Press releases for February 2026
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06 February 2026
Santander UK today announced the appointment of Ben Merritt as Head of Mortgage Trading. Ben will report into David Morris, Santander UK’s Head of Homes. As Head of Mortgage Trading, Ben will be resp...
06 February 2026
London, 6 February 2026 LHV Bank has been formally granted consumer credit permission by the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), following a comprehensive and rigorous six-month application pro...
06 February 2026
Average UK house price rises at the start of 2026 House prices increased by +0.7% in January, following a -0.5% fall in December Average property price is now £300,077, rising above £300k for the ...
06 February 2026
Buckinghamshire Building Society has announced a series of rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let product ranges, strengthening its commitment to brokers and borrowers in a challenging ...
06 February 2026
Specialist lender, Hope Capital Property Finance, has announced a restructure of its sales department, enhancing its sales process to support continued growth and rising broker demand. As part of the...
05 February 2026
The Halifax House Price Index for January 2026 will be issued via press release at 0700 hrs on Friday 6th February.
05 February 2026
Yorkshire Building Society is celebrating a hat trick of wins at this year’s Moneyfactscompare.co.uk Awards, after customers once again voted it High Street Savings Provider of the Year for the fourth...
05 February 2026
BoE Base Rate commentary Kris Brewster, Retail Director at LHV Bank: “The Bank of England has failed in its brief to get inflation down to 2% and consumers are paying the price for it month after mon...
05 February 2026
Andrew Gething, managing director of MorganAsh, said: “With a hold coming as no real surprise, the bigger story is the aftermath of changing expectations on interest rate cuts. That shifting view, fr...
05 February 2026
Adrian Moloney, Group Lending Distribution Director, Precise, comments on today’s Bank of England interest rate decision: “While many borrowers will have been hoping for an interest rate reduction, a...
05 February 2026
Nick Hale, CEO at Movera, commented: “This hold on the base rate aligns with the caution expected from the Bank of England, following the latest cut to 3.75% in December. It is clear the MPC is still...
05 February 2026
Following today's base rate announcement by the Bank of England, Charles Resnick, Chief Finance Officer at Afin Bank, commented: “Following December’s cut in interest rates another one this early in ...
05 February 2026
Ben Allkins, head of mortgages and protection at Just Mortgages, said: “The decision to hold the base rate was widely expected and consistent with the bank’s long-held approach. However, it’s clear t...
05 February 2026
Adam Oldfield, managing director of Phoebus Software, said: “It was probably too much to hope for another rate reduction so soon, particularly as inflation came in higher-than-expected last month. I...
05 February 2026
Steve Cox, Chief Commercial Officer at Fleet Mortgages, on today’s Bank Base Rate decision: “Today’s decision by the Bank of England to hold Bank Base Rate at 3.75% comes as no surprise, particularl...
05 February 2026
United Trust Bank (UTB) Bridging working with SPF Private Clients have completed a £2.45m regulated bridging loan from application to completion in 15 days without using AVMs. Amadeus Wilson, Executi...
05 February 2026
Haddenham, UK – 5 February 2026: Defaqto, one of the UK’s most trusted sources of financial product and market intelligence, has identified the most recommended personal pension plans and SIPPs by adv...
05 February 2026
Age and gender play a major role when it comes to differing marital status patterns among those who take out equity release on a single life basis, according to research from leading lifetime mortgage...
05 February 2026
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading representative body for the conveyancing industry, has today (5th February 2026) responded to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation on its proposed ...
05 February 2026
JammJar has announced a major new integration with Twenty7tec’s RESEARCH platform, allowing brokers to natively source mortgages directly within JammJar. The integration, which forms part of JammJar’...
05 February 2026
Black & White Bridging has completed a tailored commercial bridging facility for £1.68m to support the creation of a multi-unit business park dedicated to local SMEs in Falmouth, Cornwall. The fundin...
04 February 2026
Spicerhaart Part Exchange & Group Clients, the assisted move and part exchange arm of the UK’s largest independent estate agency and property services group, has partnered with sister firm and estate ...
04 February 2026
Marsden Building Society has joined the Brilliant Solutions lender panel, further strengthening the availability of specialist solutions to club members. This partnership introduces the Marsden’s La...
04 February 2026
Complex case and bridging finance specialist Market Harborough Building Society has made significant changes to streamline its Decision in Principle (DIP), with fewer questions and a more intuitive jo...
04 February 2026
Norton Home Loans has secured a senior warehouse facility with Citi, which will support continued growth across both the first and second charge mortgage markets. The new facility represents a signif...
04 February 2026
Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has announced immediate rate cuts across its entire mortgage range, effective from 30 January, with reductions of between 0.20% and 0.30% on selected products, incl...
04 February 2026
Aspen has combined their award-winning No Valuation and Bridge To Let products to complete a £1,225,000 deal in less one month for an experienced developer seeking three financial outcomes. With a d...
04 February 2026
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has today (4th February 2026) announced year-on-year business growth and activity increases for 2025, across mortgages and other product areas, as it celebrates...
04 February 2026
GB Bank has completed a £6.15 million bridging facility to refinance a prime commercial asset in Uxbridge, providing the borrower with time and flexibility to arrange long-term development finance. ...
04 February 2026
Twenty7tec has announced the launch of INSIGHT Pro, a new data analytics platform designed to give lenders and financial services providers the most comprehensive and representative view of adviser be...
04 February 2026
Strategic partnership brings Pension Lab’s market-leading digital Letter of Authority (LoA) platform to Simplybiz and threesixty firms via Omnicore Thousands of advice firms set to benefit from fas...
03 February 2026
More options for clients with credit blips We’ve just expanded our Credit Revive range with three new products, giving you more ways to support clients who’ve bounced back from historic credit issues...
03 February 2026
We wanted to let you know that we’re increasing the following Clydesdale Bank Residential fixed rates on Wednesday 4 February. Core Residential Purchase & Remortgage Rates 2 year fixed 80% LTV rat...
03 February 2026
The current climate is encouraging some Landlords to sell up, which creates a great opportunity for those looking to buy, and very often at Below Market Value. On portfolio deals in particular, savvy ...
03 February 2026
Jon Hall, Group Managing Director Mortgages and Savings, OSB Group: "It is great to see early signs of the affordability turning point we've been expecting this year, driven by inflation coming down ...
03 February 2026
With effect from Wednesday 4th February, we’ll be making a number of increases to our residential mortgage rates. The change includes increases to the following fixed rate product ranges: Home Mov...
03 February 2026
HMOs continue to outperform, delivering the highest rental yields in the PRS at 7.3% Average landlord yields dipped to 6.4% in Q4, down from the decade highs recorded in Q3 Overall profitability r...
03 February 2026
Swansea Building Society enjoyed a night to remember on Friday 30th January 2026, picking up awards at two high profile South Wales events. At the Swansea Bay Business Awards in Swansea, the Society...
03 February 2026
Aspiring first-time buyers could see their dreams of owning a home become reality sooner than expected as Santander UK today launches ‘My First Mortgage’, a 98% five-year fixed rate mortgage product, ...
03 February 2026
Specialist lender Precise has upgraded its residential interest only proposition, giving brokers more flexibility when structuring affordability solutions for customers. The lender has increased inte...
03 February 2026
Guru Growth Solutions (formerly Advice Guru) launches pilot of Marketing Guru, expanding its integrated support for adviser business growth Marketing Guru follows the launch of Business Guru, for...
03 February 2026
Buckinghamshire Building Society has extended its Credit Revive range with three new products designed to support borrowers with historic credit issues – including Buy to Let landlords and those borro...
03 February 2026
Atom bank, the UK’s top rated bank on Trustpilot, has introduced a new commercial mortgage discount for cases where the borrower has a high debt service coverage (DSC) or interest coverage ratio (ICR)...
03 February 2026
United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Sam Bowerman to the role of Chief People Officer, taking over from Georgie Reisser-Weston who, after 12 years, is retiring from her role as Human Resources Direct...
03 February 2026
more2life, the later life lender, has today (3rd February 2026) launched a pilot scheme for its new Omni Interest Reward lifetime mortgage. The Omni Interest Reward product builds on the existing Omn...
03 February 2026
Glenhawk, the short term lender, has appointed Clare Grimes to the role of Origination Director, Structured Real Estate. Clare has extensive experience in the structured real estate finance sector. S...
03 February 2026
Dudley Building Society has today, Tuesday 3rd February, cut mortgage rates by up to 1.30% across its residential, buy-to-let and specialist lending product suites, following a wide-ranging pricing re...
02 February 2026
London-based bridging lender Lakeshield has announced the appointment of two new Business Development Managers as it continues to expand its broker-facing team. Sophia Lee and Robin Bruce will streng...
02 February 2026
Redwood Bank’s recently refreshed specialist lending strategy is strengthening its broker proposition and attracting senior talent back to the business. Throughout 2025, Redwood took a broker-led a...
02 February 2026
We wanted to let you know that we’re making the following changes on Tuesday 3 February. Purchase NEW 80% LTV 2 Year Fixed Rate with £995 fee will be launched at 3.87%. NEW 80% LTV 2 Year Fixed R...
02 February 2026
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02 February 2026
Phil brings more than 25 years’ experience across specialist property finance, spanning senior lending roles, independent broking and advisory work Bridging and development finance provider Pallas Ca...
02 February 2026
02 February 2026, London: Acre, the innovative intermediary platform, has partnered with the UK’s leading mortgage lender, Halifax, to enable brokers to run Decisions in Principle (DIPs) directly thro...
02 February 2026
Dieter Kerschbaumer, Asset Finance Advisor at Arc & Co., has successfully completed a complex £1.2m buy-to-let refinance for a portfolio of five residential apartments. The client’s company structure...
02 February 2026
Alternative Bridging Corporation has strengthened its regional sales coverage with the appointment of Jignesh Mistry as Business Development Manager for the Midlands. Jignesh joins Alternative Bridgi...
02 February 2026
Mortimer Street Capital, in partnership with Recognise Bank, has completed a £3.995m bridging facility for a developer, secured against a portfolio of property assets in Surrey with a combined market ...
02 February 2026
Griffin brings extensive experience of financial services Rebecca Griffin has been appointed Chief Risk Officer at specialist lender Afin Bank. Joining from 118 118 Money where she was Chief Risk Off...
02 February 2026
Development finance confidence peaked mid-year, and bridging search volume led the way month after month New data from digital lending marketplace Brickflow shows brokers and professional investors c...
02 February 2026
Loans Warehouse has kicked off 2026 with its strongest start to the year since the pandemic, setting new post-Covid records across enquiries received, secured loan quotes issued, and monthly completio...
02 February 2026
Deal brings flexible Shariah-compliant home ownership to more Muslim buyers Access Financial Services (“Access FS”) has signed a new partnership with StrideUp, a UK-based home-financing fintech compa...
