Month: October 2026

The Cambridge Building Society has broadened its 98% loan to value (LTV) First Step mortgage with the addition of a five-year fix.

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Halifax Intermediaries has become to latest lender to push its rates higher, effective tomorrow (2 October). The lender will increase prices across selected homemover and first-time buyer products by as much as 0.10% on two-, three- and five-year fixes. For remortgage products, there will be…

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UK rents have risen by almost 5% (4.9%) over the last year, the latest Goodlord Rental Index. In September, average rents were up from £1,507 12 months ago, to £1,581, which means properties are costing tenants £888 more per year compared to 2025. The rise…

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Mortgage lending growth in the UK is expected to rise from 3% in 2025 to 3.3% this year due to lower rates in the second half of last year, analysis found.

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The Guernsey-based investment management firm said the milestone reflects the diversification of its lending proposition.

The post RAW Capital Partners’ loan book surpasses £250m milestone appeared first on Mortgage Solutions.

The lender exceeded £1bn in lending less than two-and-a-half years after launch.

The post GB Bank surpasses £1bn lending milestone after 2023 launch appeared first on Mortgage Solutions.

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has promoted Josh Swaby to lending manager within its development finance team.

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365 Finance said it can make SME funding decisions within a few hours.

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Both YBS and Atom have made adjustments to their respective buy-to-let and commercial ranges.

The post YBS introduces five-year trackers; Atom makes changes to commercial range – round-up appeared first on Mortgage Solutions.

Simon Cockerill, head of intermediary sales at OSB Group, has left the business after nearly eight years.

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