Hundreds of professionals from across the mortgage and property sectors donned their football kit or charity.
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North West sees highest competition among tenants: Rightmove
Six of Britain’s 10 most competitive rental markets this summer were in the North West, according to Rightmove. Wallasey and Birkenhead, both on the Wirral in Merseyside, were the joint most competitive locations in July and August, with an average of 30 tenant enquiries for…
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Mortgage Brain integrates Paymentshield into CRM Brain
Mortgage Brain has integrated Paymentshield into its CRM Brain platform. Mortgage Brain said this lets brokers offer clients a home insurance quote automatically as part of the mortgage application process. The integration means that, once a mortgage application has been submitted through CRM Brain, brokers…
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L&C Mortgages adds Hunnisett and Porter to senior team
L&C Mortgages has appointed Rachael Hunnisett as its new director of partnerships and communications. Hunnisett brings a wealth of experience having worked in roles spanning the mortgage lending and advice market, most recently as director of mortgage distribution at April Mortgages. She will lead the…
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MAB makes three senior appointments
Mortgage Advice Bureau has made three senior appointments across marketing, finance and technology. John Woods has been appointed group chief marketing officer. He has previously held senior roles at Barclays and CMC Markets, where he led the firm’s digital transformation ahead of its FTSE 250…
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MPs to examine BoE’s role after 30 years of independence
MPs on the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) are set to examine whether the Bank of England’s role in monetary policy is still fit for purpose, 30 years after it was given independence. In 1997, the Bank of England was granted autonomous powers to set interest…
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New build starts up 6% in Q2, government figures show
English new build starts were 35,910 in Q2 2026, according to figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The figure was up 6% on the 34,440 new starts recorded in Q1 2026 and 20% higher than the 31,900 in Q2 2025.…
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Leader panel confirmed for MIT Live AI discussion
Digital transformation has long been a major ambition for mortgage businesses, but it has often meant lengthy projects, significant investment and complex legacy systems. At MIT Live 2026, our Leader Panel: Building the connected mortgage journey in the AI era will explore what this means…
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Second Charge Watch: FCA’s lens is nothing to be afraid of
The FCA’s increased scrutiny of the second charge market should be welcomed by anyone who believes in the value of good advice. Recent work has understandably focused heavily on debt consolidation. The regulator found examples where affordability assessments overlooked important expenditure, advisers did not sufficiently…
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Nominations open for the 2027 British Later Life Lending Awards
Nominations have opened for the 2027 British Later Life Lending Awards to acknowledge standout professionals in the later life lending and advice sectors.
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