Bridging Loan Guide https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Accord lowers resi new business rates by 0.10% Equifinance hires Burchill as director of lending operations HTB expands broker support with return of House to lead internal BDMs BetterHome Group appoints Glasgow as COO One roof, multiple routes for ambitious advisers – Allkins AI is the future but advice will always be about people – Hale Know Your BDM: Laz Doel, Gen H Aviva enhances death claims and trust process TSB increases rates; Accord makes cuts of 10bps across entire resi range – round-up Skipton BS widens higher-LTI lending to more borrowers Mortgage rates hit 6% as lender hikes continue Your First Home: The expert verdict on the FTB scheme BetterHome Group hires Glasgow as COO Most consumers haven’t closed the door on protection: Ami TSB and Coventry make further rate increases Cost of moving home is now £17,413: Reallymoving Propertymark backs Conservative’s housing calls to increase housing supply and simplify planning National Friendly launches Mortgage Protect Royal London enhances underwriting process with digital GP report service Most consumers open to protection despite dropping out, AMI finds Pivotal makes debt consolidation specialist Proper Advice its 27th acquisition Long-term direction of BTL towards growing portfolios – Fleet More choice, fewer assumptions: the changing mortgage market for 50+ borrowers – Pagan Exclusive: National Friendly launches non-underwritten mortgage protection policy Just nine sub-5% mortgages left as fixed rates hit three-year high – Moneyfacts Lifetime mortgages – can you ‘pay as you go’? Average landlord portfolio rises to 18 properties as rental yield increases to 7.9% in England and Wales: Fleet Average five-year fixed hits 6%: Moneyfacts Pivotal acquires Proper Advice HTB brings back Mia House to lead internal BDM team Scotland’s homeownership ambition is ‘strong’ but confidence is a barrier, says Pepper’s Barnard A stronger mortgage adviser and regulation on the TMPE 2026 agenda YBS advisers complete 198km treadmill ultramarathon for charity Quantum Development Finance secures £500m Goldman Sachs facility Top 10 most read mortgage broker stories this week – 02/10/2026 Santander cuts rates up to 25bps; NatWest makes increases up to 30bps; Clydesdale ups rates by 17bps – round-up The Cambridge launches 98% ‘First Step’ mortgage MS NextGen Ep 4: Marketing, Tech, and the Conveyancing Journey with Amelia Holmes NatWest Intermediaries and TSB announce rate hikes and cuts Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 28 Sept to 02 Oct Capricorn eyes £4.5bn lending as adviser numbers grow Four in 10 renters do not expect to own a home Wage growth makes buying a home most affordable in 11 years SAMPAN turns one: ‘Being part of SAMPAN has meant more than I expected’ Your First Home could make ‘meaningful difference’ to FTBs Barclays extends lower rate window after technical outage Average fixed rates now on brink of 6%: Moneyfacts AI, open finance and fraud set to dominate mortgage technology agenda at MIT Live Over a third of homes ‘not suitable’ for today’s hotter climate Four in 10 renters expect to rent for life despite homeownership aspirations: TDS