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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Nearly three-quarters (74%) of consumers do not know about the protections that should be in place when they have home improvement work carried out, according to research from TrustMark. The report, Consumer Protection in Home Improvements: Building a Consumer Centric Approach, says there are big gaps…
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Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched three-year discounted mortgage products across its retirement and credit restore. The products include a retirement three-year discount up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV) at 5.09% with a product fee of £999. In addition, there are two credit restore three-year discount products…
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The construction sector continues to stall against a backdrop of ongoing economic uncertainty, borrowing costs and lingering investor caution, the latest Glenigan construction index reveals. The index found the value of underlying work (under £100 million) starting on-site during the three months to the end…
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Demand for holiday let finance continues to grow despite a series of tax and regulatory changes affecting the sector, new research carried out by The Cumberland Building Society reveals. The research found that 88% of mortgage brokers have seen an increase in holiday let 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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