Site Map for February 2026

Date
Title
27 Feb 2026
Barclays faces £600m loss after collapse of mortgage lender
27 Feb 2026
Barclays exec to lead UK prudential watchdog
27 Feb 2026
Later life mortgage lending hit £6.8bn: UK Finance
27 Feb 2026
Property transactions edge lower in January
27 Feb 2026
Property fall-throughs cost England over £900m a year
27 Feb 2026
When HNW ambition outpaces standard affordability models
26 Feb 2026
Buyers and sellers drop house prices to avoid mansion tax
26 Feb 2026
AI use among advice firms doubles in one year
26 Feb 2026
UK inflation forecast to fall before rising again in H2
26 Feb 2026
How will the Spring Statement affect mortgages?
26 Feb 2026
First-time buyer hotspots in the UK revealed
25 Feb 2026
Falling mortgage rates put homes back within buyers’ reach
25 Feb 2026
Centerview sleep lawsuit settles, but Wall Street hours stay in the spotlight
25 Feb 2026
Expat buy-to-let: a growing market hiding in plain sight
25 Feb 2026
Affordable housing shortage ‘trapping families in poverty’, new report warns
25 Feb 2026
HSBC UK posts growth in mortgage lending
25 Feb 2026
Broker-led SME lending grows 25% in 2025
25 Feb 2026
Monthly Spotlight: Commercial
25 Feb 2026
Four in 10 UK homes now cheaper to buy than rent
25 Feb 2026
NatWest trims residential and buy-to-let fixed rates
24 Feb 2026
Reform puts Renters’ Rights Act in the firing line
24 Feb 2026
Bank of England rate-setter signals up to three more rate cuts
24 Feb 2026
Government’s growing reliance on property tax is reshaping client behaviour, brokers warn
24 Feb 2026
Average mortgage LTV drops below 60%
24 Feb 2026
Shortfall in affordable housing driving poverty and homelessness: report
24 Feb 2026
Central London offices draw rising investment
24 Feb 2026
Commercial lenders stay cautious as investors pivot to mixed‑use
23 Feb 2026
Birmingham’s professional services boom puts fresh focus on mortgages and housing
23 Feb 2026
New-build output slips to 10-year low
23 Feb 2026
Market Financial Solutions enters administration after banking issue
23 Feb 2026
OSB Group names Santander exec new CEO
23 Feb 2026
Social media influencers fined over unauthorised financial promotions
23 Feb 2026
Mortgage lending tipped for gradual recovery: EY ITEM Club
23 Feb 2026
‘Reputation is everything in this industry’
23 Feb 2026
Offa unveils rapid Islamic home purchase plan
20 Feb 2026
US Supreme Court’s tariff battle: why UK mortgage borrowers should care
20 Feb 2026
Advice‑only conversations: how one broker turned “non‑proceeding” clients into a growth engine
20 Feb 2026
Homebuyers hand almost £900m in Stamp Duty to Treasury in January
20 Feb 2026
Over 300 mortgage advice firms join FCA Register in H2 2025
19 Feb 2026
Bridging and development finance: keeping SME housebuilders building in a selective market
19 Feb 2026
Higher-for-longer and complex clients: Michelle Niziol’s roadmap for brokers
19 Feb 2026
Bank of Ireland UK fined over delayed fraud-check system
19 Feb 2026
First-time buyer prices edge higher as deposit demands grow
19 Feb 2026
No safety net: The hard truth for first-time buyers without family help
19 Feb 2026
What estate agency experience reveals about broker–agent friction
19 Feb 2026
England’s housebuilding falls to lowest level in over a decade
19 Feb 2026
Digital overhaul of conveyancing gathers pace
19 Feb 2026
Auction activity surges at start of 2026
18 Feb 2026
Are workplaces overlooking Gen X employees?
18 Feb 2026
England’s housebuilding falls to lowest level in over a decade
18 Feb 2026
Rent and house price inflation ease, but market pressures persist
18 Feb 2026
How InterBay can help landlords looking to diversify into semi-commercial
18 Feb 2026
UK inflation falls to 3%: what it means for mortgages, savers and property investors
18 Feb 2026
Helping clients transition from residential buy to let to commercial
18 Feb 2026
Borrowers’ expectations are evolving faster than lending policy can adapt
18 Feb 2026
Human connection vs automation: has broker tech gone too far?
18 Feb 2026
Moving the dial on buy to let tech
17 Feb 2026
Youth borrowing surge signals tougher road to homeownership
17 Feb 2026
UK house prices flat after January surge
17 Feb 2026
Digital journeys and AI: Why NatWest's Lloyd Cochrane still sees a strong future for brokers
17 Feb 2026
When property ambition outpaces lender comfort
16 Feb 2026
Barclays, NatWest revise mortgage ranges
16 Feb 2026
From crisis to confidence: Michelle Niziol on resilience and broker trust
16 Feb 2026
Landlords keep borrowing despite Renters' Rights Act concerns
16 Feb 2026
Family by name, family by nature: Family Building Society launches 100% LTV product
16 Feb 2026
Supportive but complex: NatWest's Lloyd Cochrane on how today’s regulation really affects brokers
16 Feb 2026
Property stocks hit by AI fears
13 Feb 2026
UK low-deposit mortgages surge
13 Feb 2026
NatWest ramps up support for new homeowners
13 Feb 2026
Homes idle as safety sign-offs stall
13 Feb 2026
New Year, new risks: How to prepare your client's home for winter
13 Feb 2026
Landlords exit, but buy‑to‑let “margin is there again” as first‑timers move in
12 Feb 2026
The UK's most affordable cities for single buyers revealed
12 Feb 2026
No kids. No partner. No problem! The new face of later-life borrowing
12 Feb 2026
Nationwide’s latest rate cuts push lowest fixed deal to 3.54%
12 Feb 2026
Lower immigration to hit UK growth and squeeze fiscal headroom, economists warn
12 Feb 2026
Mortgage arrears and possessions fall in latest UK Finance data
12 Feb 2026
UK economy posts weaker‑than‑expected growth at end of 2025
12 Feb 2026
UK housing market downturn eases as sentiment improves
12 Feb 2026
First-time buyers closer to home ownership than they think: BSA
11 Feb 2026
Untapped and ready to quit: 69% of workers say their skills are being wasted
11 Feb 2026
Bridging gains relevance as more “unmortgageable” stock hits the market
11 Feb 2026
Family Building Society unveils 100% LTV mortgage
11 Feb 2026
Lenders are “keen to lend” as first-time buyer demand builds
11 Feb 2026
Mortgage arrears set to fall further despite rate shocks: IMLA
11 Feb 2026
Younger borrowers bear the brunt of broker fees amid estate agent pressure, warns L&C
11 Feb 2026
Broker advice key as Brits show low confidence in money decisions
11 Feb 2026
TAB completes £5.85 million bridging loan
11 Feb 2026
Landlords report renewed confidence amid challenges
10 Feb 2026
Government is its “own worst enemy” on housing, warns Cable
10 Feb 2026
Muslim housing association execs accused of bribery over £10m housing fund
10 Feb 2026
Barclays profits rise 12% on sustained mortgage growth
10 Feb 2026
Nationwide allows fully digital signing of mortgage deeds
10 Feb 2026
First-time buyers find more routes onto the ladder as high LTV deals increase
10 Feb 2026
Bridging finance shifting towards commercial deals
09 Feb 2026
Brokers warn ‘stretched’ house prices and higher rates are pricing out first-time buyers
09 Feb 2026
High-street ‘rate wars’ return as banks fight to win back borrowers
09 Feb 2026
First-time buyers more exposed to ‘unnecessary’ broker fees
09 Feb 2026
Housing market recovery to be slow and gradual, agents tell Bank of England
09 Feb 2026
Rents fall across most UK regions but affordability pressures persist
09 Feb 2026
Broker–lender relationships remain critical in bridging market
06 Feb 2026
Buy-to-let squeeze forces smaller landlords to ‘bite the bullet’
06 Feb 2026
Santander names new mortgage trading head
06 Feb 2026
UK house prices top £300,000
06 Feb 2026
Sub‑£150k squeeze: Small commercial borrowers frozen out of finance
06 Feb 2026
Rachel Reeves’s tax hike on landlords set to drive up rents: survey
05 Feb 2026
BoE holds fire – but rate cuts are coming into view
05 Feb 2026
Bank of England announces first rate decision of 2026
05 Feb 2026
Base rate hold: What this means for mortgage rates
05 Feb 2026
As it happened: Bank of England's first rate decision of 2026
05 Feb 2026
Here’s what to expect from today’s Bank of England announcement
05 Feb 2026
UK unemployment forecast to hit 11-year high
05 Feb 2026
Brokers warn of volatile mortgage pricing as lenders edge rates higher
04 Feb 2026
Canadian workers underprepared for retirement as guaranteed pensions decline: report
04 Feb 2026
Will a new Labour leader turbocharge economic growth?
04 Feb 2026
Barclays hikes rates on residential mortgages
04 Feb 2026
Central London's cost problem
04 Feb 2026
Eight in 10 British Muslims hit by ‘financial faith penalty’ when buying a home
04 Feb 2026
NatWest targets £10 billion in new social housing lending
04 Feb 2026
February identified as top month for property sales
04 Feb 2026
Bridging loan completion times fall to eight-year low
04 Feb 2026
Precise widens access to residential interest-only loans
04 Feb 2026
Embracing change in later life and buy-to-let
03 Feb 2026
Complex wealth, conservative lending
03 Feb 2026
The multi‑income mortgage revolution: time to ditch the single payslip
03 Feb 2026
Santander rolls out 98% LTV mortgage for first-time buyers
03 Feb 2026
HSBC to lift rates across fixed mortgage range
03 Feb 2026
How do brokers expect the Bank of England to decide on rates this week?
03 Feb 2026
Fleet Mortgages unveils 65% LTV range
02 Feb 2026
Nationwide hikes fixed mortgage rates
02 Feb 2026
Santander to raise fixed mortgage rates
02 Feb 2026
Bridging sector faces ‘platform for growth’ as BDLA sets broker-focused agenda
02 Feb 2026
First-time buyers increasingly seek low-LTV mortgages
02 Feb 2026
Nationwide reports modest rise in UK house prices
02 Feb 2026
UK housing minister signals long-term easing of prices
02 Feb 2026
Barclays: Housebuilders step up investment as confidence holds firm
02 Feb 2026
Broker on starting his own firm: ‘I wanted long-term clients, not a production line’