Building Societies

Des Moore joins Suffolk BS as non-executive director 

Des Moore, former Cumberland Building Society chief executive officer, will join the Suffolk Building...

The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts fixed rates across residential and buy-to-let range

Coventry for intermediaries has cut rates across its fixed mortgage range, with reductions available...

Skipton Group appoints group chief internal auditor

Skipton Group has appointed Caroline Dale as its new group chief internal auditor, with...

Newcastle for Intermediaries unveils new tracker and fee-assisted products

Newcastle for Intermediaries has expanded its mortgage range with new products, including fee-assisted 70%...

Family Building Society launches BoE tracker mortgages

Family Building Society has launched a new range of Bank of England tracker mortgages...

Nationwide cuts mortgage rates for third time this month

Nationwide Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 0.25 percentage points across...

Accord trims rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates across its residential and buy-to-let product ranges for the...

Renters face decades-long wait to save a first-time buyer deposit

A third of aspiring homeowners are saving £100 a month or less, leaving many...

Darlington simplifies buy-to-let applications and cuts foreign national rates

Darlington Building Society has removed several income verification requirements for residential and buy-to-let borrowers...

Monmouthshire BS expands mortgage platform pilot ahead of wider broker launch

Monmouthshire Building Society has expanded the pilot of its new mortgage origination platform to...

Skipton BS cuts residential mortgage rates across fixed range

Skipton Building Society has reduced rates across its residential fixed-rate mortgage range and launched...

Yorkshire BS members save millions through commission-free insurance offer

Yorkshire Building Society says its commission-free insurance proposition has helped members save more than...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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