banks

CHL Mortgages widens upper LTV range with new fixed-rate options

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has expanded its upper loan-to-value range with a series of...

British Design Fund receives £5m boost to widen support for UK product innovators

The British Business Bank has committed £5 million to the British Design Fund in...

Tandem appoints new chief technology officer to drive digital overhaul

Tandem Bank has hired Russell Strevens as chief technology officer, handing him responsibility for...

Atom bank sees commercial mortgage offers hit record levels

Atom bank has recorded its strongest ever quarter for commercial mortgage offers, marking a...

Barclays cuts mortgage rates across remortgage and existing customer ranges

Barclays has reduced a wide selection of mortgage rates, with several products now dropping...

Virgin Money cuts fixed rates and withdraws Retrofit Boost and Own New deals

Virgin Money is reducing selected fixed rates across purchase, remortgage and product transfer ranges...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries to withdraw from new lending this month

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries will withdraw from new lending on 17 December, bringing an...

Santander reduces rates ahead of 2026

Santander has made a further round of rate cuts, effective from 9 December, as...

Santander sees surge in solo first-time buyers after lending rule changes

Santander UK has reported a sharp rise in applications from solo first-time buyers following...

Chetwood Bank raises maximum exposure limit to £10 million

Chetwood Bank is raising the maximum buy-to-let exposure limit to £10 million for both...

Atom Bank gains ‘Great Place to Work’ status

Atom Bank has been certified as a Great Place to Work after securing a...

FCA begins live testing programme to guide safe use of AI in financial services

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a new live testing programme designed to...

GB Bank launches redesigned website to strengthen support for brokers

GB Bank has unveiled a fully redeveloped website aimed at improving the experience for...

United Trust Bank to launch Stance Asset Finance in 2026

United Trust Bank is preparing to launch a new asset finance brand, Stance Asset...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

PROFILES