Nationwide reports house price growth up to 3% in April

Nationwide’s latest house price index showed annual growth rose to 3.0% in April, up from 2.2% in March. Prices increased by 0.4% month on month, after seasonal adjustment, taking the average UK house price to £278,880 on a non-seasonally...

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The Darlington raises foreign currency mortgage LTV to 90%

Darlington Building Society has increased the maximum loan-to-value available on its foreign currency mortgage range from 80% to 90%. The mutual said the change was...

Nivo hires account executive after AI launch

Nivo has appointed Bruce Glover as account executive as it expands its commercial team following the launch of Nivo AI. Glover joins the business with...

Mortgage Advice Bureau moves to London Stock Exchange Main Market

Mortgage Advice Bureau has moved its listing from AIM to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The mortgage intermediary’s shares began trading on...

Mortgage borrowing rises as remortgage approvals jump in March

Net mortgage borrowing rose in March as house purchase approvals edged higher and remortgage approvals increased sharply, according to the latest Bank of England...

Foundation adds green, expat and specialist buy-to-let products

Foundation Home Loans has expanded its buy-to-let range with new products for green properties, HMOs, multi-unit freehold blocks, holiday lets and expat borrowers. The intermediary-only specialist lender said the additions reflected continued demand from landlords for more choice across...

Quantum Mortgages unveils academy to develop internal sales talent

Quantum Mortgages has launched a Business Development Academy aimed at supporting broker support staff into sales roles. The specialist buy-to-let and bridging lender said the initiative, created by Harsha Dahyea, chief commercial officer at Quantum Mortgages, is designed to...

Middle East uncertainty prompts homeowners to reassess mortgage plans

UK homeowners are overpaying mortgages and looking to secure new rates as geopolitical and economic uncertainty weighs on housing plans, according to Barclays. Barclays Property Insights found that 17% of UK adults said their housing plans had been affected...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage Leaders talk mental health – part 5

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72 participants from across the mortgage sector taking part. The six-day initiative will follow the Grand...

PROFILE

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

INDUSTRY COMMENT

Volatility is back – but it has been part of buy-to-let for years

For many, the level of uncertainty we’ve had in the mortgage market over the past couple of months feels uncomfortable, particularly when it feeds...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 3

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are 72 participants from...

Plugging the first-time buyer knowledge gap

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself down at my local, surrounded by family, friends and the usual mix of conversation. Among the...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 2

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. And as we reveal...

Lifting and shifting to the cloud isn’t real transformation

As we gear up to spend time at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference this year, there is one conversation I know we are...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 1

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. And as we reveal...

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BUY-TO-LET

The Suffolk brings back five-year residential and buy-to-let fixes

Suffolk Building Society is reintroducing four five-year fixed rate mortgage products after withdrawing them...

YBS Commercial trims buy-to-let rates and adds two-year fixes

YBS Commercial Mortgages has reduced rates across its buy-to-let range while introducing new two-year...

GB Bank chief exec to step down after return to profit

GB Bank chief executive Mike Says is to retire from the role at the...

The Mortgage Works to cut buy-to-let rates once again

The Mortgage Works will cut rates across selected buy-to-let and HMO products from Wednesday,...

Virgin Money withdraws buy-to-let new business range

Virgin Money has pulled all buy-to-let new business deals as of Tuesday 28 April,...

Paragon adds limited edition 75% LTV buy-to-let fixes

Paragon Bank has launched six limited edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products, including new...

Kensington cuts buy-to-let rates across core range

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range, including its Prime, Core...

Landlords plan rent rises as rent freeze proposal emerges

More than six in 10 landlords are planning to raise rents over the next...

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Millennials still locked out of homeownership

Only 5% of millennials have reached the life milestones they expected as teenagers, according to research from Skipton Building Society. The society’s Millennial Life Milestone research, based on a survey of 1,000 adults aged 28 to 43, found that more than a quarter (26%) had...

First-time buyer markets slow as rates bite in London

First-time buyer markets in London and the South East are showing the clearest signs...

Skipton targets brokers with ‘yes-led’ push

Skipton Building Society has launched a new intermediary proposition aimed at improving access to lending...

Gen H widens Scottish broker access after MAB pilot

Gen H has opened its Scottish distribution to all brokers on its panel, following...

Knight Frank cuts 2026 forecast as conflict hits sentiment and rates

Knight Frank, the London-headquartered global property consultancy and estate agent, has downgraded its near-term UK...

OPINION

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next year. And 24% of those who tried to get a mortgage last year were declined. Not because they couldn’t afford to...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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Mortgage mental health walk hits capacity as 72 sign up

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has confirmed its 2026 Walk and Talk event is now...

TRM to host later life lending roadshow

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network will host a later life lending roadshow in...

MPC call ‘not the headline’ says Loan.co.uk chief

Ahead of this week’s Bank of England decision the focus for brokers should be...

Norton Broker Services adds Scroll Finance to lending panel

Norton Broker Services has added Scroll Finance to its lender panel, giving brokers access...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell Quirk criticised the UK’s transaction system as “completely, utterly broken” in the latest episode of No Filter with Rob Jupp. The podcast, hosted by Brightstar Group CEO Rob Jupp (main picture), begins with...