Bridging Loan Guide https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Foundation, Aldermore and TMW to hike BTL rates Aspen appoints four to graduate scheme Family BS reintroduces BTL rates with 60bps rate hike Iress adds Coventry BS and Godiva to Acre as firms aim to cut mortgage admin E4 Strategic launches digital property exchange platform Guardian pays record £31.7m in claims AI will not replace letting agents – but will make them work faster Novus launches mortgage simulator to help lenders spot friction points Base rate hold does not mean the end of ‘priced-in’ mortgage hikes – reaction BMPS 2026: Mortgage sourcing will look ‘undoubtedly’ different in a few years Fleet hikes product transfer rates as Vida pulls range Bridging Watch: We’ll keep riding to the rescue National Friendly makes three leadership appointments Older borrowers underestimate mortgage options, Suffolk BS finds Saffron BS enhances broker experience with AI origination platform Four in five Gen Zs actively save for a house deposit Pepper Money launches five-year BTL range September sees another base rate hold Griffin joins J3 as MD of debt advisory Together delivers record originations of £3.5bn Commercial property doesn’t need a boom to create opportunity – Breeden Family BS appoints Mrotzek as COO Interest rates held at 3.75%: Advice on your mortgage One in five Gen Z Brits are saving nothing for a first home deposit MPC decision: Mortgage market divided on Bank base rate hold MPC decision: Base rate held at 3.75% Two thirds of borrowers wrongly think lenders restrict by age, brokers say Great day and night at The Belfry: MSSLA 2026 Pepper launches five-year fixed BTL deals FTBs represented more than half of mortgage sales in 2025: ONS MS NextGen Ep 2: Bridging mortgages and wealth planning with Evie Beaumont FTBs playing ‘increasingly central role’ in driving mortgages sales – ONS Ex-Primis’ Hoare joins Flavin for broker consultancy venture Residential property sales plunge nearly 20% after stamp duty threshold change Broker feedback shapes JammJar AI upgrades Triodos appoints Wilson as senior relationship manager Skipton BS widens Delayed Start mortgage to homemovers Conveyancer numbers decline by almost 16% in five years Moda and CHL launch limited-edition ranges – round-up Pollins becomes CFO at Magnet Capital We should challenge whether any mortgage case is ‘vanilla’ – Star Letter 18/09/2026 More than 54,000 homes hit the market after back-to-school rush Middle East tensions drive fresh mortgage rate volatility: Knight Frank Comment: Ami’s message to ministers on housing Falling conveyancer numbers raise capacity concerns as time to exchange reaches 123 days CHL Mortgages launches limited edition buy-to-let range and expands lending criteria Average five-year fix at highest level since 2023: Moneyfacts Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 14 Sept to 18 Sept Mainstream and later life lending ‘must come closer together’ Industry has overlooked the real first-time buyer challenge, says former Help to Buy director