Michael Griffiths

Barclays has reported a fall in profits for the first quarter of 2024, as the bank's pre-tax profits slipped to £2.3bn compared to £2.6bn in Q1 last year.

Iress has announced that mortgage products from Nomo Bank are now live on its Xplan Mortgage and Trigold systems.

House sales are 12% higher compared to their level from a year ago as the housing market continues to benefit from more homes being for sale and renewed confidence among buyers.

Net mortgage approvals climbed to 61,300 in March, a figure up slightly on February's total of 60,500, new Bank of England (BoE) figures have shown.

The Equity Release Council has issued a reminder to advisers of their responsibilities under the next phase of the FCA's consumer duty, which comes into force on 31 July 2024.

The total amount of housing equity available to homeowners over the age of 55 now stands at an estimated £622bn, according to estimates published by Canada Life.

Coventry Building Society has called on the Government to implement changes to stamp duty following HMRC's figures this week that revealed residential property transactions have slumped to a four-year low in the first quarter.

Forty-six per cent of active cash ISA savers are seeking to invest early in the new tax year to take advantage of the tax-free wrapper, according to new research from Paragon Bank.

Later life lending platform, Air, has launched a new partnership with Mortgage Intelligence.

Level, a UK-based lender within the family and private client law sectors, has announced the acquisition of Tower Street Finance as part of a move to target growth in the probate lending sector.