More parents are using remortgages, further advances and second-charge loans to help fund private school fees as rising education costs continue squeezing household finances.
The trend follows Labour’s decision to remove VAT exemption on private school fees last year,...
Mortgage Business Expo has unveiled the seminar programme for MBE North 2026, with sessions covering interest rates, specialist lending, AI and broker business growth.
MBE...
Offa has partnered with Knowledge Bank as the Islamic property finance fintech looks to increase its visibility among intermediaries.
The agreement will see Offa’s criteria...
ModaMortgages has expanded its buy-to-let range with the launch of new limited edition 5-year fixed rate products aimed at landlords seeking longer-term pricing certainty amid ongoing market volatility.
The specialist lender’s latest range includes products for single dwelling properties...
TSB cut rates across parts of its residential mortgage range today as lenders continue repricing products amid ongoing swap rate volatility and competition for lower loan-to-value business.
The latest reductions apply across selected house purchase and remortgage products, including...
Royal London is rolling out refreshed anniversary emails to protection customers as insurers continue focusing on long-term engagement and ongoing customer outcomes under Consumer Duty and the FCA’s protection market review.
The insurer said around one million protection customers...
A major new report has called for stamp duty and council tax to be scrapped and replaced with a new annual proportional property tax in a radical attempt to tackle London’s worsening housing crisis and fund a huge...
Last year mortgage technology specialist Fignum appointed Steve Carruthers as growth director, signalling its intent to scale its operations and deepen its role as...
Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental wellbeing - and for many people across the UK, mortgage...
The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...
Santander has reduced rates across a range of first-time buyer, home mover and remortgage products by up to 0.27%.
The changes, which take effect from Friday 20 May, apply to selected fixed-rate and tracker products, with a focus on higher loan-to-value lending.
The bank said the...
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this week. There are some 72 participants from across the mortgage sector taking part.
The six-day initiative follows the Grand Union Canal,...
OSB Group has promoted Emily Hollands to group head of intermediary sales and distribution as part of a restructure of its broker-facing sales functions.
The promotion takes effect immediately and will see Hollands take responsibility for sales and distribution strategy across the group.
Her expanded remit...
