Turning around the sharp decline in UK planning consents is key if the government is to hit its target of,.. Read More;

Mortgage balances of building societies grew by £11.7bn, accounting for 72% of the mortgage market growth in the six months,.. Read More;

Owner occupation remained the largest tenure group in England at 65% of households, with the social rented sector (16%) the,.. Read More;

Earl Shilton Building Society (esbs) has appointed Lee Nicholls as its business development manager (BDM). Nicholls has spent the last eight,.. Read More;

West Brom Building Society posted mortgage lending that jumped 41% to £646m on a year ago, a record first-half total,.. Read More;

Together has appointed Lois Ashcroft, Katie Wilsher-Garratt and Chris Waind as regional account managers. Ashcroft, Wilsher-Garratt and Waind will join the,.. Read More;

There were 5,830 new lifetime mortgages advanced in Q3, down 18.8% year on year. This is according to the latest data,.. Read More;

The Financial Conduct Authority has updated its controversial name and shame proposals, which the regulator promised would be “fundamentally reshaped.” The,.. Read More;

Prospective first-time buyers (FTBs) are expected to save £21,664 more than planned, an Aldermore index reveals. The latest data shows that,.. Read More;

Dudley Building Society has launched two-year discount mortgage products for buy-to-let (BTL) and holiday let customers, while Hodge has reintroduced,.. Read More;

Molo Finance has announced rate reductions of up to 14 basis points on its UK resident five-year fixed buy-to-let (BTL),.. Read More;

Direct Line has rejected a £3.3bn takeover offer from UK rival Aviva calling the move “highly opportunistic” and one which,.. Read More;