Angela Rayner has been re-appointed to her former role of Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. She was appointed late into Monday night, as Andy Burnham continued his ...

Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has resigned. Reed was appointed in 2025, after Rayner stepped down following the stamp duty scandal. He was a close ally ...

Leeds Building Society has built on its proposition for first-time buyers with the launch of its 98% loan to value (LTV) Start Mortgage. The product enables lending up to five times household income ...

Property purchases generated £1.24bn in stamp duty receipts in June, up 16% from £1.07bn collected in the previous month, while inheritance tax revenue reached its highest level on record. Figures ...

Santander has announced increased mortgage rates across its new business and product transfer range, along with the addition of 10-year and new-build options. As of 22 July, Santander will increase ...

Mortgage lenders and brokers face a rise in down-valuations, with the average newly listed UK property now priced 11.6% above its independent automated valuation model (AVM) value. The findings come ...

Chris Tanner will step back as CEO of HLPartnership (HLP) with Rudi Botha to succeed, subject to regulatory approval. Tanner has led HLP for nearly two decades and overseen its growth as one of the UK ...

Octane Capital has updated its specialist lending range in response to broker feedback, supported by its recent acquisition by Aldermore Bank. Changes include the addition of fixed rates at no ...

This week, Mortgage Solutions is speaking to Lisa Taylor, telephone business development manager (BDM) at Gen H. Which locations and how many advisers and broker firms do you cover in your role at Gen ...

The number of new-build developments coming to the market is at its lowest level since 2017, limiting stock for first-time buyers. The average mortgage rate currently sits at 4.92%, up from 3.53% four ...

Nationwide will increase selected fixed and tracker rates by up to 0.35% across its first-time buyer, homemover, existing customers moving home and remortgage products. Nationwide has increased ...

Dudley Building Society completed the phased launch of its cloud-based platform, which it says will reduce administration, improve case visibility and quicken processing. The mutual has made the ...