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Mortgage market in 2026: Here’s what to expect

Forecasts point to modest lending growth, softer purchases and rising refinancing volumes

Mortgage market in 2026: Here’s what to expect

‘Brokers should listen, question, challenge – not just take orders’

Broker in Focus: Matt Thomas, of First Financial Solutions, advises new and aspiring brokers to never shy away from difficult conversations in the client’s best interests

‘Brokers should listen, question, challenge – not just take orders’

Bridging in 2026: creative capital, cautious exits and a market split by price and geography

Bridging is booming into 2026 – powered by creative investors, rebridging deals and auction opportunists, even as prime buyers hit pause

Bridging in 2026: creative capital, cautious exits and a market split by price and geography

Post-Budget pause or pressure point? Brokers weigh in on a stalled housing market

While RICS signals delayed recovery, intermediaries report early signs of movement alongside continued caution

Post-Budget pause or pressure point? Brokers weigh in on a stalled housing market

Smarter systems, fewer delays: why brokers need better tools, not more of them

Digital tools are gaining ground, but upstream friction and disjointed processes are still dragging mortgage cases down

Smarter systems, fewer delays: why brokers need better tools, not more of them

Nationwide hit with £44m fine for gaps in financial crime checks

Regulator says mutual failed to manage money laundering risks in personal current account book

Nationwide hit with £44m fine for gaps in financial crime checks