Access FS

Access Financial Services partners with StrideUp

House Prices

House price growth bounces back in January with 1% rise: Nationwide

Alternative Bridging

Alternative Bridging appoints Midlands BDM

Knowledge Bank

Knowledge Bank launches dedicated development finance lending type

Chetwood

George Gee joins Chetwood as managing director of mortgages

First-time Buyer

One in three first-time buyers has at least a 25% deposit

Blogs

Jonathan Barrett: What’s your duty of care? Moving the needle from compliance to strategy

Ecology

Ecology Building Society joins TMA's panel

Acre

Acre integrates Halifax DIPs into platform

Pallas Capital

New lender Pallas Capital appoints senior originator to lead intermediary engagement

Zephyr

Pepper Advantage acquires Zephyr and Topaz Finance as Computershare deal completes

Mortgage Rates

Two Big Six lenders increase mortgage rates as swaps rise

Mortgages

Seasonal dip in approvals fails to dampen mortgage market confidence

Housing Market

Housing sales see post-Budget bounce in December: HMRC

Special Features

FCA’s final guidance on non-financial misconduct: Progress or overreach?

Paragon Bank

Paragon launches new broker portal and improves new build buy-to-let proposition