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Market Harborough Building Society has reduced its fixed rates by up to 0.20% across many of its residential solutions up to £3m, including expat cases. Market Harborough BS financialreporter.co.uk/market-harboro…

Lifetime mortgage lender, Pure Retirement, has launched a new accessibility-optimised website which focuses on improving the user experience through additional resources. financialreporter.co.uk/pure-retiremen…

Mansfield Building Society has introduced a series of criteria changes designed to extend support for borrowers seeking lending in or into retirement. financialreporter.co.uk/mansfield-enha…

First-time buyer prices rose 2.5 times faster than those paid by buyers who already own a home. financialreporter.co.uk/softened-stres…

Time Finance has welcomed Paul Rice as a business development manager in its invoice finance team to enhance its support for SMEs across London and the South East. Time Finance financialreporter.co.uk/time-finance-a…

How to future-proof a portfolio: Conor McDermott, director of SME lending at LHV Bank, says brokers who lead the conversation on diversification now will position themselves as essential partners in an ever-changing property market. financialreporter.co.uk/blogs/how-to-f…

West Brom Building Society has announced rate reductions of up to 0.23% across several of its mortgage ranges, as well as the introduction of new products. financialreporter.co.uk/west-brom-cuts…

Assetz Capital has announced the launch of ‘Assetz Elevate’ - a new dedicated product line offering fast, flexible loans from £250,000 to £1.5 million for smaller ground-up development opportunities. financialreporter.co.uk/assetz-capital…

We spoke to Lee Chiswell, head of mortgages at Barclays UK, about why lenders need to do more than just offer competitive products in the modern mortgage landscape and how broker feedback directly shaped the creation of its newly launched Business Toolkit. financialreporter.co.uk/in-the-spotlig…

More competitive pricing is helping sales activity, with May seeing the strongest month of sales agreed since March 2022. Rightmove financialreporter.co.uk/homebuyer-acti…

Halifax for Intermediaries and BM Solutions have both announced reductions across their residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges. financialreporter.co.uk/halifax-and-bm…

StreamBank has announced the launch of its new StreamEdge bridging product which combines a £1,000 legal fee contribution, title insurance and rates starting from 0.66% per month. financialreporter.co.uk/streambank-lau…

Allica Bank has announced a series of enhancements to its commercial mortgage and specialist buy-to-let proposition. financialreporter.co.uk/allica-bank-cu…

Geospatial property data and AI platform, REalyse, has shared the most used chatbot searches by mortgage brokers on its platform since they launched in April 2025. financialreporter.co.uk/most-used-chat…

MT Finance Group has announced the launch of its new commercial mortgage business, backed by a £2.5bn forward flow facility from J.P. Morgan. MT Finance Group financialreporter.co.uk/mt-finance-lau…

Firms told the Committee that the regulatory environment is "overly complex" and that many find it challenging to navigate and remain compliant. financialreporter.co.uk/clarity-and-cu…

Hayley Evans has joined United Trust Bank as a senior bridging underwriter and Harvey Wood joins as bridging underwriter. United Trust Bank financialreporter.co.uk/united-trust-b…

Is AI going to replace the role of a broker? Connor Ross, property finance expert at BridgeCross Finance, explores AI's role in property finance and how it affects the role of the broker. financialreporter.co.uk/blogs/is-ai-go…

Gen H announced wide-ranging mortgage rate cuts of up to 50 bps across its entire product range. financialreporter.co.uk/gen-h-cuts-mor…

Knowledge Bank has appointed Julie Bourne as its new criteria and partnerships manager. Knowledge Bank financialreporter.co.uk/knowledge-bank…