Building Societies

Furness expands 95% lending to complex borrowers

Furness Building Society has launched the first phase of a mortgage transformation programme, widening...

Family BS launches 100% LTV fix backed by family security

Family Building Society has entered the 100% LTV arena with the launch of an...

The Suffolk cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 26bps

Suffolk Building Society has reduced a range of 80% LTV buy-to-let fixed rates by...

Nationwide completes first live digital mortgage deeds with Veyco technology

Nationwide Building Society has become the first UK lender to complete live mortgage transactions...

First-time buyers ‘closer than they think’ to owning a home

Most wannabe first-time buyers may be far closer to homeownership than they realise according...

Scottish BS adopts Instamo FastSubmit for broker submissions

Scottish Building Society has begun rolling out Instamo’s FastSubmit Solution, providing selected intermediary firms...

The Vernon unveils credit repair mortgage range

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new Credit Repair mortgage range aimed at borrowers...

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment...

The Marsden joins Brilliant Solutions panel to widen later life and expat lending access

Marsden Building Society has joined the Brilliant Solutions lender panel, expanding the range of...

Hinckley & Rugby trims mortgage rates to bolster broker support

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has reduced mortgage rates across its range, cutting selected...

Cambridge BS opens new funding round for local housing and homelessness projects

The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its Community Fund, continuing its commitment...

Buckinghamshire BS broadens Credit Revive range

Buckinghamshire Building Society has expanded its Credit Revive range with new products aimed at...

COMMENT

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

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Millions unclear on cost of credit as gaps in financial understanding persist

Millions of UK adults are using credit without fully understanding borrowing costs or how...

UK house price growth slows as London slips into decline

HM Land Registry’s latest UK House Price Index shows the average property price across...

FCA to extend conduct rules to cover bullying and harassment

Mortgage brokers, lenders and other regulated firms will have to tighten their internal conduct...

Solar and heat pump rules could push up mortgage prices

New rules forcing developers to install solar panels and low-carbon heating systems on most...

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