Press releases for June 2025

20 June 2025

New rates reduced by up to 0.49% Today, we have reduced most rates across our Standard and Retirement Interest only (RIO) LiveMore 1 to 4 products, with cuts of up to 0.49% on RIO and 0.43% on Standa...

20 June 2025

Specialist lender OSB Group is launching Rely, a new dedicated buy to let lending brand which has been developed to support investment towards a thriving Private Rented Sector. Built on deep-seated in...

20 June 2025

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the UK’s leading providers of valuation panel management and property risk services, has revealed notable gaps in mortgage brokers’ confidence when explain...

20 June 2025

Norton Home Loans has announced the promotion of Laura Percival to Head of Lending, as demand continues across both its residential and second-charge mortgage propositions. Laura will now oversee Nor...

20 June 2025

LiveMore, the mortgage lender for people aged 50 to 90 plus, has today announced a series of rate reductions across its Standard and Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage products, with new rates li...

19 June 2025

Keychain, the digital client platform for property finance advisers, has today launched specialist bridging and commercial workflows. This makes its platform fully suitable for brokers and firms op...

19 June 2025

If you are purchasing a Residential property in need of Refurbishment, we have THE most competitive range of Refurb Bridging Finance options. Up to 80% LTV Net on Day 1 Lending off OPEN MARKET VALUE...

19 June 2025

Tom Worbey, Senior Lending Propositions Manager at Redwood Bank, said after today's announcement: “The Bank of England’s decision to hold the base rate today reflects the complexity of the current ec...

19 June 2025

Newcastle for Intermediaries has raised the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) for new build flats to 90 per cent. The change means buyers purchasing a new build flat could secure a Newcastle Building Socie...

19 June 2025

Andrew Gething, managing director of MorganAsh, said: “While today’s decision is far from a surprise, it demonstrates just how quickly the conversation has changed around the future path of interest ...

19 June 2025

Matt Harrison, commercial director at Finova Broker, commented: “While today’s hold may feel underwhelming to borrowers hoping for immediate relief, for brokers, it marks a useful moment of clarity. ...

19 June 2025

Simon Webb, managing director of capital markets and finance at LiveMore, comments: “The Bank’s decision to hold interest rates today is a sensible move considering current inflation levels and ongoi...

19 June 2025

Sharon Beedham, Relationship Director at ONP Solicitors commented: “With inflation flat and geopolitical noise fuelling rate-cut rumours, it’s telling that the Bank chose caution over reaction. That ...

19 June 2025

Frances Haque, Chief Economist, Santander UK comments: "As expected, base rate has been held at 4.25%. Despite the anticipated hold, we have seen many lenders cutting mortgage lending rates in the la...

19 June 2025

Steve Cox, Chief Commercial Officer at Fleet Mortgages: “Today’s decision by the Bank of England to hold Bank Base Rate (BBR) was widely expected, particularly in light of global uncertainties and t...

19 June 2025

John Phillips, CEO of Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart, said: “The decision to hold interest rates is not unexpected and is certainly in line with the bank's careful and gradual approach. Yesterday’s n...

19 June 2025

Following today's Base Rate announcement by the Bank of England, Alan Davison, Chief Commercial Officer of Afin Bank, commented: “It’ll be interesting to read the minutes from today’s MPC meeting, be...

19 June 2025

Richard Pike, chief sales and marketing officer at Phoebus Software says: “Today’s decision by the Bank of England to hold interest rates at 4.25% is not unexpected given the persistent inflationary ...

19 June 2025

Neil Leitch, Managing Director of Development Finance at Hampshire Trust Bank “A drop in planning approvals confirms what many developers have been seeing in practice. It supports recent Home Builder...

19 June 2025

The Government has announced the creation of The National Housing Bank, a publicly owned subsidiary of Homes England, which will form part of the Government’s efforts to build 1.5 million homes over t...

19 June 2025

Martin Reynolds, CEO of Simplybiz Mortgages has been named as a recipient of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) Fellowship. The prestigious title, which was introduced in 2018 to acknowl...

19 June 2025

Introducers overwhelmingly disagree with Bank of England’s Huw Pill on pace of cuts Only one in eight brokers think interest rates are falling too fast, according to polling conducted by Landbay. Th...

18 June 2025

Santander UK has today reduced interest rates by up to 0.22% across its mortgage products including its home mover, first time buyer, new build and remortgage range. The new pricing is available to a...

18 June 2025

Accord Mortgages is this week cutting prices across its buy-to-let product range by 0.08%. Highlights of the change, taking effect from 8am tomorrow, include: A three-year fixed-rate mortgage up t...

18 June 2025

Nick Hale, CEO of Movera, commented: “A steady inflation reading offers breathing space — for policymakers, for lenders, and for movers. After a protracted period of volatility, steady CPI figures he...

18 June 2025

HSBC UK’s Mortgage Fraud CPD webinars Don’t let Mortgage Fraud affect your business. Mortgage Fraud continues to be a significant risk for lenders, brokers, and borrowers, so why not register for on...

18 June 2025

Martyn Smith, CEO of Black & White Bridging, said: “Stabalising inflation gives the wider market time to recalibrate — and for bridging lenders, that’s an opportunity. While mainstream borrowing cond...

18 June 2025

Alex Upton, Managing Director - Specialist Mortgages & Bridging, Hampshire Trust Bank “Rents continue to rise, and it is no surprise. Supply is still struggling to meet demand, and competition for w...

18 June 2025

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has today (18th June 2025) announced the launch of Acre’s new Health Fact Find feature to its advisers. The network said the introduction of the Health Fact Fi...

18 June 2025

Richard Harrison, head of mortgages at Atom bank: “While house prices continue to grow, prospects for buyers may be improving. Rightmove has reported the number of homes for sale has hit its highest ...

18 June 2025

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today (18th June 2025) unveiled five new Limited Edition buy to let products designed with larger loan sizes in mind, featuring flat...

18 June 2025

Castle Trust Bank has surpassed £50 million in bridging and buy-to-let completions with the bridging and structured finance team headed by Sy Nathan already this year. This milestone reflects the str...

18 June 2025

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched new two-year fixed-rate mortgages for Credit Restore applicants, with rates starting from 6.19% - a reduction of 20bps on the previous products. Availabl...

18 June 2025

An investor looking to expand in the assisted living sector received support from a specialist business bank to release capital for growth plans. Propp, the UK’s first specialist finance comparison ...

18 June 2025

John Phillips, CEO of Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart, said: “Inflation holding firm in May feels like a rebalancing after April’s figures reflected the likes of Easter air fares and many one-off fact...

18 June 2025

Martyn Smith, CEO of Black & White Bridging, said: “A rise in inflation may unsettle mainstream lending, but it often sharpens the case for short-term finance. In times of volatility, speed, flexibil...

18 June 2025

Simon Webb, managing director of capital markets and finance at LiveMore, comments: "The easing inflation today may boost the chances of a rate cut from the Bank of England tomorrow, sooner than prev...

18 June 2025

Nick Hale, CEO of Movera, commented: “Rising inflation at this stage, driven by energy costs and early seasonal spending, puts policymakers in a difficult bind. It prolongs the Bank of England’s caut...

18 June 2025

Richard Pike, chief sales and marketing officer, commented: "The drop in inflation today may reignite some hope of a further interest rate cut by the Bank of England tomorrow, which many expected we ...

18 June 2025

Leading advice tech provider Twenty7tec has joined forces with later life lending platform Advise Wise to help brokers meet the growing demand from older borrowers. The move comes as new data from Tw...

17 June 2025

Kuflink, the Kent based bridging lender, has announced the reappointment of Ranjit Narwal as Head of Origination to build up Kuflink’s presence in the intermediary focussed short term lending market. ...

17 June 2025

Gareth Briggs, Head of UK Residential Mortgages at Arc & Co., has successfully arranged a £770,000 bridging loan secured against a client's luxury apartment in London's prestigious Millbank building. ...

17 June 2025

We wanted to let you know that we’re making some rate reductions to the following Clydesdale Bank products on Wednesday 18 June. Core Residential (including Product Transfer) Selected Residential ...

17 June 2025

Aldermore has launched a digitised proposal amendment process, via its Asset Backer broker portal. This enhancement provides brokers with a simple, one click route to a rapid decision on proposals tha...

17 June 2025

 - Homeowners spend on average a mere 4.5 years in their first home before moving on to pastures new  - One in four report having no emotional attachment to their first home, viewing it as a mere ‘st...

17 June 2025

Darlington Building Society has expanded the criteria on its Professionals range to include more key worker professions that may have variable income streams and consider 100% of allowances and overti...

17 June 2025

Atom bank, the UK’s highest rated mortgage lender on Trustpilot, has provided a £2.7 million loan to support the purchase of a former pub which has been converted into Purpose Built Student Accommodat...

17 June 2025

Movera, the leading home moving group behind ONP Solicitors, has officially launched a new flexible training academy, with the successful completion of its first intake. This marks the latest mileston...

17 June 2025

LiveMore, the mortgage lender for people aged 50 to 90 plus, has appointed James Green as its new Key Account Manager (KAM) for the Midlands as the business continues to expand its reach and support f...

17 June 2025

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) is delighted to welcome L&C Mortgages, one of the biggest and well-known mortgage brokers, as an association member. L&C, voted the UK’s best mortgage broker...

16 June 2025

We wanted to let you know that we’re making the following changes on Tuesday 17 June. Purchase NEW Exclusive 75% LTV 5 Year Fixed Rate with £895 fee will be launched at 4.14%. NEW Exclusive 85% L...

16 June 2025

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16 June 2025

The latest quarterly data from the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has revealed a strong start to 2025, with figures defying seasonal norms to continue the sector’s growth trajectory...

16 June 2025

ConnecTED Summer Events At Connect, we’re all about empowering brokers and intermediaries to succeed. ConnecTED is where Technology, Education, and Discovery meet to provide invaluable insights i...

16 June 2025

Newcastle Building Society is to reduce its mortgage Standard Variable Rate (SVR) by 0.25% to 6.50%, with effect from 1st July 2025. The change affects residential, self-build and BTL customers with ...

16 June 2025

United Trust Bank (UTB) is continuing to develop its Bridging lending operations and broker support in the North of England with the appointment of two new team members working permanently from the Ba...

16 June 2025

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has today (16th June 2025) announced a strong start to 2025 outlining results across a number of different product sectors for the first three months of the yea...

16 June 2025

Geospatial property data and AI platform, REalyse, has shared the most used chatbot searches by mortgage brokers on its platform, since they launched in April 2025. REalyse brings together more than ...

16 June 2025

- Rates starting from 0.66%, including title insurance & £1,000 legal fee contribution - StreamBank has announced the launch of its new StreamEdge bridging product which combines a £1,000 legal fee ...

16 June 2025

Intermediary Market Mortgage Rates Halifax for Intermediaries & BM Solutions Key points Rates cut by up to 16bps on Purchase & Remortgage products for BM Solutions 2 & 5yr BTL Products Halifax f...

13 June 2025

Nick Jones the mortgage sales and marketing director of Access FS, said: “First-time-buyers who want to take advantage of opportunities out there could do worse than investigate some of the low-depos...

13 June 2025

Swansea Building Society has officially launched its new mobile app, providing customers with a more convenient way to manage their savings and mortgage accounts at any time and from anywhere. The n...

13 June 2025

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £20m+ development finance facility to refinance a substantial strategic land portfolio on behalf of a UK-based investor. The committed term facility is sec...

13 June 2025

LHV Bank has completed a new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let facility to refinance two residential properties leased to a social housing charity, enabling the release of equity to support the acquisit...

13 June 2025

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE), one of the mortgage industry’s premier events for intermediaries, has revealed that the keynote address at the MBE London event will be given by Rob Elder, the Bank of En...

12 June 2025

Mansfield Building Society has delivered a raft of criteria changes designed to extend support for borrowers seeking lending in or into retirement. The maximum age for capital repayment lending has b...

12 June 2025

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is proud to announce the launch of its fifth annual Mental Health and Wellbeing Survey, which opens this week and will run until Friday 4th July 202...

12 June 2025

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced a reduction in its residential stress rate for those borrowing over a term of up to five years, improving affordability options for borrowers. The change ap...

12 June 2025

Register for one of our CPD approved webinars, where our amazing BDMs will be sharing best practices on how to get your customer’s mortgage application through to completion as quickly as possible. T...

12 June 2025

Specialist finance lender, Masthaven Finance has today announced significant enhancements to its refurbishment, semi-commercial and commercial bridging products, including a major simplification of it...

12 June 2025

Conveyancing distributor, conveybuddy, has today (12th June 2025) announced the addition of Davisons Law to its panel of conveyancing providers, strengthening the scale and reach of its legal services...

12 June 2025

 - Atom bank has repeatedly cut rates on its Near Prime range in 2025, providing customers with lower borrowing costs  - More than 70% of Atom Near Prime customers have qualified for a Prime product o...

12 June 2025

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today (12th June 2025) announced the launch of new two-year fixed-rate mortgages plus reduced the price of some of its existing two-year deals. ...

12 June 2025

YBS Commercial Mortgages has improved its Housing of Multiple Occupation (HMO) offering this week, launching new products according to property size and making them accessible to more borrowers. The ...

12 June 2025

Nivo has announced that Ruth Buscombe, acclaimed Formula 1 strategist and performance engineer, will join the headline speaker line-up at NivoCon 2025, a one-day event dedicated to celebrating innovat...

12 June 2025

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting all the market, all the time with the launch of a new and comprehensively overhauled, and accessibility-optimised, ...

12 June 2025

An experienced property development investor has successfully refinanced a block of flats worth over £1.2 million, thanks to support from specialist business bank Redwood Bank and its legal partners, ...

12 June 2025

Neil Leitch, Managing Director of Development Finance at Hampshire Trust Bank “Another month of growth in private housing is an encouraging sign of resilience in the market. Developers are finding wa...

12 June 2025

Consumer spending on rent and mortgages grew 4.6 per cent year-on-year in May, slower than the 5.2 per cent recorded in April Spending on utilities rose 4.4 per cent, likely as a result of April’s...

12 June 2025

Specialist lender Black & White Bridging takes ‘Breakfast for Brokers’ nationwide. Following the success of its South Coast launch in Bournemouth, Black & White is taking its exclusive breakfast netwo...

11 June 2025

John Bigwood, chief financial officer at Black & White Bridging, said: “This is fantastic news and a major boost for housebuilding in a sector that has been neglected for too long. “Demand for socia...

11 June 2025

Maria Harris, Chair of the Open Property Data Association, says: “Today’s commitment of £39bn to social and affordable housing marks a critical step in addressing the UK’s deepening housing crisis. B...

11 June 2025

“First-time buyers continue to adapt to ongoing affordability challenges to secure that initial foothold on the property ladder, reflected in the 16% increase in first-time buyer mortgage sales in 202...

11 June 2025

Nick Jones, the mortgage sales and marketing director for Access FS, said: “It’s tempting to focus on the big-ticket announcements around housing – and there was certainly some good stuff in there on...

11 June 2025

From today, The Mortgage Works is helping landlords to potentially borrow more by reducing its stress rate by 0.50% on new buy-to-let applications up to 65 per cent loan to value for: Five-year fix...

11 June 2025

Cameron Hayes, Director at Arc & Co., has completed a £16.7m commercial facility for a repeat client, secured against a South London warehouse asset. The funding, provided by Atlas Capital Partners, ...

11 June 2025

- 71% of consumers (with an awareness of the freedoms changes) value the ability to access pensions flexibly, but 45% worry having more flexibility means they may run out of money in retirement. - 43%...

11 June 2025

Private real estate lender Mera Investment Management has appointed Raj Bath as Director of Portfolio Management, Capital & Reporting. Raj is a chartered accountant, having qualified at City firm Dix...

11 June 2025

GB Bank has significantly enhanced its Buy to Let proposition, opening up access to foreign nationals and expatriate clients who do not hold UK residency, but hold a UK bank account. The updated offe...

11 June 2025

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has reduced rates by up to 0.15% across its popular non-portfolio range of products. Designed for landlords with three or less mortgaged properties, the reductions are avail...

11 June 2025

Just Mortgages, one of the UK’s largest mortgage brokerages, has reported a record year for its client services division, unlocking more than half-a-million pounds in additional income and driving a n...

10 June 2025

Vernon Building Society has joined the lending panel of Connect Mortgages, an award-winning network of brokers offering residential, commercial and buy to let mortgage solutions. It means that Connec...

10 June 2025

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has strengthened its popular product transfer offering with the launch of both additional borrowing and overpayment options. Landlords looking to refinance efficiently now h...

10 June 2025

Martyn Smith, CEO, Black & White Bridging commented: “The latest MLAR data paints a nuanced picture of the mortgage market’s recovery. On the one hand, the sharp rise in gross advances and outstandin...

10 June 2025

With rate changes and affordability challenges - it’s easy for protection conversations to get pushed down the list. That’s where we come in. At The Insurance Surgery, we specialise in protection ...

10 June 2025

Richard Pike, chief sales and marketing officer at Phoebus: “An increase in later life lending activity signals that older borrowers are continuing to take a more proactive approach to managing their...

10 June 2025

Simon Webb, managing director of capital markets and finance at LiveMore, commented: “It’s encouraging to see continued growth in later life lending, reflecting the evolving financial needs of people...

10 June 2025

A client of Advanced Funding Solutions (AFS), an AR of Synergy Commercial Finance, is raising a glass to SDKA who stepped-up at last orders with a £322k bridge to save a developer’s multi-use public h...

10 June 2025

Smart Money People, the UK’s most comprehensive financial services review site, has released its H1 2025 Mortgage Lender Benchmark covering mortgage broker opinions on UK mortgage lenders for the firs...

10 June 2025

Following a period of significant growth, Mortimer Street Capital is developing plans to strengthen its management and origination capabilities, with a focus on experienced hires within the specialist...

10 June 2025

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has established a new base for its Development Finance team in Leeds, strengthening its presence and deepening its commitment to SME developers across the North of England. ...

10 June 2025

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new two-year fixed-rate mortgage for applicants on a Skilled Worker visa, with lending available up to 90% LTV for the first time. Available immediatel...

10 June 2025

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has been announced as one of ten finalists in the prestigious Department for Business & Trade Smart Data Challenge, with its submission focused on transformin...

09 June 2025

Open for business We know that finding a mortgage for self-employed clients isn’t always easy. With a little flexibility and a lot of expertise, our team is here to help you find solutions. Experts ...

09 June 2025

more2life, the later life lender, has today (9th June 2025) announced that from 7th July 2025, it will integrate the Horizon lifetime mortgage product range - previously offered by Standard Life Home ...

09 June 2025

Dear Adviser, I am sure you have not failed to notice the FCA's increased rhetoric around the link between successful deployment of consumer duty and vulnerability, most recently from Nick Hulme (FCA...

09 June 2025

 - 71% of workers get less than 7 hours sleep a night  - 60% of bank employees say insufficient sleep is a frequent problem  - Employees with caring responsibilities at higher risk 27th May 2025 Lon...

09 June 2025

Leading specialist lender, Precise, has completed a £1.7m bridging finance deal which was used to prevent a residential chain break. With chain breaks cited as the top reason for needing bridging fina...

09 June 2025

Credit broker, Norton Broker Services, has appointed Vincent Ricks as its new Telephone Business Development Manager (BDM), further strengthening its intermediary team as demand continues across both ...

09 June 2025

Pure Panel Management, a leading provider of panel management services, has partnered with Afin Bank, a new digital bank set to begin lending in 2025, to support its mortgage proposition. Afin Bank w...

09 June 2025

Asset Advantage, one of the UK’s leading providers of business finance for SMEs, is set to launch a brand-new survey to gain deeper insights into the challenges and opportunities for commercial broker...

09 June 2025

- Yorkshire Building Society the productive mutual in the UK Yorkshire Building Society is the most efficient in the UK according to new research from fintech Target Group. The analysis, conducted b...

06 June 2025

With effect from Tuesday 10th June, we’ll be making changes to our residential existing customer and International mortgage product ranges. Please click here to view the upcoming rate changes. Remin...

06 June 2025

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06 June 2025

Following the successful relaunch of our lifetime (equity release range) in January, today we’ve made enhancements by increasing loan to values by up to 1.75%. For example, the LTVs have increased fo...

06 June 2025

Mansfield Building Society can now accept Expat Buy to Let (BTL) from Expats residing in European Union (EU) member states. Allowing Expats from within EU member states is an addition to Mansfield’s ...

06 June 2025

Friday 6 June, UK: Mortgage Brain, the leading provider of mortgage technology solutions, welcomes specialist lender, Lendco, to its Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain modules. This new partnership wi...

06 June 2025

UK house prices dip slightly in May, but market remains steady House prices fell by -0.4% in May vs rise of +0.3% in April Average property price now £296,648 compared to £297,798 last month Annu...

06 June 2025

Darlington Building Society has today, Friday 6th June, launched a new suite of five-year fixed-rate products under the Own New Rate Reducer scheme, offering up to 95% LTV for new-build purchases. The...

06 June 2025

Nivo has joined the NACFB as the Association’s go-to AI Partner, helping brokers with an innovative solution that takes on the administrative effort of gathering, checking, and sharing everything requ...

06 June 2025

LiveMore, the mortgage lender for people aged 50 to 90 plus, continues to drive forward its lifetime (equity release) mortgage range following a hugely successful launch at the start of 2025. Today it...

05 June 2025

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has launched a new range of market-leading long-term fixed-rate Cash ISAs and savings accounts amid growing uncertainty around the future of tax-free savings allowances. T...

05 June 2025

Here’s some news that’ll have you saying ‘yes!’. We’ve improved access to our Underwriters for your large loan enquiries. You can now call our experts directly with any enquiries for loans of £500k or...

05 June 2025

An experienced family-owned development company banked on Aspen Bridging to deliver a £3,050,000 Refurbishment facility for the purchase and redevelopment of two former NatWest sites in North London. ...

05 June 2025

Data shows average healthy life expectancy gap is 11.7 years 05 June 2025: The growing gap between healthy life expectancy and life expectancy highlights the need for increased later life finance opt...

05 June 2025

Mortgage market activity continued its steady rise in May, according to the latest figures from adviser tech provider Twenty7tec. Total search volumes rose strongly month on month, and product availab...

05 June 2025

Following the success of its initial integration, and in direct response to user feedback, One Mortgage System (OMS) has expanded the functionality of its full application programming interface (API) ...

05 June 2025

Black & White Bridging has successfully lent over £250m since it was launched. The specialist lender, formerly Bath & West Finance, states that it has now lent £270m, with £125m in the last 12 mont...

04 June 2025

For the second year in a row, specialist short term lender Kuflink has been named as one of the ‘Best Places to Work’ by The Sunday Times. Kuflink is one of a select number of small UK based companies...

04 June 2025

For new and existing customers moving, rates start from 3.90% Nationwide will be reducing rates by up to 0.12 percentage points across selected two, three and five-year fixed rate products with the n...

04 June 2025

Deadline date We will be changing rates on our Equity Release (lifetime) range at 6.30pm on Thursday 5th June. KFIs deadline 6.30pm Thursday 5th June Submitted KFIs to be converted to application...

04 June 2025

Want to know more about how to prevent mortgage fraud? Good news, there’s still time to register for one of our bite-size webinars. All sessions last approximately 15 minutes and will provide a high-...

04 June 2025

Accord is increasing its maximum loan amount by up to £1.6 million and extending 95% lending to new-build properties, in its latest bid to help first- and next-time buyers achieve their homeownership ...

04 June 2025

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has become the first equity release specialist to join mainstream sourcing platform Mortgage Broker Tools, highlighting its commitment to reaching as many advi...

04 June 2025

Envelop, a leading specialist finance packager, has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Adrian Wickham as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Adrian brings with him a wealth o...

04 June 2025

Versed Financial, an Appointed Representative of mortgage, protection and financial planning network, Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), has appointed broadcaster and mortgage expert, Sally Mitchell...

04 June 2025

Masthaven Finance is the latest lender to join the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). Masthaven Finance is pleased to announce its appointment as a Patron of the National Ass...

04 June 2025

New vulnerable customer data from the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) has revealed that caring responsibilities are one of the most common life events experienced by consumers. Support services pr...

03 June 2025

Here’s some news that’ll have you saying ‘yes!’. We’ve improved our buy-to-let affordability assessment – meaning more of your clients can get the loans they need. Bigger, better buy-to-let We’ve im...

03 June 2025

We can assist with short-term property finance solutions aimed at Developers & Landlords for purchase and refinance, particularly to facilitate “stabilisation” periods to establish rental income prior...

03 June 2025

We wanted to let you know that we’re making some rate increases to the following Clydesdale Bank products on Wednesday 4 June. Core Residential (including Product Transfer) Selected Residential 65...

03 June 2025

Specialist finance lender, Masthaven Finance appoints Tony Grillo and Gary Melville to its business development team. Specialist finance lender, Masthaven Finance, has bolstered its business developm...

03 June 2025

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and The Right DA Club have today (3rd June 2025) announced the launch of its Sales Roadshow series taking place across the country in June, entitled ‘Opportunit...

03 June 2025

A recently repaid bridging loan case from United Trust Bank (UTB) demonstrates why choosing a flexible and supportive lender is vital when things don’t go as planned. And the borrower was so impressed...

03 June 2025

Main reasons for rejection include visa status, nationality and lack of UK credit history New research by specialist lender Afin Bank found that 92% of Africans in the UK feel underserved by mortg...

03 June 2025

£74 per month increase on average in response to new regulation Nearly half of the UK’s BTL landlords (44%) plan to put up rent in response to the new Renters’ Rights Bill, new survey data from Landb...

03 June 2025

Make the moving process easier to unlock the UK’s housing potential With housebuilding rates falling short of demand and the need for homes soaring, the UK must focus on making better use of existing...

02 June 2025

Voting is now open for the Financial Adviser Service Awards 2025 With your support, we were rewarded with 5 stars at last year's Financial Adviser Service Awards. This year, we've ensured our buy to ...

02 June 2025

Voting is now open for the Financial Adviser Service Awards 2025 Thanks to your support, we secured the top rating of 5 stars in last year's Financial Adviser Service Awards. Your trust in us is neve...

02 June 2025

We previously advised you that we’d reduced our Product Switch window from 180 days to 90 days. However, to minimise the impact to your customer, we have been making incremental reductions on our Brok...

02 June 2025

Mikos Gyros, one of the UK’s fastest-growing Greek food brands, is using a tailored Invoice Finance facility from Optimum Finance to support its continued expansion in retail and e-commerce. Founde...

02 June 2025

Nivo is delighted and excited to announce the return of NivoCon, a one day event in London that brings together the most forward thinking minds in specialist finance to swap ideas, challenge the statu...

02 June 2025

Roma Finance, the specialist lender known for its flexible, relationship-driven approach, is today launching a new Commercial Development Finance product—the first expansion of its RomaGROW range, whi...

02 June 2025

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries is announcing a new strategic partnership with UK Business Mentoring to support intermediaries with tackling the broader challenges of running and growing a business...

02 June 2025

A Stockport mill that became the defining symbol of the New Year’s Day flooding to hit the North West will finish all remedial works thanks to a £1,035,500 bridge from SDKA. Meadow Mill suffered sig...

02 June 2025

A specialist business bank has announced the appointment of Stuart Davidson as its new Chief Commercial Officer, to further bolster the Bank’s savings and lending proposition for future growth. Stua...

02 June 2025

Specialist equity and debt advisory Arc & Co. has appointed Arjun Saroya as an asset finance advisor to join its growing team of specialists. Arjun has a strong background in development finance, mos...

02 June 2025

Proptech surveyor also expands marketing team Digital-first surveyor HouzeCheck has appointed a new head of finance. Kasia Suchacka is set to play a pivotal role in shaping the surveying portal’s fi...