Virgin Money

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank to lower SVR after base rate cut

First-time Buyer

First-time buyer numbers up 20% in 2025: Zoopla

Buy-to-let

Young landlords driving limited company buy-to-let growth

Buy-to-let

Paragon launches tracker buy-to-let mortgage range

Stamp Duty

Stamp duty payments up 19% so far in 2025 to £13.7bn

Blogs

Tanya Elmaz: Overcoming chain-pain: Using bridging finance to battle housing delays

Bridging

Brokers increasingly turning to bridging as client needs become more complex

Blogs

Charlotte Allen: FCA feedback is welcome but later life changes need to be faster

Mortgage Market

Mortgage applications rise 11.6% in November: Stonebridge

AI

Almost half of consumers trust financial advice from social media and AI

Gatehouse Bank

Gatehouse Bank launches residential and buy-to-let refinance products

Newcastle BS

Newcastle for Intermediaries cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.24%

Special Features

Why LinkedIn is the next major compliance blind spot

Gen H

Gen H eases credit scoring criteria to support first-time buyers

Assetz Capital

Assetz Capital expands national relationship team with two new hires

FCA

FCA expands insurance work in response to super complaint