Bridging Loan Guide https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Proof advice and products do not hinder protection; it’s awareness – reaction Rely launches limited-edition BTL range Scotland faces twin challenges of boosting housing supply and supporting aspiring buyers Mortgage overpayment app Sprive raises £7.7m in Series A funding round Santander trims resi rates and pulls several products Q2 SME lending climbs to post-pandemic peak but trails 2019 levels 100% no deposit mortgage launched by Gable Skipton’s ‘Delayed Start’ mortgage extended to home movers Cover feature: 25 years of Mortgage Strategy Family BS appoints Hamp as CFO Half of Scots who don’t own a home doubt they ever will: Pepper Barclays, Halifax and BM raise rates by up to 30bps Asking price rise should not be mistaken for ‘major turning point’ Celebrating 30 years of BTL but several myths prove ‘stubborn to shift’ – Paragon Family BS confirms Hamp as CFO Gable joins lenders offering no-deposit mortgage Why building societies should use technology to build stronger member relationships, not just better products – Sumsion We’re measuring digital success by the wrong standard – Purewal Know Your BDM: Claire Graham, Fleet Mortgages FCA sets 18-month deadline to make ‘meaningful progress’ with protection take-up Regulator takes action to engage advisers and clients with protection Barclays raises resi remortgage rates to 25bps; Halifax announces hikes up to 11bps – round-up Paragon Bank: 30 years of buy-to-let mortgages Could equity release pay off my interest-only mortgage? Asking prices pick up but rate fears loom: Rightmove Gable unveils 100% LTV to increase FTB market share FCA to work with AMI and others to tackle protection gap Blog: Buy-to-let is 30 – a magnificent milestone TSB to raise more rates by up to 25bps Top 10 most read mortgage broker stories this week – 18/09/2026 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 CHL Mortgages launches limited edition buy-to-let range and expands lending criteria Falling conveyancer numbers raise capacity concerns as time to exchange reaches 123 days Middle East tensions drive fresh mortgage rate volatility: Knight Frank Comment: Ami’s message to ministers on housing More than 54,000 homes hit the market after back-to-school rush 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’