UK Property & Short-Term Finance Insights
The value of gross mortgage advances in the UK rose sharply in the second quarter of 2026, increasing 11.1% from the previous quarter to £77.4 billion, according to the latest FCA figures. The regulator’s Mortgage Lending and Administration Return (MLAR) statistics show that gross mortgage…
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Marsden Building Society has simplified its expat mortgage criteria. The society has removed its minimum income requirement and reduced documentation requirements for employed and self-employed applicants. For example, self-employed applicants now only require one year of accounts, or two years if top slicing. Employed applicants…
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Lenders continue to announce rate hikes, with Halifax Intermediaries, BM Solutions, Accord Mortgages and InterBay launching higher rates from tomorrow (9 September). Halifax Intermediaries home move and first-time buyer rates will rise by as much as 0.12% on selected fixed rates products. The lender will…
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Nicola Goldie has left her role as head of strategic partnerships & growth at Aldermore Bank. Confirming her departure from Aldemore on Linked In she said: After three incredible years at Mortgage Intermediaries Aldermore Bank, a truly special chapter of my career has come to…
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Together has appointed Arun Jeyarajah as corporate sales director for London and the South. Jeyarajah joins with more than two decades of experience in financial services. He started his career in financial services in 2004 as trainee independent financial adviser on the Barclays graduate scheme…
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GB Bank has joined the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) as a lender partner. The specialist bank joins FIBA’s group of lender and funder partners, which work with the trade association and its membership of professional finance intermediaries across the residential mortgage, commercial finance…
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Can you take out equity release if you are self-employed and, if so, what options are available? Mark Gregory helps a reader who works as a consultant to navigate the lifetime mortgage market
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A new choice-led shared ownership model could contribute towards the government’s target of 1.5 million homes by adding 30,000 a year, a homebuilder has said.
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A new-build incentive to help with stamp duty costs would attract more new-build home buyers than other incentives, a survey has found.
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Life insurance and critical illness cover provider, Beagle Street, has made two appointments as part of its expansion into the intermediary market.
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