Protection Guru has boosted the number of searches brokers can carry out on its platform by 250%.   The comparison firm says advisers can increase searches using their standard licences, allowing them ...

Chetwood Bank has appointed Natalie McNamara to its distribution team as mortgage distribution manager. McNamara brings ...

Accord Mortgages is further reducing rates on its buy-to range Changes apply to two-and five-year fixes, with rates on ...

Birmingham Bank has appointed Jackie Burchill as its head of lending. Burchill brings over 30 years of experience in the ...

Average UK house prices increased by 3.9%, to £269,000, in the 12 months to May 2025 (provisional estimate); according to the ...

UK inflation rose unexpectedly to 3.6% in the year to June, from 3.4% in May, according to the latest Office for National ...

Barclays Bank has been fined £42m for two separate instances of financial crime risk failures by the Financial Conduct Authority.    In the first case, the City watchdog says, Barclays failed to check ...

The Treasury has confirmed the launch of its new Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, which will be permanently available from this ...

The Financial Ombudsman Service has acted as “a quasi-regulator,” says the Treasury, and has set out a new path for the ...

Accord Mortgages has directly responded to the relaxation of limits on higher-loan-to-income (LTI) lending, with swift ...

The Financial Conduct Authority and the Financial Ombudsman Service plan to work together on high-volume complaints between consumers and firms to cut the time it takes to settle disputes. Both bodies ...

The Financial Conduct Authority has pledged it will speed up the authorisation for individuals and firms. The regulator has ...