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Posted:
August 7, 2026
Updated:
August 7, 2026
Nationwide being the first major lender to reduce mortgage rates after a period of price hikes led the news this week.
Data showing that mortgage fraud had risen across multiple categories and Market Financial Solutions making a legal claim against Barclays were also top stories.
Mortgage fraud increases across all categories
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Market Financial Solutions’ administrators sue Barclays over held funds
Landlords face £3.5bn penalty exposure under revised HHSRS rules
Britain’s housing ladder is blocked – but brokers can help clear the way – Simpson
Paragon Bank to develop bridging proposition with hires Sanders and Patel
Help to Buy assists over 387,000 households with new-build purchases
