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Santander cuts residential rates and withdraws fee-free BTL products
Santander has trimmed residential and new-build rates by up to 0.16 percentage points while withdrawing a range of products, including all fee-free BTL purchase and remortgage deals.
Activist Investor Sachem Head Builds 6% Stake in Rightmove
US activist hedge fund Sachem Head has acquired a 6% stake in Rightmove, worth hundreds of millions of pounds, prompting speculation about the portal's future ownership.
FCA rules out protection intervention as industry hails 'not broken' market
The FCA will work with the protection sector rather than intervene, in a final report industry figures say confirms the market delivers good outcomes.
Q2 SME lending hits post-pandemic high of £5.35bn but remains below 2019 levels
Gross SME lending reached £5.35bn in Q2 2026, a post-pandemic peak, though first-half lending remains around a third below the 2019 average, UK Finance reports.
Rely launches limited-edition BTL range with rates from 2.85%
Rely has launched a limited-edition buy-to-let range with one-year fixed rates from 2.85%, available up to 75% LTV and open to landlords of all portfolio sizes.
Mortgage overpayment app Sprive raises £7.7m in Series A funding round
AI-driven mortgage overpayment app Sprive has secured £7.7m in Series A funding, with customers having reduced outstanding mortgage balances by £26m to date.
Scotland's housing supply shortfall and buyer affordability pressures examined
The CBI says Scotland should deliver at least 25,000 homes a year, while Pepper Money research finds 47% of non-homeowning Scottish adults believe they will never own a home.
Mortgage Strategy marks 25 years of covering the UK mortgage industry
Mortgage Strategy marks its 25th anniversary with a retrospective on the industry's key events, featuring former Ami chief executive Robert Sinclair.
Fleet Mortgages BDM Claire Graham Covers South Wales and South West
Mortgage Solutions profiles Claire Graham, Fleet Mortgages' buy-to-let BDM for South Wales and the South West, covering her career, challenges and approach to broker support.
Digital success should be measured by freed-up time, not speed – Purewal
Dudley Building Society's Paul Purewal argues lenders should judge technology by the time it frees for human judgement, not speed or features.
Building societies urged to use tech for member relationships, not just products
Monmouthshire Building Society's head of lending Graham Sumsion argues building societies should use technology to strengthen member relationships rather than simply improve products.
Barclays, Halifax and BM Solutions raise mortgage rates by up to 30bps
Barclays, Halifax and BM Solutions have announced rate rises of up to 30 basis points, with buy-to-let deals at BM Solutions increasing by up to 25bps.