4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (180+ words) The performance took the bank's Financial Sponsors lending book above £1bn. Shawbrook’s Financial Sponsors team has deployed over £250m of incremental lending this year, marking its strongest first-half lending performance to date. The performance took the bank’s Financial Sponsors lending book above…...

5+ day, 51+ min ago   (432+ words) Jason Berry of Crystal Specialist Finance explores why growing borrower complexity is making specialist advice increasingly valuable. There is an interesting contradiction developing in the UK mortgage market. Technology is making it easier to search for products, lenders are becoming…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (397+ words) Knowledge Bank recorded more than 6,800 changes to lender criteria during August, the highest monthly total so far in 2026. Almost 6,000 new criteria areas were also added to the platform during the month as lenders continued to develop their propositions. The increase…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (325+ words) Beverley Building Society has highlighted its mixed-use mortgage proposition after helping the owners of a luxury cattery refinance their home and business through a specialist lending case. The society supported Douglas and his wife, who run a cattery on England’s…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (151+ words) Mortgage Intelligence has added Swansea Building Society to its lender panel. The partnership gives advisers at the mortgage broker network access to the building society’s mortgage range. Graham Wood (pictured), head of products and partnerships at Mortgage Intelligence, said: “We’re…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (333+ words) A total of 880,635 mortgages were locked into new deals up to six months before maturity in the first half of 2026, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) data showed. This included 499,271 mortgages in the first quarter and 381,364 in the second quarter. Between July…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (315+ words) The London Foundation for Banking and Finance (LFBF) and LIBF have opened a pathway for experienced mortgage advisers to become chartered members. Qualified mortgage advisers on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) register will be able to apply for the designation....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (348+ words) Its Lifetime Mortgage Lump Sum Lifestyle Interest Reward product is available to homeowners aged 55 and over as a lump sum lifetime mortgage. LV= has launched Lifetime Mortgage Lump Sum Lifestyle Interest Reward as part of its Lifestyle equity release range....

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (336+ words) Your Move Williams Rose, a franchise partner of LSL Estate Agency Franchising, has acquired Assured Property Rentals in Keynsham. The deal adds Assured Property Rentals’ portfolio of 250 landlords to the residential sales and lettings agency. Two members of the Assured…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (211+ words) Skipton Building Society and The Co-operative Bank for Intermediaries have become the latest lenders to announce changes to their mortgage ranges. Skipton is set to increase rates across its entire fixed rate mortgage range from tomorrow, Tuesday 8th September, affecting both…...