouse has completed a £787,500 regulated bridging loan with Precise Mortgages, helping a couple purchase a new family home in South of England. The customers were purchasing a substantial p...
04 August 2026
Savers focusing on specific goals rather than putting money aside in case of emergencies Almost half of savers under 44 believe ‘rainy day’ savings is outdated, with savers far more motivated by sp...
04 August 2026
New hires will cover the North, South and the Midlands Afin Bank has expanded the reach of its sales team with the recruitment of three new regional Business Development Managers. The move comes as t...
04 August 2026
Precise has completed a £1.2m bridging loan in 11 working days, supporting a time-sensitive refinance of a development project and helping the client avoid default penalties. The non-regulated refina...
04 August 2026
Atom bank, one of the UK’s highest rated banks on Trustpilot*, has set a new internal record with 36% of all Near Prime mortgage offers delivered on the same day throughout June. This has surpassed th...
04 August 2026
Omni Protect, Fintel’s whole of market protection club, has been named by Walsham Brothers as its first distribution partner. The appointment comes two weeks after Beagle Street announced that Omni Pr...
03 August 2026
Specialist bridging and development finance lender Pallas Capital today announced the appointment of Darren Rix as Head of Credit Risk. Darren joins the UK management team with immediate effect, bring...
03 August 2026
Reductions of up to 0.19 percentage points for new and existing customers across first-time buyer, home mover and remortgage ranges Nationwide’s lowest fixed rate now 4.52% for new and existing cus...
03 August 2026
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03 August 2026
Swansea Building Society has appointed experienced financial technology entrepreneur and business leader Martin Breach as a Non-Executive Director. A Swansea resident, Martin brings more than 13 yea...
03 August 2026
Firms now able to express an interest in the new pathway including LIBF’s Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice (CeMAP) Follows successful launch of apprenticeship pathways to train financial...
03 August 2026
United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has strengthened its Residential Second Charge proposition with the reintroduction of lending up to 90% loan-to-value (LTV) and rate reductions of up to 60 basis poin...
03 August 2026
Simon Webb, managing director of capital markets and finance at LiveMore, commented: “While equity release lending has picked up following a slow start to the year, total lending is still down versus...
03 August 2026
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03 August 2026
Castle Trust Bank (“Castle Trust Bank” or “the Bank”), a specialist bank serving nearly 170,000 customers, today announced it has been acquired by vehicles backed by Sixth Street, a leading global inv...
03 August 2026
Comment from Mark Gregory, Founder & CEO, Equity Release Group "The latest Equity Release Council figures reflect what we're seeing across the market that customer confidence is gradually returning,...
03 August 2026
Angel Property Finance Limited has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) as a Lender Member. Angel Property Finance is a specialist property lender providing bespoke finance f...
03 August 2026
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Cain Lam as Business Development Manager within its Specialist Mortgages team. In his new role, Lam will support brokers across London, working with intermed...
03 August 2026
Dudley Building Society has strengthened its leadership team with the appointments of Jayne Roberts as Head of Lending and Richard McDonald as Brand and Communications Manager. Jayne Roberts joins th...
03 August 2026
Omni Mortgage Club, Fintel’s whole of market mortgage proposition, has announced the addition of Monmouthshire Building Society to its lender panel, making it the first Club to bring the Society’s pro...
03 August 2026
• Total lending rises to £597m, up 4% on the previous quarter • New customer numbers increase 9%, returning to Q2 2025 levels • Adviser survey points to continued improvement through Q3 as firms repor...
03 August 2026
The Brilliant Solutions mortgage club is celebrating its strongest month on record, continuing to outperform the wider market at a time when many are reporting signs of a slowing mortgage sector. Bri...
03 August 2026
Award-winning specialist lender, Hope Capital Property Finance, has strengthened its Dual+ proposition with an increased dual legal representation threshold of £1 million and instant valuations at enq...
