Dudley Building Society posted gross mortgage lending up 8.8% to £124m last year compared to 12 months ago. It also reported an 8.4% increase in its mortgage book for the financial year 2024/25, ...

Shawbrook has enhanced its lending criteria to support landlords investing in serviced accommodation. Throughout 2024, Shawbrook’s internal data recorded a 14% increase in landlords investing in Multi ...

Barclays has made further rate reductions, following its cuts last week. The bank has lowered its residential remortgage only five-year fixed at 60% LTV with a fee of £999 has decreased from 4.03% to ...

After weak numbers in April the latest Bank of England Money and Credit report points to a more confident mortgage market. Net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals increased by £2.8bn to £2.1 bn ...

The government has announced a package of reforms to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to end delays to building new high-rise homes. The reforms, which include a new fast track process, changes to ...

HSBC Life has boosted its business development manager’s team and launched a protection adviser support service.  The ...

Around 3.5 million potential first-time buyers have dropped out of the housing market since the 2008 financial crisis, the ...

Mortgage Strategy Awards 2025 Personality of the Year Can you give us an overview of your career to date? The story of my ...

FCA consults on mortgage rule review and Barclays UK appoints McCormack head of mortgage intermediaries. Explore these developments and more:  FCA consults on mortgage rule review The Financial Condu ...

Santander UK has improved its affordability rates on new build homes, which will allow customers to borrow more than £5,600 of extra cash. The lender says its new calculations “consider features ...

Coventry for intermediaries has cut residential and buy to let rates by up to 10bps, with lower options available for new and ...